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Me too! What gives?.... It's like swallowing a golf ball if I try to take more than one little sip........please tell me this gets better

Can someone please tell me is heartburn common after surgery I'm 5 days out and sipping Water or broth hurts ?

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I understand acid to be a very common issue which is why my doc prescribed 6 months worth of Protonix post-op. And I took Prevacid pre-op and will likely transition back after 6 months. I haven't had the pain you mention so maybe the med is countering the acid related pain.

I've read of folks who never had acid issues having them after the sleeve surgery, but often for the short term. Probably a matter of the new-sized tummy adjusting its chemistry.

You may want to ask your doc about a PPI antacid.

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Yes, I take omeprazole (prevacid) every day. It is a PPI that is over the counter. I get mine at costco or Walgreen's. Good luck to you.

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I am 5 days out and I cannot swallow anything without pain. Even my own saliva. I ended up in the ER last night to get IV fluids. It is so painful to swallow it feels like I'm swallowing a very heavy rock. The air and gas is horrible. Does this go away? The PPI granules help slightly.

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I thought it was just me! Did they do any tests at the ER?

I am 5 days out and I cannot swallow anything without pain. Even my own saliva. I ended up in the ER last night to get IV fluids. It is so painful to swallow it feels like I'm swallowing a very heavy rock. The air and gas is horrible. Does this go away? The PPI granules help slightly.

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They went down my throat with the camera and thought something might be in there, but they found nothing and just said it was swollen. I did have a hiatal hernia repair but this is miserable.

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I had my sleeve on the 27th. liquids go down great with a little pain. Blended food however make my insides feel like I am swallowing pockets of air and gives me such chest pain and my belly feels like it's full of pop rocks. Anyone else have this and how soon did it go away?

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The 27th? Of Feb? Too soon for food.

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I'm 16 months out and have horrible heartburn if I don't take my PPI. I never had it before surgery. Looks like this may be a permanent thing. If you can, get a prescription it's so much cheaper than over the counter. I pay less than five dollars for a month's supply.

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@ BabyNurse: Way too soon for food. You should be on soups! Slow down, you are still healing.

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I'm 2 weeks out and I get heartburn when I eat too fast or too big of a bite.

For me, it is a relearning process. I've been shoveling food in forever. I'm learning to listen to my sleeveie. She tells me how to proceed. A little rumble from sleeveie means set the fork or spoon down, take a breath in and out. Wait, wait. Relax before taking another bite.

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Yup, the 27th of Feb. All his pts go to purée food post op day #2.

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I trust my doc, he has been doing this for 20 years, I just want the bubbles to go away. Purée food =bubbles, cold drinks of water=bubbles. I am laying low on the food ( which was cream of wheat and apple sauce) the one thing that did not give me bubbles was the warm Decaf coffee.< /p>

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I had my surgery on 2/26 and was able to move to full liquids on day 3 which I only added my Protein shake and Jello to the clear liquid diet. Everytime I drink anything, I get a sharp pain and then loud gurggling noises as it goes down. The surgeoun gave me an antacid and told me to try prevacid so I just started it today. I hope the heartburn is temporary!!

I am back at work this morning and had to explain the gurgling noise and excessive burping to my co-worker. Kinda funny..

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