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From:  "lvandekirk" <lvandekirk@y...>
Date:  Fri Mar 7, 2003  5:12 am
Subject:  Has anyone had fundoplication?

Well, it took me a while, but I stumbled upon you at a most opportune
time!

Has anyone had the surgery that fixes GERD, i.e., fundoplication? I
am considering having it as it seems far better to have the malady
FIXED rather than medicating the rest of my life and, even worse,
barely eating or drinking. I have been diagnosed with GERD in the
last two months, and now realize I've probably had it for years.

I'm particularly interested if anyone has had the laparoscopic
version of the surgery, how long it took to comfortably sing again,
whether the surgery really fixed the problem, what drawbacks there
are after having it done (I keep reading things about difficulty
swallowing).

Many thanks!
Lindsey





  Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date  
23181 Re: Has anyone had fundoplication?IMuzicgoil@a...  Sat  3/8/2003  
23203 Re: Has anyone had fundoplication?lvandekirklvandekirk Mon  3/10/2003  
23212 Re: Has anyone had fundoplication?Sharon Szymanskisszymanski27514 Mon  3/10/2003  
23215 Re: Has anyone had fundoplication?John Messmer, M.D.singdoc_1 Mon  3/10/2003  
23259 Re: [vocalist] Has anyone had fundoplication?lvandekirklvandekirk Thu  3/20/2003  
23219 Re: Has anyone had fundoplication?IMuzicgoil@a...  Mon  3/10/2003  
23227 Re: Has anyone had fundoplication?Robin M Sanders  Tue  3/11/2003  
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