I had no digestive issues whatsoever before getting the sleeve. Now I have GERD and it so much worse than just some heartburn. It has recently become unbearable and something I think about almost constantly. My surgeon now tells me how common GERD is after the sleeve. So, I don't know about statistics, where they come from, or how accurate they are but it most definitely happens and it is something to be seriously concerned about.
I had my sleeve done in Tijuana in November 2019. I know of couple of people in my town who have also gone there and had no issues. Unfortunately, I'm having issues with GERD and it's become unbearable. I reached out to one of the Dr.'s on my surgeon's team and am not feeling very hopeful about any aftercare! She said what I'm experiencing is common and to try some stronger medication but also told me to go have an endoscopy done and send her the results - as if I can walk in anywhere and get an endoscopy. I asked her if I could travel there to have the endoscopy done and she said I could make an appt. with a gastroenterologist but said nothing of coming to their clinic. Absolutely, I want to see the surgeon or his associate who performed my surgery if I'm having issues from the surgery - that makes the most sense to me. I'm wishing I would have researched this in greater detail before having this done.
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