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kbotschon    0

kbotschon
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HELP,

I am 2 weeks post op, started on full liquids 4 days ago, creamed chicken Soup, yogurt, runny cream of wheat, bites of mashed potato/gravy, popsicles, etc.

NO SPICES, this coming from a Cajun born for everything spicy, am on zantac twice daily, started Prilosec yest, taking tums about 5 times daily, and gas x.

Have this unbelievable burning/pressure in my esophagus, comes and goes and doesn't correlate with eating.

any advice would be cherished.

kim

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Foxbins    625

Foxbins
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Have you called your doctor or surgeon? I would do that right away.

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kbotschon    0

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I did yesterday and they said it would go away with time. It is better today only because as soon as I quit eating I pop a couple of Tums.

Have you called your doctor or surgeon? I would do that right away.

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Foxbins    625

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Okay. The Prilosec might take a day or two to kick in but should help--1 tab in the am, with Water, 30-60- minutes before any food or shakes. If one tab doesn't work, take another before bed but let your dr.s office know you are taking two. If two don't help, ask for something else--Nexium or Prevacid. Sometimes you have to try a variety of PPIs before you find one that helps. The PPI should stop a lot of the acid so you won't need the Tums or Zantac as often.

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Terry    0

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Hang in there. I had terrible reflux for about 6-8 months afterwards. I'm happy to say that has passed.

Big lesson learned - cut out Snacks at least an hour before you hit the sack.

You want your digestion to have a good start before you lay down.

HELP,

I am 2 weeks post op, started on full liquids 4 days ago, creamed chicken Soup, yogurt, runny cream of wheat, bites of mashed potato/gravy, popsicles, etc.

NO SPICES, this coming from a Cajun born for everything spicy, am on zantac twice daily, started Prilosec yest, taking tums about 5 times daily, and gas x.

Have this unbelievable burning/pressure in my esophagus, comes and goes and doesn't correlate with eating.

any advice would be cherished.

kim

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Terry    0

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The thing is that your stomach produces the same amount of acid - only now your pouch is half the size.

I eventually settled on a daily dose of emeprazole (sp?). But everybody reacts differently.

HELP,

I am 2 weeks post op, started on full liquids 4 days ago, creamed chicken Soup, yogurt, runny cream of wheat, bites of mashed potato/gravy, popsicles, etc.

NO SPICES, this coming from a Cajun born for everything spicy, am on zantac twice daily, started Prilosec yest, taking tums about 5 times daily, and gas x.

Have this unbelievable burning/pressure in my esophagus, comes and goes and doesn't correlate with eating.

any advice would be cherished.

kim

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Hawaii50    4

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How long can I be on Prilosec? I just finished a 14 day pack, can I keep taking this without any problems?

Sorry to hijack your post, was just thinking the same thing.

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Foxbins    625

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My surgeon recommends a PPI for the first three to six months. I stopped at the three month mark but had reflux issues within a few days so I am back on it. I am hoping that as my sleeve matures I'll be able to stop it eventually.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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