What are the symptoms of GERD?

So if you have GERD and it’s profound and you’re not satisfied with the medical treatment, which are acid suppressing medications, then it’s time to schedule an operation. And we’re really happy to help those folks, because they’re suffering every day, and we can do either a LINX procedure or a fundoplication. The fundoplication are what have been done for over a century now, and they have a long proven track record, and they get better every year because we learn more about the technique of how to do it right without any twists or kinks to avoid difficulty belching and difficulty vomiting and difficulty swallowing, which are the known side effects of all of these operations. The LINX device is a chain of magnets that goes around the lower esophageal sphincter, and when we perform that, in addition to a hiatal hernia repair, we have a great combination of preventing the stomach contents from going up, but yet allowing you to belch your vomit when you need to, and also allowing the food to go down without trouble. So for the most part, the LINX procedure is my favorite. Not everyone qualifies for it because of the diagnostic testing. It may not be a good fit for you, and so that’s what we talk about when you come for the second visit with us after your diagnostic testing is over, to decide which operation is the best fit for you, to give you the best benefit with the least amount of side effects.