Question:
I had a nissan fundoplication done about 8 years ago. Does any one know if that will

   — sfgibson58 (posted on November 21, 2005)

November 21, 2005
Sandra, I am also a 60 yr old and will have a roux-n-y as soon as the insurance get it in gear. I had a Nissan fundoplasty done several years ago. It will not keep you from having surgery. You need to find a doc that does revisions. Tomanip
   — TomanipP

November 21, 2005
Hi, I had a Nissen done 2 years prior to my Open RNY on 6/21/01. The surgeon had to "take down" the Nissen before she could do the RNY. She did the surgery open because of having to do the extra work but it wasn't awful. I think the one thing that kept surprising me in my recovery was how quickly I would get tired, there was pain but the pain meds took care of it. I have not had GERD or heartburn once since my RNY surgery. I wish you the best and if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me, [email protected]. Blessings, Anita
   — ALF

November 24, 2005
Certainly having had a Nissen fundoplication will make your bariatric surgery more difficult (scar tissue around the area surgeons work) but not impossible. Undoing the Nissen should not result in recurrence of GERD either because GERD typically improves as a result of a Roux-en-Y. Find someone skilled in laparoscopic revisions. -M.Brackman, MD
   — Dr. Brackman

November 27, 2005
You might also want to look into the DS. I know of a couple of people who were told that due to their Nissan fuldoplication the RNY was out, but the DS was very do-able. It's als a better WLS, considering the long-term maintained weoght loss, quality of life, etc.
   — MsBatt