RE: G Tube and Fundoplication

[Guest guest]

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My daughter who has CHARGE had 2 fundoplications(one was at birth and the

other was when she was about 10 months old, the first came unwrapped)but was a

success. Also my older son who is 14 just had to have a fundoplication back in

June. He was diagnosed with GERD when he was 8 and had been suffering for

quite sometime. He was on prevacid, prilosec, Zantac, and Nexium. Since the

surgery, he has been doing well. I feel like the surgery was a big relief and

definetly no more relux issues. Good luck tomorrow with the surgeon and if I can

be

of any help, please feel free to email me.....

Tia

[Guest guest]

It can be...My son's surgery took 4 1/2 hours and he is basically a healthy

child. Just make sure that the surgeon goes over everything with you.

Everything went well after surgery and no complications. My daughter's surgery

went

well also but now that was almost 16 years ago . Her first nissen came unwrapped

due to her wretching afterwards.It must have been a loose wrap so she had to

have it done again and we have had no problems with it since. I think if your

son is having alot of reflux and the medicines aren't working, surgery is most

likely. My son developed ulcers in his esophagus and the dr. told us he could

not stay on these meds long term.

Tia

[Guest guest]

>Tia,

were there any complications? I was told that it is a very

complicated procedure.

Thanks,

,

> My daughter who has CHARGE had 2 fundoplications(one was at birth

and the

> other was when she was about 10 months old, the first came

unwrapped)but was a

> success. Also my older son who is 14 just had to have a

fundoplication back in

> June. He was diagnosed with GERD when he was 8 and had been

suffering for

> quite sometime. He was on prevacid, prilosec, Zantac, and Nexium.

Since the

> surgery, he has been doing well. I feel like the surgery was a big

relief and

> definetly no more relux issues. Good luck tomorrow with the surgeon

and if I can be

> of any help, please feel free to email me.....

>

> Tia

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

It is complicated in that you are altering their anatomy and there is a 30 %

failure rate up front (so my docs told me). In our case, Kennedy was two weeks

in hospital for surgery & post op time, it wasn't an overly lengthy or difficult

recovery, although they are all different. I have heard tell of it being done

laparascopically, that might be something to ask about.

Mom to Kennedy, 6 yrs with CHARGE, 15, 13 and wife to Graeme

New Brunswick, Canada

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victoriasirota wrote:

>Tia,

were there any complications? I was told that it is a very

complicated procedure.

Thanks,

,

> My daughter who has CHARGE had 2 fundoplications(one was at birth

and the

> other was when she was about 10 months old, the first came

unwrapped)but was a

> success. Also my older son who is 14 just had to have a

fundoplication back in

> June. He was diagnosed with GERD when he was 8 and had been

suffering for

> quite sometime. He was on prevacid, prilosec, Zantac, and Nexium.

Since the

> surgery, he has been doing well. I feel like the surgery was a big

relief and

> definetly no more relux issues. Good luck tomorrow with the surgeon

and if I can be

> of any help, please feel free to email me.....

>

> Tia

>

>

>