Slimsoon1988

On 08/31/2020 at 22:56, GreenTealael said:

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/426636-%E2%9D%A4my-revision-story%E2%9D%A4/&comment=4793825&embedComment=4793825&embedDo=findCommenthttps://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/431938-revision-completed/

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Thank you I read your thread! Are you still GERD free?

On 08/31/2020 at 22:27, Foxbins said:

Hey, Slimsoon1988--I had my sleeve in 2011, developed GERD a couple of years later. Took max dose PPIs for a few years, then started having acid even with the PPI. Took PPI plus Tums for a couple of years, but then the acid caused an esophageal stricture and I was regurgitating everything I swallowed. The last straw was one day I swallowed a bite of toast, and it came back up eight times (I counted) slimier and more disgusting each time, before it finally stayed down. All due to GERD. I saw a surgeon who said my only recourse was RNY, but I loved my sleeve, I was at goal, could eat most things, was almost 8 years older than the first surgery, didn't want malabsorption. So I got referred to the surgeon with the best reputation for challenging cases. He brainstormed a bunch of different surgeries, but after testing it turned out that RNY was really the only one that would address all my problems. So I had RNY on 6/29. OMG. I can sleep through the night again. I have not regurgitated any food at all. I have not had any acid reflux after any kind of food, spicy, coffee, fatty. It truly was a miracle. My surgeon made the bypass pretty short so I wouldn't lose much weight. I lost about ten pounds the week I was on liquids, but I'm okay with that, and my weight has leveled off since.

If you decide not to do anything, please have regular EGDs so that if you develop Barrett's esophagus from the GERD you know sooner rather than later. Barrett's is no joke.

Wishing you the best.

Thank you. I’m 80% going to move forward with the bypass. I just have to get my courage there. I had such an easy breezy sleeve recovery. I just don’t want any issues with the bypass.

I have gained 50 pounds from my lowest sleeve weight. Another thought I have is what if I lose weight. Would that fix the GERD on its own without surgery? Or no matter what I will need RNY

On 07/01/2020 at 21:06, Nacol said:

I’m 9 days PostOp and today I can finally say I definitely feel better. The first few days were really rough. Nothing like what I had experienced with the sleeve...that was a breeze in comparison because I this time around the gas pain hit my back. I already had back issues and adding gas pain to the mix did me in. The pain pills won’t work for gas pain so all I could take was GasX which didn’t last long. sleeping on my back for a long period of time at time is still a challenge since I’m a side sleeper. But the Dr prescribed me some Ambien which has helped. But most importantly I have No Acid Reflux!!! I’m happy.

Hi there, I’m also planning to do a revision later this year due to GERD. Do you still have no reflux after your revision? How are you doing?

Thank you all that have replied. Right now I’m debating between just living my life with GERD or doing the bypass. But what if the GERD gets worse. Right now I’ve had a sore throat for a week. This is my 3rd sore throat this year. I’m just really nervous.

Hello all- I’m interested in hearing people’s stories as they went from sleeve to bypass due to Gerd. I’m extremely nervous restarting this process. I was sleeved 5 years ago and have been suffering with GERD ever since, which I feel has gotten worse. In 2018, I did the linx surgery, which is a metal band around the esophagus to stop GERD- it didn’t work so I got it removed later that year. Now here I am in 2020 thinking about the switch to bypass. Obviously my fear is this will now be my 4th surgery in 6 years. In addition, will this really work.

Ugh my few days with Zantac has not gone well.. While taking Nexium my acid reflux was 90% controlled. And would on most occasions last me 24 hours. Zantac didn't even come close to helping me. I had terrible acid reflux all throughout the afternoon and night. Today I switched back to Nexium. I have an appointment with my doctor in 2 weeks. I would prefer not to take Nexium due to the relation to kidney disease but that pill does the trick with my acid reflux. I'm so confused as to what to do.

PPIs also interfere with Calcium absorption. This causes your body to draw calcium from your bones, increasing the risk of osteoporosis. So if you are a long term PPI user, you should be taking significant calcium supplements (taking Vitamin D and Vitamin K at the same time can help with calcium absorption) and have bone density scans to assess your status. Blood calcium levels do not reflect what's really happening with the calcium levels in your bones.

I didn't know that! My bariatric nurse told me that I should probably switch to H2 receptors like Zantac. As of today I am switching.

"H2 receptor antagonists" (another class of antacids that used to be Rx only, but are now over the counter meds) don't have any negative effects on kidneys.

Ranitidine is one of those. There are others.

Just sayin'.

I called my nurse at the Bariatric program and she told me the same thing. She said if I'm concerned take H2 receptor like Zantac. As of today I will be switching.

So today in the NYT there is an article stating PPIs such as Nexium are related to kidney diseases. What are your thoughts?

I developed acid reflux after my sleeve and have been taking Nexium once or twice a day for a year now. I'm very concerned, as I only have one kidney.

Here is the article http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/heartburn-drugs-tied-to-kidney-problems/?smid=nytcore-iphone-share&smprod=nytcore-iphone

The last time I trusted my body I ballooned to 264 pounds. I've decided that my brain and my will needs to set the goal, because I obviously can't trust my body to do it correctly.

Yeah I'm still pushing forward in hopes to lose the extra 10-15 pounds but my body is definitely not making it easy.

Wait, whuuuuuuuut?? This ISN'T the easy way out???? They told me it was!!!!

Liars!

The last time I trusted my body I ballooned to 264 pounds. I've decided that my brain and my will needs to set the goal, because I obviously can't trust my body to do it correctly.

Yeah I'm still pushing forward in hopes to lose the extra 10-15 pounds but my body is definitely not making it easy.

I'm certainly healthy at this weight. Two reasons that I would like to go lower is I still have fat around my stomach and thighs that I would like gone. The second reason is I want plastics later next year so I would like to get lower for optimum skin removal results.

So I'm 5'7 and started out at 278lbs. Within 8 months after surgery I hit 175lbs. My personal goal is 160-165. I am now 10 months post op and I have toggled between 175-177. I wonder if my body has decided this is it. Or can I continue to push the envelope. I go to the gym everyday. My eating is fairly good but it could be better, however once I see I hit 177 I get back on track to go back down. Even when I was doing perfectly for weeks it seemed like I could not get below 175. Coworkers and friends, who don't know I had the surgery, tell me all the time that I look so small and should stop losing weight. But I feel I still have 10 to 15 pounds in me before goal.

Thoughts?

I had a lower body lift, thighs, arms, breasts (in two different surgeries). I was told I could exercise 6 weeks post op. I tried yoga and it hurt so bad I just never tried again! My muscles are still sore some times a year and a half later. I had swelling for at least 6-8 months. Like some of the others said....there seems to be a lot less need for tightening those abs after plastics!

I want to get my thighs done next year to remove the skin. How are you legs exercise post plastics? How soon could you run again for example?

I'm 10 months out. The only thing I would have done differently after surgery is done more strength training

I was sleeved 9 months ago and have lost 100pds. All is well with my diet, except I have started late night snacking on candy. What turned into a once in a while occurrence has turned into a daily late night snack. I have gained 2 pounds this week alone. That's enough for me to get back in order.

I hearby declare I will not eat another piece of candy in 2015. I'm starting with this small goal and will take it from there.

There are some items of food that I can indulge on once and a blue with no problem. There are some items of food that once I start it soon becomes a habit and thus a problem.

Has anyone had to regive up food that they added to their diet post sleeve?

I had violent nightmares too days after post op it's so weird that others have it too

9 months out i can eat small portions of anything I want without problem. Obviously I don't eat whatever I want on a daily basis because it would go against why I had the surgery. On a day like thanksgiving I could have a small amount of everything if I choose to but I'm sticking with a small portion of turkey and veggies.

I think the inner thigh lift is the most common procedure for removing thigh laxity and skin excess - It lifts and removes the skin that is in inner thighs (Like drawing a line from groin to inside of knee - though some of them do a shorter incision not as far down as the knee)

Like - Back then if I lay on my side and lifted one leg up a bit - The skin would still touch the opposite leg...

Yes then by that definition I am looking for the inner thigh lift.

I had an inner thigh lift in 2011

It was the hardest (for me) of all of them I had - When I first stood up it was very painful - BUT - The moment I got in to my compression garment - Like 30 minutes later - All pain was gone and I felt fine again!

This one I had but in black = http://showcase.designveronique.com/designveronique/zippered-above-knee-girdle.html

Something I did not know before that I obviously do now - Is that when they do the inner thigh lift they do like anchoring to the fascia, info on that here = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3399559 Which apparently anchors the skin UP and stops it falling....

In saying that one of the sides is not as UP as the other and I really should have gone back and had it fixed, he did offer - But I was so freaked out after the only Op that really hurt that I said no - I do wish now all these years on that I had actually said yes but - It's no biggie and it (The scar line that would be in groin groove) is only a little lower than the other leg and would only show if I ran around in a bikini flinging my legs all over the place I guess, lol.

Thanks for sharing. Just so I'm clear, the inner thigh lift is different from thigh skin removal, correct?

I wouldn't want my skin lifted I would like it removed if I can. But obviously I'll do more research on the procedures.

Thank you! I haven't found a lot of people who have gotten it done so I'm so interested to hear from people. It seems tummy tucks and arm skin removal are the popular ones. By next summer I 100% want the sagging skin in my inner thighs gone!

I'll deal with the stomach and arms through weight training and possibly surgery again but the focus are these thighs!

Hi all, I have lost over 100pds and the skin in my inner things hang. I want it gone! I wanted to know has anyone gotten the thigh lift? And what was the recovery/scar like afterwards?

Hi all,

I've been using Omeprazole since surgery. I take one pill in the morning and it helps me for about half the day. At times, I have to take one right before bed.

I want to switch up my pills brand. My doctor said I can use any of the over counters, so I wonder which one people are using. Is one brand better than the other? At my store they have Omeprazole, Nexium, and Prilosec. Would the other two better help me get through the day?

My monthly expenses have actually increased. I too thought I would have tons of extra cash saved but I neglected to factor in the purchasing of new clothes. In the past 7 months I have spent more money on clothes than I have in the previous 5 years combined.

I'm 7 months and can also eat much more than I could months ago. I really don't want to be able to eat much. But I know with time I'll be able to eat more and more