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A member asked:
Nissen performed in july. symptoms so much better, but i can hear a gurgle up after i swallow at night. it a lot less than what it was before surgery, but i am refluxing. redo nissen now? or monitor for barrett's and wait?
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I always encourage: patients to follow up with their physician/surgeon if they have questions or continue to have problems after a surgical procedure. If your symptoms are so much better than before, they will likely want to monitor you rather than dive in to a redo. Your physicians can also review any other treatments or lifestyle changes that might further improve your symptoms. Dr. Anne
Answered 2/2/2017
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General Rule: It's a general rule (of course not dealing with cancer), one should wait at least one year for most post-surgical final results. This is when adhesions, anatomic positioning has maximized. Next, you should still have Barrett's monitoring if you were biopsied positive pre-procedure.
Answered 2/2/2017
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4 months post Nissen with bile reflux. When I swallow at night, a gurgle. Sounds like air, but I've been waking up drooling a lot. I can tell it's not drool. Go back on a ppi? Morning or night?
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I'm going to request a barium swallow this week, but 8 weeks post Nissen and when I swallow I have a gurgle and what seems to be excess saliva. Albeit, less than before surgery. Am I being impatient and should watch this for a few months to assess?
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I suffer from Bile Reflux, I do not respond to PPI's. My gastro does not want to perform surgery as no Barrett's exists, but my throat hurts daily and thats is taking 40 mg Aciphex daily. Should I consider Nissen Fundoplication? This is frustrating.
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