I had an interested day today at the surgical center, where I went for a followup endoscopy to find out why I continued to have reflux after my TIF one year ago. The endoscopy was done by my new gastro doctor in Venice FL, who I have a lot of trust and respect for. Seems that my surgeon in Port Charlotte FL wasn't able to successful perform the proceduce due to the fact that I have a large hiatal hernia. He was only able to reduce half of my esochagus. This all came as a surprise to me since I was told the surgery was a success and that I did not have a hernia. Each time I complained to him that my reflux wasn't improving he told me to "wait another month and come back to see him. (IE $$$$) The good news is that the TIF did no harm. The bad news is that I still have acid reflux, the TIF was not appropiate for my acid reflux condition and that I missed all the good food last Christmas because I was on my 8 week liquid diet. What I was reminded of today, is that you need to really do your homework before choosing a doctor. My new doctor feels that the TIF is too new of a procedure to know if it is safe and effective. Guess I should have known better that to go to a surgeon who advertised "No more heartburn, no more pills, eat whatever you want" on a billboard. I might have just as soon bought some snake oil!
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