Information and opinions on health from Karla at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/5692/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/5692/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/5692/index http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/5692/12776/nissen Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:39:00 -0400 Karla 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 6th incision, whereas it is normally only 5. I was in the recovery room for about an hour,... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/5692/12776/nissen http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/5692/11512/crohns-acid Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:53:00 -0400 Karla 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 regular doctor immediately took me off of due to the negative side effects.  So, at this point... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/5692/11512/crohns-acid