Guest guest Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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