Re: Update - 4 weeks post-op

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Puneet wrote:

> ... they mentioned that it was due to soreness.

I believe different people will have different amounts of swelling from

the same injury, so it may be that you have more swelling than some

others have had, and it is making things narrower and tighter than they

would be. There are people that have reported that it took time to get

better.

notan

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I would say call Dr Rice!

Being a month out, you should not really being having such trouble

like that even with swelling. I would call and let him know as he

will more than likely want a barrium done.

Let us know how things go

Tonia

>

> Hey Friends,

>

> Wanted to give you all an update as I am about a month post-op

> (heller myo with dor fundo). I know that my first post on the

board

> missed a few details as I was a bit nervous pre-op, so hopefully

I'll

> fill in the rest of my story here.

>

> I had my surgery done by Dr. Rice, and I was really blown away by

the

> care overall at the Cleveland Clinic. I'm happy with the decision

as

> everyone on the board stresses experience in the surgeon as the

> number one thing.

>

> However, I am a bit nervous because I'm still struggling to eat a

lot

> of things. Not just bread/meats/other off-limits foods, but even

> some soft foods. For example, it takes me about 30 minutes to

drink

> an Ensure because I can literally feel it sit in my esophagus.

Then

> I get a bout of the hiccups until I drink a bunch of water (which

I

> can feel go directly into my stomach). I know that my barium test

> after surgery only trickled into my stomach, but they mentioned

that

> it was due to soreness.

>

> I've read that some people ate pretty well within a few weeks

after

> their surgery, so I'm a bit worried about my struggle with soft

> food. I don't want to think about this too much unnecessarily,

> especially because I had the surgery done at the Cleveland

Clinic.

> Did anyone else have a similar experience post-op? If not, any

> recommendations on what I should do?

>

> Puneet

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Notan and Tonia.

I called a from Dr. Rice's office today, and she told me that it

wasn't uncommon to still struggle at this point, so I'm going to wait

it out for a few more weeks. I'll keep you all updated with how

things progress.

> >

> > Hey Friends,

> >

> > Wanted to give you all an update as I am about a month post-op

> > (heller myo with dor fundo). I know that my first post on the

> board

> > missed a few details as I was a bit nervous pre-op, so hopefully

> I'll

> > fill in the rest of my story here.

> >

> > I had my surgery done by Dr. Rice, and I was really blown away by

> the

> > care overall at the Cleveland Clinic. I'm happy with the

decision

> as

> > everyone on the board stresses experience in the surgeon as the

> > number one thing.

> >

> > However, I am a bit nervous because I'm still struggling to eat a

> lot

> > of things. Not just bread/meats/other off-limits foods, but even

> > some soft foods. For example, it takes me about 30 minutes to

> drink

> > an Ensure because I can literally feel it sit in my esophagus.

> Then

> > I get a bout of the hiccups until I drink a bunch of water (which

> I

> > can feel go directly into my stomach). I know that my barium

test

> > after surgery only trickled into my stomach, but they mentioned

> that

> > it was due to soreness.

> >

> > I've read that some people ate pretty well within a few weeks

> after

> > their surgery, so I'm a bit worried about my struggle with soft

> > food. I don't want to think about this too much unnecessarily,

> > especially because I had the surgery done at the Cleveland

> Clinic.

> > Did anyone else have a similar experience post-op? If not, any

> > recommendations on what I should do?

> >

> > Puneet

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Puneet,

How are you doing now? Hoping you are well.

Please give us the update about your surgery with Dr. Rice.

Thanks,

Priti

> > >

> > > Hey Friends,

> > >

> > > Wanted to give you all an update as I am about a month post-op

> > > (heller myo with dor fundo). I know that my first post on the

> > board

> > > missed a few details as I was a bit nervous pre-op, so hopefully

> > I'll

> > > fill in the rest of my story here.

> > >

> > > I had my surgery done by Dr. Rice, and I was really blown away by

> > the

> > > care overall at the Cleveland Clinic. I'm happy with the

> decision

> > as

> > > everyone on the board stresses experience in the surgeon as the

> > > number one thing.

> > >

> > > However, I am a bit nervous because I'm still struggling to eat a

> > lot

> > > of things. Not just bread/meats/other off-limits foods, but even

> > > some soft foods. For example, it takes me about 30 minutes to

> > drink

> > > an Ensure because I can literally feel it sit in my esophagus.

> > Then

> > > I get a bout of the hiccups until I drink a bunch of water (which

> > I

> > > can feel go directly into my stomach). I know that my barium

> test

> > > after surgery only trickled into my stomach, but they mentioned

> > that

> > > it was due to soreness.

> > >

> > > I've read that some people ate pretty well within a few weeks

> > after

> > > their surgery, so I'm a bit worried about my struggle with soft

> > > food. I don't want to think about this too much unnecessarily,

> > > especially because I had the surgery done at the Cleveland

> > Clinic.

> > > Did anyone else have a similar experience post-op? If not, any

> > > recommendations on what I should do?

> > >

> > > Puneet

> > >

> >

>