It never ceases to amaze me how little doctors know about the vagus nerve and its impact on our body. I used to take 12 Imodium a day, 5 days a week, that’s how bad my issues were. I now know they refer to that as “dumping” and it’s because your vagus nerve is stressed. The abdominal pain I experienced was similar to pancreatitis and I was hospitalized several times because of it. I’ll share more about the gastro side of this in another post. This is a wonderful article about the vagus nerve and how it impacts the different systems in your body. This article really helped me figure out that my symptoms were mostly vagus nerve related: Esophageal Plexus - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Share it with your doctor! Maybe it will open his/her mind to the possibilities. There are things you can do to help your vagus nerve until your next surgery. Breathing exercises, sunshine, cool showers, splash cold water on your face throughout the day, listen to music, stay hydrated, eat what you can when you can, interact with family and friends. It sounds silly but the vagus nerve regulates the parasympathetic system which controls everything in our body. These things help when you practice with with good intention.