Hey all....haven't posted in a while, but I've been lurking around. The thing that has lead me out of lurkdom and into the light is this problem I have been having. Ever since my last fill, I have tons of heart burn: when I'm hungry, after I've eaten, at night (it even wakes me sometimes). Luckily it responds to Tums & other antacids but 9X out of 10 I don't have any!!! I think I am resisting buying them b/c I feel like they are a bandaid and I am kind of leary of them since I feel like I could mask a problem that could lead to esophogeal damage. I am worried that my heart burn is a result of the fill. I have been very restricted and have had a fair amount of PBing. Maybe the burn is things actually squeezing through my new, tiny stoma?????? Does anyone else have this issue? I never had heartburn preband except when pregnant. Do you think I could just take prilosec or something or are these meds contraindicated with the band??????? I know, I know, call the Dr.................

I think I am resisting buying them b/c I feel like they are a bandaid and I am kind of leary of them since I feel like I could mask a problem that could lead to esophogeal damage. I am worried that my heart burn is a result of the fill. I have been very restricted and have had a fair amount of PBing. Maybe the burn is things actually squeezing through my new, tiny stoma?????? .

You are not masking a problem that could lead to esophogeal damage. You are TREATING a problem that, if left untreated, can lead to esophogeal damage.

One of the symptoms of a too tight band is reflux. Heartburn. Yes, Prilosec or another OTC acid reducer is a good thing to do...UNTIL you can get in for a small ufill. Tums is handy, too, just not long acting like Zantac, et al.

You need a small unfill, IMO. And yes, call your doc. Good luck and keep us posted!

Yup, I have to agree with Kathy! You are a bit too tight, it sounds like.

same thing was happing to me the reflux and all, you need to call you doctor and get a small unfill, the doctor might want to give you a total unfill to let you stomach heel a little bit well thats wut my doc did for me a total unfill,

Having as little as .2 of your .4 cc fill will make a huge difference in your heartburn but I bet will still give you enough restriction to lose wieght. Having your fair share of PB's is not good for your esophagus or your band, call the Dr. ALso if you are PBing and not doing liquids for 24 hours after a pb it just becomes a vicious cycle, you need to rest your esophagus and stoma after a PB.