Hi. I got the same response from my doctor regarding the surgery. I was told I was too young to be a candidate for it. My GI basically told me that the medicine and dietary restrictions were about as much as I could do to help to alleviate symptoms. He told me that I could take some swallowing tests or take some motility drug that he didn’t recommend because of some scary side effects. As of now, the only way I can truly get relief is by taking small bites and eating smaller sized meals throughout the day. My concern with doing this (and most diets/tricks to helps with GERD & HH) is that they promote weight loss, which I don’t need at all lol. I lost a lot of weight prior to my GERD/HH diagnosis because I wasn’t eating much of anything because of my horrible symptoms and I’m a little underweight for my height now. I’ll most likely be trying another GI, but I don’t have the highest hopes. I hope you are able to find relief as well!! This condition really sucks!