I have my first WLS appointment later this month and am really leaning toward the sleeve but have heard it makes existing GERD worse. The surgeons office said they will correct my hernia at the time of surgery. Anyone have experience with GERD and having a sleeve?

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I had GERD before- need medication- and still need it. It is not worse. I did have a hiatal Hernia so that may have help me overall.

I have GERD. I had to have an esophageal manometry completed to see if the reflux was too bad to have the sleeve. That was the worst test ever, but I'd rather have that then increased reflux after the sleeve. I'm still waiting on results.

Dawnie_doo

I have GERD. I had to have an esophageal manometry completed to see if the reflux was too bad to have the sleeve. That was the worst test ever, but I'd rather have that then increased reflux after the sleeve. I'm still waiting on results.

Dawnie_doo

I had to look up the procedure. The surgeons office mentioned a scope. Now I am thinking that is what they were talking about.

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I "had" GERD. I had my hernia repaired at the same time I was sleeved.

NO MORE GERD!

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I have GERD. I had to have an esophageal manometry completed to see if the reflux was too bad to have the sleeve. That was the worst test ever, but I'd rather have that then increased reflux after the sleeve. I'm still waiting on results.

Dawnie_doo

I had to look up the procedure. The surgeons office mentioned a scope. Now I am thinking that is what they were talking about.

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@@bac2u This was definitely the scope they mentioned. Gagging wasn't the word! I felt like I was choking. I was only supposed to swallow on command. Of course, with a long scope through my nose and into my esophagus and stomach, I swallowed as a reflex. Each time I did that the test started over. Ugh! 1 hr 15 mins later I was done. By the way, it was only a 20-35 min test! Smh

Dawnie_doo

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I have GERD and have been on med for it for years. I can't miss a dose or it's really bad. My PA told me this week at my #6 nutritional visit that my sliding hiatal hernia will be repaired during surgery, and then I can expect to be free of GERD.

Horrible gerd preop. Have had no trouble post. Now I'm still on a ppi, which my surgeon requires, but I was on one for years preop and it was still uncontrolled, so much better!