I think I may have had this lastnight, but I'm not sure. When I read descriptions it sounds like it "might" be what I experienced, but not exactly. I'll def. talk to PCP (she doesn't work Mondays) to find out for sure, but I know a lot of you suffer from this so I thought I could get some informal yeas or neas.

So lastnight after I'd been asleep for a few hours I woke up with a feeling like vomit in my throat. Not like I was nauseous/needing to vomit, but like it had just come up a little while I was sleeping. I wasn't really aware of waking up, it was more like "bolt upright" out of my sleep - like a reflex. I had the taste of it in my mouth, and it felt "caught" in my throat. I was swallowing a bunch, and had to cough/clear my throat quite a because it felt like it was just sitting there "stuck", and of course each time I did this, the taste was fresh in my mouth again.

I never felt nauseous or ill in my stomach, but I did think to myself that if I had to keep on tasting this, I was going to lose it so I ran downstairs and grabbed some mints from the cady dish & sucked on one. It definitely helped get rid of the taste, and seemed like the swallowing cleared everything from my throat. I went back to sleep shortly after, but propped a couple extra pillows behind me, just in case. This morning I feel fine, like nothing ever happened.

Does that sound like acid reflux to you? If so it's the first time it has happened... and when I met with my anesthesiologist last week I told him several times I'd never had it (he asked maybe 8 times) -- so if it sounds like it could be, I probably need to call him up!

Thanks!

That sure sounds like it, Wheetsin, but the question is why would this occur to you out of the blue since you're not yet banded? How very odd. I wonder if stress alone can do this?

Edited to add: One occurrence does not GERD make. Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease is, by definition, a chronic, frequently occurring condition. You may very well have had an incidence of reflux, just one, for whatever reason, and that's not anything to worry about.

I think it was related to dinner. Usually I finish eating several hours before I lay down for bed. Lastnight we were running late and I ate within an hour or two of going to bed. As I laid down, I remember thinking that my stomach felt weird.

Yes - you are correct, my oversight. I should have been more specific in - does this sound like an instance of acid reflux, and not a condition.