Guest guest Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 > Hi Jodi, I am so sorry you and Max are having to deal with all of this. Although I haven't replied to many of your postings, I have been reading all of them. I am sure you have done lots of research on your own about these hiccups. I found a few links that you might be interested in if you haven't already seen them or heard this information: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010501/letters.html http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/ Hiccups?open http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40024918/ http://www.caep.ca/004.cjem-jcmu/004-00.cjem/vol-4.2002/v43-205.htm http://www.pjonline.com/pdf/cpd/pj_20041030_hiccups.pdf Many of these links mention the vagus nerve. A long time ago when used to retch horribly, his GI doctor thought that perhaps the fundoplication was done too high, causing pressure on the vagus nerve. This was just a theory of his, and nothing was ever done in regards to his fundoplication due to his theory. I wonder though if this has any bearing with Max? I hope you get some resolution to this issue real soon! Kim C. > > I take back what I posted earlier. Things are worse now than they > have been in the 4 weeks Max has been sick and hiccuping. > > Now Max cannot keep any food down. He tried to eat lunch, it came > back up, so we had him sleep for the rest of the afternoon. At 7 I > called him down to dinner and he began to eat. He suddenly ran away > from the table and vomited up everything. We had him wait a little > while and he tried again. Everything came up again. > > Now we have told him to take a break for a longer period of time. > He checked his ketones and they are negative so far. But if this > continues, then by the morning he will start to spill them. I know > the drill. If it continues, then he will be in the hospital and on > gut rest. This has been going on for so long that they may even put > in a picc line so he can just go home and take things more slowly. > > I am so frustrated and upset. I just knew it was going to get to > this point. And I'm scared. No one can tell us why this is > happening. I know that it is psychogenic at this point. There has > to be a component to it now. > > Doesn't this family ever get a break? And who in the world is going > to help us? No one seems to want to at this point, or no one has > answers or a plan. > > Jodi Z > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Kim, Funny you should mention the fundo. I actually asked the same question, but was told that it was not possible. I also had already checked out some of the sites you so kindly gave me and they mentioned about a hiatal hernia. Well, Max had one and it was repaired when he had his fundo. I keep asking if it's possible that it's back and they keep telling me no. Well, how does anyone know that without checking? At this point, I'm ready to scream. But people like you who support me are so wonderful and help me get through. I'll let you know if I hear from anyone today and how the day goes. I'm at school right now. Jodi Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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