I had Acid Reflux before getting my lap band. My Doctor repaired a large Hiatal Hernia also. Since I have had my band my Tongue and

Mouth still burn and sting (a sympton I had from the Acid Reflux). Sometimes after eating I still have this sympton with Fire coming

up my chest. My doctor says there is no way I could have Acid Reflux since I had the Hernia repaired and I also have the lap band. He

has had me drink barium infront of the x-ray machine on several occassions. In the beginning you could see the barium go to where the

Hernia repair was and then it would shoot back up to my throat. My doctor said that was because of the Hernia repair and the swelling

I had in there. Since then, he has done 2 Endoscopies on me and wants to do one more. I really do not want to have another one done.

It was painful especially the second one. Does anyone else have this type of problem? I have been burning since last night and have been

drinking Malox but that does not help much.

hello,

I am not having your problem, but I did want to let you know I read your post and hope your doc can figure it out. I was on Prilosec for 13 years and luckily have had no problems since my surgery - 13 days ago. I also had a hernia repair. My main problem right now is I get a lot of gas. I burp constantly and also the other end,. It's very embarrasing. Did you have a problem with gas after your surgery? If so, how did you get it to stop?

I'd ask my doc for a trial run of Prilosec... If it works, there's your diagnosis... Obviously I'm not a doctor, and I'm not advocating taking unnecessary medicine, but if this doesn't hurt you, why not try it...

To me that makes no sense, that the barium is coming back up your throat an he said it's not reflux. How can there still be swelling when it appears you had your surgery in 2010. I had a hiatal hernia repair too and have not had reflux since. I did have some heartburn shortly after surgery, but not since. I think you should get a second opinion and probably take some prilosec or pepcid.

I'm not having the problem a friend of mine is so we were looking for advice