my daughter has had a fundo. she did not have a g-tube placed because she had been a good eater—it was only after her surgery that we started having trouble with her eating, but it was caused by esophageal thrush, first, and then tonsil problems we did not realize she had. she had a tube hanging over her head twice during the next year after her surgery, but we managed to get enough weight on her both times and avoid the tube. once her tonsils and adenoids were removed her eating, sleeping and weight problems resolved.
she had her fundo just shortly before she turned 10 months old. she was failure to thrive, anemic, refluxing almost 25% of the time and her esophagus was getting ulcerated. turned out she had a good sized hiatal hernia. she has not had a single complication from her fundo. she is 3 1/2 years old now. i would do the fundo again in a heartbeat.
i have other kids that have had reflux problems and i also have reflux problems. i had a scope done in december which showed i had a fair amount of damage. i hate spending the money on prevacid and i hate having it change the normal ph of my stomach—-i have some other health problems and i can’t help but wonder if i don’t absorb my medication and food properly because of the prevacid. i am considering having a fundo myself so that i don’t have to keep taking the meds.
kevieb2007-5-17 19:40:28
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