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Ive been torturing myself going back and forth, being intimated by the bypass, and will likely continue to do so until the day of my surgery.

But I know it's the best option ultimately, so what the heck

My GERD is not well managed, I take 20mg of Omeprazole daily, and still have frequent problems as well as a cough from GERD. I've had my medications increased many times and got nasty GI problems from the dosage, which is why I'm chronically under medicated. It makes a lot of sense for me to just do the bypass

Just my two cents because I'm in the same boat. Statistically Gerd will get worse with a sleeve, obviously it's no sure thing but the numbers don't lie.

If you had an esophageal ulcer I think its more likely they recommend bypass. I've had endoscopy in the past by regular GI guys and never had a Hiatal hernia. Had one by my future bariatric surgeon and he found a 3 cm paraesophagael. He says GI guys usually miss them because they don't fix them so they don't know what to look for.

Regardless I ultimately decided to get a bypass because I don't want to worry about reflux the rest of my life. It's more complicated and riskier than the sleeve but it does offer better weight loss and will cure my GERD. I'm certainly a little scared because I've seen first hand what happens when there's complications but I know it's the best thing for my health