tednjnl

yes I know how you feel, if I didn't have the option to add the sleeve, I would've just removed, just to get it out! take care of yourself

I am 9 days out on my sleeve surgery I've been having bad heartburn today can I take the prescription omeprazole? Regular antacid didn't work today?

Mermaiddreams, no it doesn't and not a dumb question

I'm so happy for you, how long has it been since having done your sleeve?

please read my long story under tednjnl, hope this helps

Hi Liza, I had the band put in Dec 2012, I had problems from the beginning, I initially lost 20 pds, but I was throwing up almost everything I ate, the doctor kept telling me things will get better we just have to find the right cc's that's all, after 6 months going back and forth to the doctor I finally decided to have them remove all the fluid band oops forgot to mention that in between the first surgery my port popped and they had to redo the Lap Band only 2 weeks after I had put it in I was in the same boat as you I didn't get approved from my insurance so I paid for it myself, movie moving forward 6 months I decided to then have them remove all the fluid now to date beginning of May 2015, I started having abdominal pain and hurt almost like they had a hernia ended up going to the ER found out the band slipped. Ended up getting emergency Lap Band removal approval from my insurance and had the sleeve done on June 1st and can't be happier today even though it's been a struggle I am nine days into the sleeve surgery. when they did the surgery they found out that the band had actually slipped over my esophagus and the port have moved under my liver. My doctor said had I stayed like that with the band in that position it would actually actually caused of and i would have been in extreme pain and could have caused damage to my organs. I hope what I been through helps you make a decision, a good question to ask as I asked my doctor, if they opened me up as they were removing the lapband and saw that there was damage to my organs what they do, he said they would post me up and have me come back in 3 months and then do the sleeve surgery hope this helps take care of yourself..Janelle

thank you Danielle, for a quick response, all I have is 40mg and can't half, it's a capsule, I'll take it, heartburn doesn't feel good, thank you again