I was just wondering does anyone else get nightly heart burn? My doctor said that this isnt normal,and we are going to keep an eye on it, but I don't feel like I have any other problems besides this. The heart burn is the only problem that I have, but it is bad enough that I have to take tums or pepto almost every night, and sometimes it doesn't even help. Just wondering, does anyone else have constant heartburn like this? Could it be a slip even though I dont have any other symptoms? That is what my doctor was concerned about. Thanks for any comments!

I think your Dr should be checking to see if the band is too tight. If it is, and is left that way for too long, it could cause a slip.

I had terrible heart burn for the first several weeks post-op, mainly due to all the swelling. When I laid down to go to sleep it would get so bad I would have to get up and go to the lazy boy to sleep. I think your band is to tight and you need to have some of the fluid removed before you do permeant damage.

I thought about the fact of maybe being too tight, but I can eat normally during the day, and I get hungry (like I did before my fill) so I didn't think that I would be too tight considering how I feel during the day. Awhile back, I was too tight and was choking and regurgitating at night, but then got a slight unfill and that all went away. the only problem is the heart burn still. My doctor said a possible slip, but I understand what you are saying about being too tight still.

I too have a similar problem. My heartburn seems to come on around 2 am. Doesn't happen all the time but it's annoying and sometimes I just get up, have a drink of water and sleep on the couch. I've only had one fill and so far I feel no restriction and can eat as I did prior to surgery.

I had heart burn too at bed time and discussed it with my doctor. He asked me if I was eating within two hours before bedtime. I was indeed eating before bedtime. Once I stopped eating before bedtime, my heart burn completely went away.

He also mentioned that if I was coughing it could be an indication that the band was too tight. Are you coughing as well?

You might try to raise the head of your bed. My husband did mine because I WAS HAVING A LOT OF COUGHING. IT STOPPED AFTER THAT.