I have chosen the Sleeve for my surgery but my surgeon is really pushing me to go for a bypass. When I told him that I suffer from acid reflux he REALLY started pushing saying that the reflux would get much worse with the sleeve. How much worse did your reflux get compared to before surgery?

Oh, my goodness. I also had acid reflux so my surgeon did an endoscopy to see if I had a hiatal hernia. It did show that I did have a hiatal hernia so he repaired it at the same time that he did the gastric sleeve. My surgeon recommended the sleeve right from the very beginning and with the repair, I should have no problems with reflux. I would really question your surgeon on this. I have heard of more patients having dumping problems with the bypass.

I agree with Betty. I had terrible reflux, had a hiatal hernia repair during sleeve surgery, and have had only one reflux issue since surgery. But that was my fault as I worked very late one night and ate something as I was crawling into bed. Just tired and not thinking.

The sleeve cured my reflux issues, so ...

I had prior to the sleeve the lap band, I had horrid acid reflux with the band and my surgeon said that the reflux will stick with me for life because of the damage the band did to my stomach. I am on medication for it too this day and I am 9 weeks out of having the revision surgery to the sleeve, I can't go a day without it. Hopefully down the road it will get better.