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I am getting a band to sleeve revision next month and I was wondering if anyone still gets heartburn after their sleeve operation. My friend that was sleeved last December says that she sometimes wakes up literally choking because of the stomach acids coming up at night. Does this happen to anyone? What causes it and how do I prevent it? Thanks

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Hearburn/reflux is a very well-documented side effect of sleeve surgery, whether you are having a revision from lap band or this is a first bariatric procedure.

If you have a hiatal hernia, see if your surgeon can repair it during your sleeve surgery. This is a very common cause of GERD and having it repaired can make a huge difference. I had occasional GERD prior to my sleeve surgery, my surgeon fixed it during my sleeve surgery and no GERD since.

Many sleevers take a PPI such as omeprazole or Protonix for several months after surgery -- talk to your surgeon about this.

If you already have GERD and it is not caused by a hernia or some other repairable deformity, then gastric bypass may be something you want to consider. Sleeve surgeries can cause or worsen GERD but bypass cures it something like 98% of the time.

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I am getting a band to sleeve revision next month and I was wondering if anyone still gets heartburn after their sleeve operation. My friend that was sleeved last December says that she sometimes wakes up literally choking because of the stomach acids coming up at night. Does this happen to anyone? What causes it and how do I prevent it? Thanks

4 years sleeve post op and my gerd is so ridiculous I'm getting a bypass revision soon....everyone is different but as I continue my research I find alot of people suffering just like me.

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Heartburn/reflux is side effect of sleeve surgery,

@@txdiva

@@Bufflehead (oh wise one!!) is correct :rolleyes:

looking into the gastric bypass is a good idea

do some research about gerd w/bypass vs sleeve

talk to your doc about your concerns

good luck

kathy

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Sleeved in August6. 3am still away perched on 3 pillows with shocking acid reflux. It is horrible. Taking Nexium with limited success. This is killing me!

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Would like to revise from band to sleeve but am concerned about this reflux issue. Even before having the band I had issues with acid reflux. I have it well under control now by taking omeprazol daily, but am concerned that with the sleeve the omeprazol won't be effective. Has anyone been ableto control their reflux succesfully by taking a ppi after VSG? Thnaks!

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Would like to revise from band to sleeve but am concerned about this reflux issue. Even before having the band I had issues with acid reflux. I have it well under control now by taking omeprazol daily, but am concerned that with the sleeve the omeprazol won't be effective. Has anyone been ableto control their reflux succesfully by taking a ppi after VSG? Thnaks!

I take omeperozole and I also use diluted apple cider vinegar, baking soda and alkta seltzer chewables. All the relief is only temporary and it's depressing the pain I'm in literally but don't let anyone discourage you because everyones body is completely different. Im just saying out of the 4 years post op last year it got the most intense when i got pregnant and had a miscarriage and has never been the same since. Upper GI. nov 8th can't wait for a solution alot of people don't understand those are the ones I've had to dismiss out of my life .

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FDClerical. Thanks so much for your answer. So sorry to read of recent sadness. The reflux issue seems to be a bit of a crap shoot as to whether you will be affected by it or not. A lot to think about. Good luck with your upper GI, I hope that you find a solution and some relief.

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Im 7 months out from sleeve surgery, and I still take oneprazol daily, it's been affective. When I tried to stop taking it around month 3 I had really bad heartburn, they said maybe around 9 months or so to try again to stop taking it... Sometimes I wake up with the acid in my throat thing but it's usually after I've drank coffee around bed time...

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FDClerical. Thanks so much for your answer. So sorry to read of recent sadness. The reflux issue seems to be a bit of a crap shoot as to whether you will be affected by it or not. A lot to think about. Good luck with your upper GI, I hope that you find a solution and some relief.

My new surgeon says I have Twisted sleeve slightly up top and massive heartburn. Upper g.i. Showed my sleeve to be very large and Fluid coming back up but luckily not all the way into the esophagus. Mental.eval on the 17th then submitting for approval for revision vsg to bypass. Nervous but ready to be our of this pain !!!

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. What a nightmare for you, what does your VSG surgeon have to say about this? I certainly hope that all turns out well for you. The very best of luck going forward.

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I am a band to vsg revision 2 years ago. The acid remains to the point I take 40mg nexium daily and still have break through. Dr has told me recently that I may have to revise to rny to fix the problem. He also told me that he no longer revises band to sleeve only band to bypass because of the acid issue. Good luck.

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A band to sleeve revision will not help with acid reflux.The repair before sleeve will not work either.I had Revision from sleeve to bypass because of acid reflux and hiatal hernia repair failure.The bypass is the only thing that eliminates the reflux.

I had my surgery on Nov.22nd and home recovering.They did fix hiatal repair again also.so far so good.Have to go through phases of diet again.Still on Phase 2.

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. What a nightmare for you, what does your VSG surgeon have to say about this? I certainly hope that all turns out well for you. The very best of luck going forward.

He's in Connecticut and I live in south Florida now so I'm restarting brand new with a different team and they are so amazing and supportive providing so many resources already totally different experience. Surgery is Dec 27th !

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