This is a bit of a random one, not sure of anyone will be able to help?
DS (7) had a fundoplication when he was 2. He suffered awful side effects for about 2 years and has never been able to stop his lansoprazole since the operation, but the dose did come down from 30mg a day to 15mg (he had several scopes after the op and they all showed oesophagitis (sp) if meds were stopped,despite the junction being tight).
The past year or two have been quite settled, however this past month he has had difficulty swallowing food, he says that it feels like something is stuck in his throat. He burps loudly up to 3 hours after eating, saying it helps stop the feeling that something is sticking. Sometimes the burps sound 'wet' and last week he was complaining of chest pain, so we restarted the night time dose of lansoprazole, so he's back onto his pre op dose of 30mg a day. Tried to get him back on the Gaviscon but he refuses as it makes him retch, he says he'd rather have heartburn than take Gaviscon.
It's been very hard to get any help with this, I've managed to get an appointment with the gastro consultant (haven't seen him for 2 years) next Friday after lots of shouting up and basically crying for help (I usually have to go through general paed, who has always been dismissive and didn't seem bothered in early December when DS had dropped from the 9th centile to the 3rd. The same paed that told me there was nothing wrong with DS's digestive system until a scope at 19 months showed the problem).
I guess the question I'm asking is could the op finally have failed after 5 years? How long should it last in a child? It's very hard to gauge the difficulties DS has with pain and discomfort, as he's ASD and can't always explain how something feels. Plus he's always had this since birth, so it feels 'normal' for him, iyswim?
Any advice much appreciated 