For those of you wanting to kick your ppi I will share my experience with rebound. I never had a day of acid or heartburn pre-surgery so I was really hoping that my body had a good regulatory system in this department and would sort itself out once off ppi's. I stayed on them for 5 weeks per my doc then quit cold trukey.

Day 1 No issues :tongue_smilie:

Day 2 :001_rolleyes: a little uncomfortable but managable

Day 3 :flame:Hell on earth. :mad5: Lots of gaviscon :target:(tums and rolaids cause rebound) difficulty eating... mostly just drank creamy Protein

Day 4 :ack2: uncomfortable but better than day 3. Appetite returned by evening meal (my tiny sleeve appetite):hungry: Used gaviscone once

Day 5 I can feel it.... but its almost gone.

Day 6 To be continued..........

I'm hoping by tomorrow it will be gone.

Well... I'm back on the PPI's for now. Yesterday.... I believe it was day 9.... i developed an aching sore throat.

My doc had told me I could keep trying to kick the ppi's but as soon as my throat got sore I had to go back on.

Now she says I have to stay on for about 3 mos before we can try again.... but next time she wants to try a weaning process.

well damn...lol

I just took my last pill from my prescription. I'm going to get an OTC kind tomorrow.

My pcp wants me to take Tagamet

if I have acid issues. I have to do a 24 hour urine test where I collect my urine and turn it into the lab.(yuk!) They are going to test my Calcium levels.

He agreed with me that it's a fine line between worrying about Barrett's esophagus which will turn into cancer of the esophagus, or Osterporosis. Since my bone density test already showed the beginning of this, I am to stay off the PPI until we can decide the best course of action.

My acid is quite a bit better this past few days. I get it in the evenings, but I can take some Gavescon and it's gone in a few seconds.

I will be anxious to find out what my calcium level tests show.

I'm taking the OTC prilosec and occassionally have "break through" heart burn. What can I take for that?

Well... I'm back on the PPI's for now. Yesterday.... I believe it was day 9.... i developed an aching sore throat. :wink0:

My doc had told me I could keep trying to kick the ppi's but as soon as my throat got sore I had to go back on.

Now she says I have to stay on for about 3 mos before we can try again.... but next time she wants to try a weaning process.

Yeah the sore throat is what convinced me to stay on the PPI's. I hope you ladies can find the balance between the risks of osteoporosis, and the risks of GERD/Barrett's/esophageal erosion.

]I'm taking the OTC prilosec and occassionally have "break through" heart burn. What can I take for that?'

Take Gavescon. It's the only thing that will not cause rebound acid.

Wow oregondaisy.... good to see your post.

I am told that once my esophagus heals and we start the weaning process... we will be using tagament or some other H2 blocker to help with the process.

thanks, oregondaisy, where do you find that, I don't know that I have seen it before?

You can find it in any drug store or store like Walmart. It's a liquid, like Malox. It's with all the other antacids. It comes in chewables too, but the ones I bought tasted nasty. I've heard there is another flavor, which I will look for if I ever get to another store besides Walmart.

Just a thought/question. Has anyone considered taking the once a year injection, that is suppose to prevent osteoperosis?

I forget the name of it, but Sally Fields was in a commercial for it?

Would this solve the worry, or will it not work with a ppi?

Boniva? Once a month

Reclast Once a year

That stuff is really expensive. The once a year injection also can make you feel really sick.

Wow, this concerns me. I've been doing fine on Prilosec, and my doctor wants me on a ppi for six months, post surgery. However, I didn't realize that the medication was harmful. I have osteopenia and the last thing I need is more bone loss. Is there any alternative?? Guess I need to talk to my doctor.

For those of you wanting to kick your ppi I will share my experience with rebound. I never had a day of acid or heartburn pre-surgery so I was really hoping that my body had a good regulatory system in this department and would sort itself out once off ppi's. I stayed on them for 5 weeks per my doc then quit cold trukey.

Day 1 No issues :biggrin0:

Day 2 :crying: a little uncomfortable but managable

Day 3 :flame:Hell on earth. :mad5: Lots of gaviscon :target:(tums and rolaids cause rebound) difficulty eating... mostly just drank creamy Protein

Day 4 :ack2: uncomfortable but better than day 3. Appetite returned by evening meal (my tiny sleeve appetite):hungry: Used gaviscone once

Day 5 I can feel it.... but its almost gone.

Day 6 To be continued..........

I'm hoping by tomorrow it will be gone.

I have just done over a week of cold turkey coming off my PPI after nearly a year. It is getting better, thank God for Gaviscon, and I am glad I did it. I am nearly drug free now. Apart from the alcohol of course.....:drool5:

Just to be pedantic, if you don't have osteoporosis or osteopenia, don't worry about the PPI's. They are not generically dangerous, and many people take them for life without any problems.

If you don't know if you have osteoporosis/osteopenia, especially if you're in one of the at-risk groups (particularly low-testosterone men and post-menopausal women), ask your doc for a bone density scan. It's pretty simple and painless and will put your mind at rest.