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Barrett's Support Forum http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Barrett's Support Forum : Last 10 Posts Fri, 18 May 2012 17:47:54 +0000 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:04:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 8.04 30 www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//RSS_topic_feed.asp Barrett's Support Forum http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_images/web_wiz_forums.gif http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum/ General : Read this please. http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5042#5042 Author: Sandra W
Subject: Read this please.
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 3:04pm

Hi Dints,

Thanks for reply and it's great that you have a good diet stick with that and take what the doc gives you and you will be OK.

Yes, I have been hoping for a fundo - it should have been done years ago but I had very bad gastroenterologists in my own area - they couldn't even identify the problems were, let alone deal with them!!! The worst thing is the PPIs - they are driving me mad!!!

The good news is that I am now at another hospital where they are going to get the HALO done first, then assess me for anti-reflux surgery so I might get a fundo or a LINX magnetic band after all, although it won't be soon because I have to have the HALO finished first. Still, at least things are going in the right direction - at last!!!

Take care, and all the best for your op.

Sandra.

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 15:04:13 +0000 http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5042#5042 General : Read this please. http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5041#5041 Author: Dints
Subject: Read this please.
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 2:16pm

Hiya jeff, thanks for the reply, im going to try to get an excersise bike. carnt afford to buy one so i will ask on my local freecycle if anyone has one i can have/lend, i know just being on a diet and doing nothing else wont help and i do need to exersice as much as i can, and i will. im trying to do everything i can to make this operation go as well as i can do by doing everything correctly.

As sandra said she has been after the op for awhile and from the sounds of it hasnt been offered it, i have so i consider myself lucky to be offered the op and ive got to help myself the best i can.

I dont want it to be a waste of everybodys time by not doing anything.

I will have a scoot onto the site you have given me to look at.

Thanks again jeff.

ATB Damian216 x

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 14:16:26 +0000 http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5041#5041 General : Read this please. http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5040#5040 Author: jcombs99
Subject: Read this please.
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 1:39pm

Dints
It's very important to get the Bp down to normal levels for the fundo opt .Check it 3 or 4x a day ,mine is double digtals WHEN I'm in shape which isn't now(trip)...
Every joint in my body is messed up so is my buddies with 7 back jobs .What I did is buy a home bike from ASDA for $300 ..I started a 3(1 min trips a day )then went to 3(5min which is one mile)IF painfull slow down but don't QUIT .You have at LEAST 18 weeks and I'm sure longer if I know NHS .All my tests were high because I started EATTING after they found HGD . But in 4 months I lost 39lbs and was in perfect health..REMEMBER you want to be at the correct weight you so you don't mess up the fundo or the HH by gaining ...
Look around at the hospitals website only (www.clevelclinic.com)to plan your trip back .REMEMBER if your more carefull then the doctors like I do how can you go wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!
TAKE every single pain pill EVEN if you don't need them because you will heal faster .

HGD JEFF

Edited by jcombs99 - Yesterday at 1:40pm]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 13:39:27 +0000 http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5040#5040 General : Read this please. http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5039#5039 Author: Dints
Subject: Read this please.
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 11:31am

Hiya Sandra, thanks for your reply.

I went to see the nurse yesturday who took my BP again and that came back as 128/92 so thats still abit high so i have to go back in 2 weeks time and have it taken again and a week later also. i phoned up the pre op clinic with the BP reading and they wanted to know if i could have my follow up BP's done sooner but to let them know when i have it taken again.

Diet ? ive been on a low fat diet for afew months now and im still loosing weight slowly but it gradually going down.

Salt ? i dont put salt on anything, never really have done, carnt remember the last time i had take out chippy, pizza or fastfood. until a couple of months ago it was chocolate chip cookies, crisps and chocolate bars that were my real downfall and now ive cut them out completely as they made me ill but i really liked them. abit like you and the cigs i didnt want to give them up but i had too so i did.

Drinking ? ive stopped drinking completely now till ater ive had the op ive chose not to drink even though i love afew cans now and again. if i dont have the op for 3 maybe 4 months then so be it, ive stopped drinking for longer than that in the past so im sure i can do it again.

Exercise ? thats abit of a hard one for me as i have serious back problems so carnt walk very far as it is, i do do stretching exercisis every morning and night to try to keep the limited mobility i have now. if i didnt carry on with them my back would only get worse, even though at times i think it couldnt possible get worse.

I hope im as pleased with my fundo just as much as chris is with his.

I will keep posting upto and after ive had the op to let people whats going on.

ATB Damian216 x

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 11:31:14 +0000 http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5039#5039 General : Read this please. http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5038#5038 Author: Sandra W
Subject: Read this please.
Posted: 17 May 2012 at 9:02am

Hi Dints,

First, CONGRATULATIONS on achieving what I have been trying to do for years – escape the GASTROENTEROLOGISTS and get to see a SURGEON!!! Trust me on this one - if you can do THAT you can do ANYTHING!!! It’s GREAT that you will be getting your fundo soon.

Your bp is a bit high but not extremely so, and Chris is right about bp rising before medical appointments. Some years ago I read an article in a paper about a study carried out at an outpatients’ clinic – patients had their bp measured before and after seeing the doctor, and in all cases the pressure increased before the appointment and dropped again afterwards!!

I don’t know what your general diet and lifestyle are like but the following points may be helpful IF they apply to you:

Make sure you take any medication you are given for your bp and watch your diet, too. Salt in particular is notorious for increasing bp, so try not to add it to food in cooking or at the table – use “low salt” alternatives if necessary and be wary of pre-packed foods which are often loaded with salt, making it easy to exceed the maximum recommended 6g per day (as NaCl).

2. Limit your intake of fatty and “junk” foods and keep your weight within the recommended guidelines for your height. Try to reduce stress and get some regular exercise (e.g. walking or cycling instead of driving).

3. IF you smoke, try to give up. I am loathe to give this advice because I have been smoking since I was 25 (now 47) – I started when I went to work for a dentist who smoked like a chimney. At one point I hit 40 a day (Oh dear!!!) but have now cut down to 5-10 a day on average. After my recent HALO treatment the doctor said I needed to quit. LOL – I told him: “I can’t do that BECAUSE I don’t want to!!!! (I think he had a BAD DAY!!!).

A healthy diet and lifestyle will both help your bp and improve your general health in readiness for your fundo operation.

I’m sure your op will work really well (Chris is very pleased with his fundo). Good Luck with that, and let us know how you get on.

All the best,

Sandra W.

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 09:02:26 +0000 http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5038#5038 General : Antacid http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=892&PID=5037#5037 Author: chrisrob
Subject: Antacid
Posted: 16 May 2012 at 10:15pm

This one's for Smurff:

An unusual side effect has been discovered affecting users of Ranitidine in mid winter who have found their finger nails growing rapidly.

You'd better watch out ... Zantac claws are coming to town!

Antacid (not to be confused with ant acid which is formic) is the title given to space filling humour in Barrett's Wessex newsletter.

If anyone knows, or can invent, any Barrett's / GORD / treatment related humour, please post it so we can use it.]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 22:15:11 +0000 http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=892&PID=5037#5037 Barrett's Oesophagus : Consultant last appointment http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=881&PID=5036#5036 Author: keefy1964
Subject: Consultant last appointment
Posted: 16 May 2012 at 6:45am

Wow Mary I'm glad I've got someone who shares my pain I'm off to the doctor again next week and I'm going to ask for more tests I'm finding hard to carry on working I need some answers ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 06:45:54 +0000 http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=881&PID=5036#5036 General : Read this please. http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5035#5035 Author: Dints
Subject: Read this please.
Posted: 15 May 2012 at 3:21pm

Thanks chris, im going to spend awhile looking over and reading that site.

When i was in the pre-op clinic i wasnt nervous or tense, infact i was very happy and walking round with a smile on my face because i had just been told i was for having the op. ive not stopped smiling since then, im feeling really really good for the first time in a long time, ok i may have to wait upto 4 months but hey, its still going to be done.

Thanks again chris.

Damian216

]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 15:21:28 +0000 http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5035#5035 General : Read this please. http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5033#5033 Author: chrisrob
Subject: Read this please.
Posted: 14 May 2012 at 9:17pm

Hi Daniel,

Hopefully there'll be no problems to delay your operation and hopefully it will go well rendering you reflux and medication free.

As far as your blood pressure levels are concerned, they are just a little high. I don't know about you but my BP rises when I am in a situation where I get tense and nervous - which can occur in a clinic situation.

This chart shows what range your blood pressure should be in ideally.

Hope it helps.

Chris]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 21:17:43 +0000 http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5033#5033 General : Read this please. http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/forum//forum_posts.asp?TID=890&PID=5032#5032 Author: Dints
Subject: Read this please.
Posted: 14 May 2012 at 5:19pm

Hiya people, ive just got back from the hospital and my surgeon has said he will perform a fundo on me within 18 weeks.

However ! after he told me that i was sent to pre op assement and had that there and then, blood tests, weight, (14.2) MRSA swabs, etc etc

When it came to my blood pressure the findings were 144/95 and after a while sat down it came back as 132/97.

The nurse who took the blood pressure said tha was very high and i need to go to my GP to have it taken again and ive got to phone the pre op clinic up with the results and let them know what my blood pressure is when i have it taken then.

He told me to have it done within a week.

Im no doctor and know very little about blood pressure, does anyone else on here know if that is going to put my operation on hold ?

Chris rob or jjcombs seem to know alot so i would welcome there insight on the situation. any helpfull reply would be welcome.

Thanks, Damian216. x

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