I've woke up three different times since I had my sleeve. The acid starts to come up and then goes down the wrong windpipe. It is horribly painful. I take Rx Prilosec morning and night. Last night it was so bad, it had me choking and running the the bathroom try to gag it out so the pain would stop. It was all mucas with bright red streaked. Not a lot, just enough to scare me. This happen to anyone else? If so, what do you do when it happens?

This happened to me twice. I hat eaten just before I went to bed. My dr told me not to eat or drink 2 hours before bed. Not sure if that is your situation.

It definitely sounds like acid reflux to me. But you would think the Prilosec would take care of that, you should definitely call your Dr. and ask him what to do, maybe he can try a different reflux med or maybe it is something totally different. Good Luck

Sounds painful

I'm not sure, maybe an ulcer?

I would say it warrants a call to the Dr.

I hope you start getting better!

See this is what makes me nervous about having this done because I am afraid to throw up my meds...I also take nexium and have acid reflex and I know that burn that comes up it hurts,,,

I had that happen to me a few times before the sleeve surgery, it was a hiatal hernia. My surgeon repaired the hernia when I was sleeved. Ive had no reflux since then.

Please see your doctor as soon as you can. If its a hernia it can be fixed.

See this is what makes me nervous about having this done because I am afraid to throw up my meds...I also take nexium and have acid reflex and I know that burn that comes up it hurts,,,

So why not consider doing the bypass instead. My understanding is that people with acid reflux prior to surgery should not have this surgery and rather opt for the bypass. Our clinic won't perform the sleeve on anyone with reflux prior to surgery.

Sounds painful

I'm not sure, maybe an ulcer?

I would say it warrants a call to the Dr.

I hope you start getting better!

I hadn't considered an ulcer. I've been under alot of stress lately. So much, they doubled my depression meds, added one to it and I had to take off work Friday just to try and calm down. Seems like when you tell a dr whats going on, they just want to write you a Rx...My pill box is full.

You should talk to your doc. For one thing, not all PPI's are created equal and a different one might work while what you are taking is definitely not doing the job. Also, I am going through something similar and they are giving me an endoscopy to check out the damage and look for a cause - perhaps an endoscopy is in order. Also, my surgeon thought that my symptoms were the sign of a mild stricture and they sound pretty similar to your symptoms, so maybe a barium swallow could tell them something... It's all guesswork, but sounds very familiar to me!

I hadn't considered an ulcer. I've been under alot of stress lately. So much' date=' they doubled my depression meds, added one to it and I had to take off work Friday just to try and calm down. Seems like when you tell a dr whats going on, they just want to write you a Rx...My pill box is full.[/quote']

I'm so sorry! Yes, it does seem like that!

Stress is really hard on our tiny stomaches. Stressful days call for tiny nibbles of melba toast through out the day!

Hang in there, it takes a lil bit before our depression meds start giving us improvement!!

I hadn't considered an ulcer. I've been under alot of stress lately. So much' date=' they doubled my depression meds, added one to it and I had to take off work Friday just to try and calm down. Seems like when you tell a dr whats going on, they just want to write you a Rx...My pill box is full.[/quote']

Are you exercising? Nothing helps my stress like exercise, just 30 min on the treadmill makes a world of difference. Vit B is good, too. It really helped my sister after she lost a child.

I hadn't considered an ulcer. I've been under alot of stress lately. So much, they doubled my depression meds, added one to it and I had to take off work Friday just to try and calm down. Seems like when you tell a dr whats going on, they just want to write you a Rx...My pill box is full.

Sorry you are dealing with this. Hope you get our tummy issues resolved and then some help beyond pills for depression. It is really unfortunate that medication is thrown at us for everything, especially depression, and sometimes we just need a little more than that. This time of year is tough too with it being so dark and cold. Hope you get better soon.

So why not consider doing the bypass instead. My understanding is that people with acid reflux prior to surgery should not have this surgery and rather opt for the bypass. Our clinic won't perform the sleeve on anyone with reflux prior to surgery.

Yeah, this is not necessarily true, I had acid reflux and hiatel hernia repair with my sleeve and I feel great. I think it just depends on the person, body, and possibly food choice or when you eat. You should never lay down immediately after eating and if you overfill your pouch you are going to have issues. There could also be something else going on, I would discuss it with my doctor.

I cant imagine why a doctor would refuse to do a sleeve if you have reflux? The majority of people who have the sleeve also had hernia repair at the same time. Reflux is a fact of life before the surgery.

In any case, OP please do not take medical advise from any of us. Its actually dangerous to do so, none of us are doctors.

Please see your doctor ASAP.

Definitely see your doctor. It could be an ulcer or something worse. I am pre-op and have really bad reflux without my meds, but prilosec and other milder meds don't work for me. I take Protonix and it is one of the best - much stronger and helps a whole lot more. I definitely know what it's like to wake up choking on acid. Hope you get it taken care of and feel better soon.

I cant imagine why a doctor would refuse to do a sleeve if you have reflux? The majority of people who have the sleeve also had hernia repair at the same time. Reflux is a fact of life before the surgery.

In any case, OP please do not take medical advise from any of us. Its actually dangerous to do so, none of us are doctors.

Please see your doctor ASAP.

First, I just want to make clear that I believe that anyone with any symptoms that they are experiencing that is causing concern should call their doctor.

That being said and out of the way....

I do clinical health research for a living (at a reputable university) and work with several gastroenterologists. The reason they do not recommend this surgery on those with GERD pre-op (at least here) is because the literature (peer reviewed research) is very clear that there is a strong positive correlation between Sleeve Gastrectomy and post-op GERD. Try "Association between gastroesophageal reflux disease and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy." (Crater et. Al.) Another article by Himpens, "Long Term Results After Laporascopic Sleeve Gastrectomy" finds that 1 in every 4 patients (77.5% at 3 years and 53.3% at 6+ years, P<.0001) who have this surgery develop GERD. However, the sleeve performed in combination with a hiatoplasty (Jossart, G., 2011) may cure reflux in some patients but it also states that if GERD is later developed, then the surgery can be converted to a Bypass. So, there is the data folks. If you haven't had the surgery yet, I think it's a good idea to talk about this with your doctor. I am a firm believer in patient-doc shared decision making with all the current medical literature out there in the open. Ultimately, it's your decision in coordination with your doctor.

For those who have their own experiences or opinions, that's great for you but just because my great old aunt who smoked until she was 95 didn't get lung cancer, doesn't mean that smoking doesn't cause lung cancer. When there is research to indicate that there is an alternative that might be better for someone, why not consider having the discussion at least?

So, that's it from me. I wish all of you the best and hope that the OP gets better soon! Good luck!