Stretta Done April 2015 for LPR/silent reflux- my report

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Hello fellow suffer , at 10 weeks after stretta all of my severe new side effects disappeared, thankfully! On my original symptom for having the procedure in the first place, LPR, hoarseness , saliva accumulation, coughing etc., the symptoms are still there but they have improved by about 30 to 50% . Per the doctor, if you show any improvement then you should show more improvement by the end of six months I'm in month three so I have three months to go . Conclusion for me: at this point I would have not done the procedure because of the suffering of the side effects for two months, I may change my mind after another three months if I get significant improvement.

thanks for the encouragement Mr. mustard and I hope you do well too, what are your symptoms? I feel the 30 to 50% improvement was not worth going through the procedure, From the cost and the punitive side effects and because I still feel I have it . I do not take PPI's For my LPR conditions because it has zero effect. The only thing that helps is Gaviscon advance, liquid, from Europe not sold in the USA . which I still take . Also as you know from the news a month ago all PPIs have a 20% or greater increase in heart attack risk . which
is not true for H2 blockers such as Pepcid or Zantac . So I look forward to more remodeling from the procedure over the next three months to make another conclusion on whether was worth it or not . I did it because a friend had it done but his Gerd was much worse with regurgitation , heartburn and affected his life , however it took six months and he is completely free of symptoms for the last 10 years . And he is completely off 40 mg a day of PPI's.

Hello, Carlcalif!

I too am looking to get Stretta done and it's been 1 month since your last update - any changes as of yet?

I have my appointment with a GI surgeon tomorrow.

Thanks!

Carlcalif said...
thanks for the encouragement Mr. mustard and I hope you do well too, what are your symptoms? I feel the 30 to 50% improvement was not worth going through the procedure, From the cost and the punitive side effects and because I still feel I have it . I do not take PPI's For my LPR conditions because it has zero effect. The only thing that helps is Gaviscon advance, liquid, from Europe not sold in the USA . which I still take . Also as you know from the news a month ago all PPIs have a 20% or greater increase in heart attack risk . which
is not true for H2 blockers such as Pepcid or Zantac . So I look forward to more remodeling from the procedure over the next three months to make another conclusion on whether was worth it or not . I did it because a friend had it done but his Gerd was much worse with regurgitation , heartburn and affected his life , however it took six months and he is completely free of symptoms for the last 10 years . And he is completely off 40 mg a day of PPI's.

did things get better at the 6 month mark?