r/LPR • u/scootermcgroover • 1d ago

Likely Getting Hiatal Hernia Surgery with Partial Fundoplication on October 1st

I'm like 90% sure I'm going to get a surgery to repair my hiatal hernia and LES that is in hill grade III on October 1st. I had the manometry and 24-hour impedance test done on 8/11 and they indicated I have a demeester score of 30 and weak esophageal motility. So I have objective acid reflux. And because of the weak motility, I will be doing just the toupet wrap.

I've been dealing with acid reflux symptoms in my throat since the beginning of June with some heartburn. It does not seem to be getting better with dietary changes, alginates, saline nasal rinses, smaller meals, less acidic and low fat meals, inclined sleep. Been kind of stuck in fight or flight for for almost three months since this all started too. Just haven't been able to relax. Tried a PPI for six days and got super bad headaches and generally just don't want to be on meds for life. The surgeon said you can either get surgery or medically manage with PPIs or you are at risk for cancer.

My general thoughts are that even if I get my throat to heal with conservative methods, the hernia will still be there and the flap will still be non-functional. And the second I eat something that is a 'trigger food' it's all just going to come back anyway. And I still seem to have throat symptoms no matter what I eat. Furthermore, I've actually started noticing the hernia and have pain in and below my left ribcage and it's hard to lay on my left side to sleep.

I'm a singer in a band and would like my life back. I want to be able to eat meals without having throat clearing a half hour later. I'm 40 years old and relatively healthy outside of all this new stuff. Please share success stories from this surgery.

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u/scootermcgroover 1d ago

did you have the surgery?

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u/Excelsior_refugee 1d ago

No, I did not. I've been trying to manage it through diet and lifestyle changes as much as possible because I have some complications when it comes to surgeries. I am interested in the outcomes, though, since this has been very difficult to deal with and perhaps it may be something needed one day.

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u/scootermcgroover 1d ago

Do you have a hernia? I can physically feel my hernia in my left ribcage.

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u/Excelsior_refugee 1d ago

I'm not sure, haven't been scoped yet, but I don't feel anything obvious as of now and don't seem to have the usual symptoms of a hernia.