Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication

[piscesjudy]

I wonder if anyone has had the procedure TIF.  I am thinking of having it done.  This procedure is done with a tube through the mouth.  I am wondering about which surgery is the best...incision or incisionless.  Would appreciate hearing from anyone who has had the procedure done.

[silverfox67]

I'm sorry that your fundoplications have failed. I was fortunate that the TIF was successful - but as I stated, I am following the diet as closely as possible as I don't want any complications.  The first two weeks of the diet were especially hard for me as I am allergic to yogurt - and have to take Lactaid before I eat cottage cheese.  These last couple of weeks have been difficult as I really don't care for fish and it's the only meat allowed.  Please follow the diet closely when you have your surgery.  I still will not be allowed to eat cabbage, asparagus, pineapple, onions, broccoli, or beans after the 8 weeks.  Perhaps after the 12 weeks, I will be able to.  I am at week 6.  I was number 22 to have this surgery.

[LindaSueBob]

So glad the procedure worked for you. My new surgeon says no to this one. I am to have a Belsey Fundoplication as the three failed have caused so much scar tissue that is my only other option. I too am a young 60 and hate my bedtime snack and breakfast are heartburn medications. Not much I can find on this procedure at all except I am going to be in super major pain for a long time afterwards and not looking forward to it at all, it will be away from home with a two week hospital stay probably they said. Urrrrrrr.

[silverfox67]

Following the TIF procedure, you must follow the recommended diet faithfully.  Eating a salad after only one month is a "no no".  I had my TIF surgery on June 22, 2011 and am still following my diet closely.  I am looking forward to week 8 when I will slowly add meat, bread, fresh fruit and vegetables.   I am tired of eating fish, but so far that is the only "meat" that I am allowed with cooked fruit and cooked vegetables.  I am a young 67 years old and have had only one episode of heart burn since the surgery.  It's a matter of following the doctor's orders.  You MUST STICK TO THE DIET !  I have more energy and am glad not to have  gerd and upchucks any more.  

[LindaSueBob]

Hi, I have had three nissan fundoplications for gerd reflux and heartburn, two nissen and one open October 2010. Just found out the last has also failed. I live near Sacramento and now have to go to San Francisco for the same surgery you had. I am freaking about it, not only is it 100 friggin miles away and my husband needs to drive me, take off tons of time off work but I hate the thoughts of this surgery. I am wondering how you are doing now. Did you have the clips put in, the little plastic clips like in this surgery video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXS4jHCWNvo
or did you have some other procedure done. I am so ticked off that all three have failed, my surgeon is five miles away as is my hospital, now I have to travel so far and stay in a strange place, I just hate this. Thanks for updating me on how you are doing.

[Lee406]

Here is a link to the clinical study of the first 84 patients:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2490723/

I'm in the evaluation stage for this procedure.  Hope this helps.

[jpatton98]

I had this Tif surgery done in Sept 2010 a month later have had nothing but problems.
They don’t tell you that this procedure can and will cause unbelievable pain in the chest and up into the neck. Making you feel like you are having a heart attic.
One month and two weeks and still have a lot of pain and gas pressure.
This procedure did not work for me even though i just had mild reflux/gerd.
I don’t think this procedure works as well as they claim it does. And I have never read anything about the complication of this procedure.
Also after 6 weeks I still am unable to eat solid food without pain.
I tried a salad the other day and it sent me to the ER.
So if you are thinking about having the TIF surgery you need to be repaired that it can actually make things worse and even ten times more painful than you symptoms are now.
Try and find all the information you can before you have this procedure. You wont find anything where folks are having complications with this procedure.
I hope you better luck with it than I have had.
I cant even get the surgeon that did the procedure to see me.