Indy,
Thanks. I tend to be a bit obsessive in studying medical things due to having had some disappointing experiences in the past. Recent long term follow-up studies have suggested that laparascopic hiatal hernia repairs relapse quite a bit more frequently compared to open repairs, over the years (Can't cite at the moment as I'm headed to work). Also, a repair would involve re-doing the Nissen. This two step process is commonly done laprascopically, also. If surgery happens, I would really like for the fixation of the cecum to be evaluated and for any problematic adhesions to be taken care of. I am REALLY TIRED of all of this and want whatever holds the best hope of fixing it and it staying fixed.
This is also a worry problem in that I have the knack for not looking, or feeling, as sick as I am. I pulled a bicep tendon head loose from the shoulder and failed to notice. The doctor who previously lysed the adhesions commented that he was amazed I was not much sicker. Once, after getting my thyroid iradiated, I went profoundly hypothyroid earlier than expected and didn't feel too good at work. Labs revealed a CPK of 4600 and I was in renal failure. And here I was at work. I have a fear of developing torsion and not feeling ill enough to seek help and/or not being emphatic enough to be taken seriously (I'm pretty low-keyed and logical).
Dave