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<blockquote data-quote="Ojustaboo" data-source="post: 2206418" data-attributes="member: 460243"><p>I had a bad Hiatus Hernia, was on max allowed dose of Omiprazole a day for years and years (started in early 90s) then they changed it to Lansoprazole and even then, I still often got through a whole large bottle of gaviscon in a day.</p><p></p><p>Before I had my op, I would wake up in the middle of the night (bed was at an angle and had loads of pillows so my feet were always lower than my head) choking, it felt like reflux had got into one of my lungs, I would have a coughing fit for up to an hour, no white left in my eyes and my voice completely gone for a couple of hours. Usually I was coughing up a foamy like substance.</p><p></p><p>The worst heartburn and nausea was when I was on Atkins and only eating one meal a day. I found the best thing to keep my reflux at bay was eating constantly every hour or two.</p><p></p><p>Oddly for me, something like a pork pie would stop the heart burn and virtually cure the sickness for a while. </p><p></p><p>Since then I've had something called a Nissen fundoplication which has 99.9% cured the burning feeling of acid reflux, that was about 7 + years ago. It does something like turn the diaphragm into a one way valve. </p><p></p><p>It's impossible for me to now vomit, and I now have a problem where certain foods get stuck and cause a huge pain approx 2" diagonally down and left from my right nipple. Chicken is the worst to the point where although I love it, I simply cannot eat it anymore (after the op, I was told to avoid chicken for at least 6 weeks as it's known to get stuck) Turkey is fine though.</p><p></p><p>I also am constantly nauseous (was before the op, still am after), and take Cyclizine Hydrochloride to help combat it (never properly works though) and sometimes I exceed the stated dose if I feel like I'm really going to vomit (which I can't physically do anyway)</p><p></p><p>I got (and still regularly get) a weird numbness over the right hand side of my chest/breast, I mentioned this to my GP in the early 90s, and I saw her notes once where she had written "thinks he's got cancer"?????? I mention it every time I see anyone about this, and they say it's probably deferred pain.</p><p></p><p>When my food gets stuck, it feels like the food is stuck just below my breast when the reality is, it's stuck in my oesophagus. The pain is unbearable, I have to stand up, sort of do a weird stretch with my right arm stretched fully as though I'm trying to touch the ceiling, before it finally slowly moves. Even taking a sip of water doesn't help.</p><p></p><p>My nausea is also a lot worse if I'm sitting on a chair and turning to the left to talk to someone (or use a lap top thats to the left of me) . I've mentioned this for years, but no GP takes it seriously.</p><p></p><p>I'm now on Lansoprazole as and when needed. </p><p></p><p>The reality is, since having the op I can now do LCHF and when I do that diet, there's times where I just have one meal a day for days. I could never have done this before the op.</p><p></p><p>When on the LCHF diet, I need to take Lansoprazole morning and night. Without it, my sickness feeling is simply too bad to be able to function.</p><p></p><p>I also still have occasional problems with my voice going etc (but not waking up choking) , the hospital says that's because of my acid reflux and even though I don't get heartburn anymore, they say I still have re-flux. </p><p></p><p>End of last year I went yet again to the GP over my food getting stuck (been about it over 10 years) , my GP (nerver seen this GP before) referred me to the hospital to check I didn't have food pipe cancer (I didn't think I had as this had gone on for years). Hospital put a camera down me and everything looked totally fine. They said as I was in their system, I might as well go for the swallowing test but they expect it to come back clear/normal and said they suspect one of my muscles possibly isn't working as well as it should be. At the test, even swallowing water, it came up as not normal, he said it showed definite swallowing issues. Am still waiting for the followup at the hospital.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ojustaboo, post: 2206418, member: 460243"] I had a bad Hiatus Hernia, was on max allowed dose of Omiprazole a day for years and years (started in early 90s) then they changed it to Lansoprazole and even then, I still often got through a whole large bottle of gaviscon in a day. Before I had my op, I would wake up in the middle of the night (bed was at an angle and had loads of pillows so my feet were always lower than my head) choking, it felt like reflux had got into one of my lungs, I would have a coughing fit for up to an hour, no white left in my eyes and my voice completely gone for a couple of hours. Usually I was coughing up a foamy like substance. The worst heartburn and nausea was when I was on Atkins and only eating one meal a day. I found the best thing to keep my reflux at bay was eating constantly every hour or two. Oddly for me, something like a pork pie would stop the heart burn and virtually cure the sickness for a while. Since then I've had something called a Nissen fundoplication which has 99.9% cured the burning feeling of acid reflux, that was about 7 + years ago. It does something like turn the diaphragm into a one way valve. It's impossible for me to now vomit, and I now have a problem where certain foods get stuck and cause a huge pain approx 2" diagonally down and left from my right nipple. Chicken is the worst to the point where although I love it, I simply cannot eat it anymore (after the op, I was told to avoid chicken for at least 6 weeks as it's known to get stuck) Turkey is fine though. I also am constantly nauseous (was before the op, still am after), and take Cyclizine Hydrochloride to help combat it (never properly works though) and sometimes I exceed the stated dose if I feel like I'm really going to vomit (which I can't physically do anyway) I got (and still regularly get) a weird numbness over the right hand side of my chest/breast, I mentioned this to my GP in the early 90s, and I saw her notes once where she had written "thinks he's got cancer"?????? I mention it every time I see anyone about this, and they say it's probably deferred pain. When my food gets stuck, it feels like the food is stuck just below my breast when the reality is, it's stuck in my oesophagus. The pain is unbearable, I have to stand up, sort of do a weird stretch with my right arm stretched fully as though I'm trying to touch the ceiling, before it finally slowly moves. Even taking a sip of water doesn't help. My nausea is also a lot worse if I'm sitting on a chair and turning to the left to talk to someone (or use a lap top thats to the left of me) . I've mentioned this for years, but no GP takes it seriously. I'm now on Lansoprazole as and when needed. The reality is, since having the op I can now do LCHF and when I do that diet, there's times where I just have one meal a day for days. I could never have done this before the op. When on the LCHF diet, I need to take Lansoprazole morning and night. Without it, my sickness feeling is simply too bad to be able to function. I also still have occasional problems with my voice going etc (but not waking up choking) , the hospital says that's because of my acid reflux and even though I don't get heartburn anymore, they say I still have re-flux. End of last year I went yet again to the GP over my food getting stuck (been about it over 10 years) , my GP (nerver seen this GP before) referred me to the hospital to check I didn't have food pipe cancer (I didn't think I had as this had gone on for years). Hospital put a camera down me and everything looked totally fine. They said as I was in their system, I might as well go for the swallowing test but they expect it to come back clear/normal and said they suspect one of my muscles possibly isn't working as well as it should be. At the test, even swallowing water, it came up as not normal, he said it showed definite swallowing issues. Am still waiting for the followup at the hospital. [/QUOTE]
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