Hey fellow Sleevers, I'm finding it difficult to get a call back from my surgeon's office so, let me ask any one out there ... I've had a couple of experiences involving waking from a few hours' nights sleep with really bad coughing fits? It happened to me last Fri night and then again last Sun night.

Now, I realize that with my checkered medical history of asthma, sleep apnea and an asthma variant cough, it may be this that's causing me such fits. My husband jumped out of bed on each occasion to run for the faimly "barf bucket" but, thankfully it wasn't needed. I took a couple of hits from my rescue inhaler and I was soon back to sleep.

Has this happened to anyone else out there? Is it due to my stomach nerves not working due to 32 yrs of type 1 diabetes or perhaps acid reflux creeping back up my esophagus. Hmm, I've have had quite the history of GERD so, this may be a player.

I'll keep trying to get an answer from my surgeon's office but, do let me know if there are any suggestions with how to aleviate these rather unnerving events.

Also, let me share, I'm down 30 lbs. since my surgery and I'm otherwise a happy camper!

Are you still taking something for your GERD? It could be acid reflex so when your Surgeon's office calls you back (or you call them), ask them about a PPI.

I had a terrible bout with excessive coughing, but I also had a horrible hiatial hernia repaired and alot of stitched in my diaphragm and esophagus so that's what mine is from. You might need to go in and have a chest xray for them to see if any fluid or congestion in your chest. However, I think the doctor may be able to tell that also just bey examining you in the office. Good luck. Mine finally went away, but as I said, I had a good reason for it!

It's me again --

I forgot to mention in my first posting that, yes I did have a hiatal hernia repair done at the same time ... thanks for reminding me that this just may be part or all of the problem.

Once again, it's me. I did finally receive the long-awaited call back from the surgeon's office and, he believes that my coughing fits are due to 1) overfilling my sleeve or 2) eating something too fiberous. He was right on both counts ... I had gotten my first 1/2 cup of spaghetti in a month or more and probably did overindulge a bit and yes, I had eaten a few florets of broccoli on Sunday.

I hope this'll help another new sleever out there who may have some of these same symptoms!