:help: Hi all, my port area pain seems to be getting better. Hurts most in the morning. The big thing now is the chest feels sooooo tight.:confused: When I burb it's painful in my chest. Impossible to take deep breaths. Is this gas, too???:omg:

It could be esophogitis. My chest hurt at my sternum, front and back. My doc put me on Nexium and, 3 weeks later, it feels MUCH better.

Good luck.

Is nexium otc?

No. Your doctor should give you a prescription for it if you ask though. Esophogitis is a pretty common occurrance with the lap band.

I was still having pain/pressure in my chest as recently as a week ago, so be prepared to be patient and give it time to work. My doctor said I should have some relief in about 4 weeks and that was right on the mark.

Is nexium otc?

Laura,

My DH was on Nexium for a while and when he went back for a check up the Dr. told him to go ahead and take the OTC drug Prilosec in its place. He said it is basically the same thing and it seems to work for my DH just as well.

Hi everyone,

I was just banded on July7th and that is my biggest complaint! I have pressure in the sternal/midchest area that doesn't go away often. When gas comes up I can't burp! I've been taking Pariet(presciption anti-gas) and it helps sometimes but then it returns. Any comments or suggestions?

Sherri