Update on my Heller Myotomy & question about heartburn

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Well, here I am recovering from the Heller Myotomy I had done two

weeks ago (6-12-08) at the University of Washington by

Pellegrini. It hurt less than I thought it would. I went home the next

day and I'm still a bit sore. This whole thing has happened so fast I

don't think my family doc is even aware of the diagnosis let alone the

surgery. I'm feeling kind of low today. The upper scars look pretty

bad-like holes dug out of the fatty tissue-and I don't want my

husband to see me now.

At least now I can eat. I'm having a problem with heartburn in the

morning. Believe it or not pudding is the quickest fix. I have been

running down the stairs at 7:30 AM most mornings to get a 4 ounce

Jello Pudding cup out of the fridge. I eat it slowly and it stops the

heartburn. I'm also taking two Aciphex pills a day. I wanted to wait

until I was feeling better to sort out the reflux/heartburn problem.

Do I really need to take two pills a day? What do other people who

have had the same surgery take? Is any particular type of antacid that

works best?

Gotta go. Another headache.