Does it ever get better?

I’m almost a week post-op from multiple surgeries including a Toupet Fundoplication. I can’t even drink water without feeling like it gets stuck and I’m choking. I had multiple conditions that made it impossible to eat such as MALS, Gastroparesis and SMAS which were also fixed surgically last week on top of the sliding hiatal hernia. I’m also very young so basically my life has sucked and continues to suck right now. Anyways, despite it all I have always loved food, even though it did nothing but make me sick. I am so terrified I’ll never be able to eat normal again when getting these surgeries was supposed to help it. I had gastritis but I never felt insane reflux or heartburn so I’m wondering if it was a mistake to even get this stupid fundoplication which is currently in all honesty making me want to die. What’s my future looking like? Can I ever eat a burger again? A big slice of cake? A can a soda? Please god I need to know I didn’t just ruin my entire life by not being more informed before I let them completely change my stomach.

Posted May 11, 2026, 5:14 AM UTC

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