I am 3 weeks post-op today and woke up with major reflux. I cant even stand to swallow Water. My Protein shakes are making me gag and are like a rock in my throat. I already take Nexium 40 mg daily and have even tried Maalox. It isn't helping. I had a hernia repaired in this surgery as well and the first few days after the surgery I had trouble swallowing but it got better. Now its a nightmare. My surgeon says this is from the hernia repair, b ut I thought repairing this was suppose to stop or at least improve this sort of issue? I mean I am taking pretty strong RX meds for this and I even have an adjustable bed so I can sleep with my head elevated. Now I am not getting all the protein I need nor am I getting in my water intake. This really sucks, and I am starting to think I made a huge mistake. I don't understand how some people on here are stating they are so much better from this surgery and have so much energy. Right now I have never felt weaker, and more nauseous. Sometimes dizzy too. Anyone else out there have these problems after a hernia repair w/sleeve and what did you do to get past them? The doctors sure don't explain all this crap that can happen. We probably would never have the surgery if they did.

@@Diane Liggett - Are you self pay? If not why not set up a consultation with the bariatric surgeon. Part of the preop process is either an Upper GI or EGD. Either one would acess you reflux issues and let you know whether you would be a good candidate for sleeve surgery. The other option then would be bypass, which from my understanding does cause issues with reflux.

@@BLERDgirl thank you for your response. i am self pay, but it would seem to me i could go to a Gastrointernologist or ear nose and throat doctor and get either an Upper GI test or EGD done. Thank you for the input. I have heard so many wonderful things about the Gastric Sleeve especially in regulating appetite that I had always though I wanted the Gastric Sleeve over the bypass surgery. This may be my only alternative though. :-( We'll see.

If you are self pay it does make sense to get the testing done and present that to the bariatric surgeon. They can then advise if sleeve or bypass is a better option. I hope something works out for you.

@@BLERDgirl Thank you. Fingers crossed. :-D

I had gastric sleeve and hernia repair on Feb 5th 2015. The first week I felt great, come the 2nd week oh boy!!! I had to go back to my Dr for an upper endoscopy because my stomach is inflamed and full of bile. He put me on yet another medication and said if it doesn't work we would have to do a by-pass over the sleeve. The bile makes it extremely painful to eat or drink and gurgles in my throat. And the nausea is horrible. Has anyone else had this issue and what have your Dr's suggested??? Thank you

I am curios as to why you would have to do something as drastic as having another surgery and do a bypass? I was just given to option to switch from sleeve to bypass but its because I have had a leak for 8 months that is not healing and I am very sick. Was even in the ICU on a breathing tube, etc Good luck to you!