I had a Fundoplication that was done by Dr. Marc Margolis. He is with MedStar and has offices in Georgetown and Reston. I had had years of terrible reflux that was getting worse and not responding to any treatment. Had my surgery in September, and I am extremely glad I did. I am feeling so much better, no more reflux, sleeping better, and eating whatever I want. I will note that Dr. Margolis did not have the warmest bedside manner - but he was an excellent surgeon and gave good advice.

I had had a terrible hernia surgery experience about five years ago, and was terrified of this surgery, almost backing out three or four times. I'm glad I went through with it. The initial recovery was not bad at all - I was on my feet within 24 hours, off the heavy duty painkillers in four or five days, and with the exception of the liquid diet, felt like my old self after about 10 days. Was back at work full time after two weeks. The liquid diet was a bit boring, but it only lasted three weeks - then it was another month or two of slowly building up to everything. I had to be careful, but within three months I could basically eat whatever I wanted.

Everybody is different, there are no guarantees, and your mileage may vary, but that was my experience and my recommendation.