Thursday, May 31, 2012

Karla's Posts

Laproscopic Nissen Fundoplication!

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 moreChevron

Are Crohn's symptoms related to acid reflux?

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 moreChevron