I had VSG on 1/28/15 and all was going well until my reflux became a lot worse. I am now on Protonix and hope that things will get better.

Now to the scary part. I woke up early Friday morning (1:45am) with extreme heart palpitations, nausea, diahrrea, cottonmouth, and flushed face. I couldn't get my heart rate down so I went to ER. The only thing they found was low potassium. The ER doc said that a leak would cause a rise in my white blood cell count and fever. Both of which were fine. I was given a lot of Adivan, something else to bring down heart rate (can't remember the name), and potassium and sent home. Now I'm lying here nauseous and scared to go to sleep with fears of waking up like Fri morning.

What scares me the most is the fear that I am embarking on the complication trail. I had this surgery to be healthier, not to feel like this and live in fear. Does anyone else get these feelings? Does my situation sound familiar to anyone?

Feeling lost and alone.

Oh and my doc said reflux is common the first few months and it generally settles down.

I had a similar situation yesterday and I am glad I found this thread. I was just sitting on the couch yesterday watching TV and my heart rate jumped up. When I checked everything my BP was 78/40 and heart rate 140. By the time I got to the ER my surgeon was there. No leak and all labs looked fine. I don't have the reflux and I know its not anxiety but at this point we don't really know what the problem is.