I finally had my surgery on Thursday, August 23rd. It was scheduled pretty quickly after the results of my last tests. The projected time frame to complete the surgery was approximately 2-2 1/2 hours, but it ended up taking 4 1/2 hours due to the fact that there was extra fatty tissue around my esophagus. This also resulted in a... Read more
I have been living with acid reflux for at least 20 years now. It was finally diagnosed about 5 years ago, and I've been taking various acid reducer medications since then. Over the years I've ended up in the ER doubled over in pain on several occasions. Once I was diagnosed with Crohn's and given Prednisone, which my... Read more
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