Hello,

Can anyone share their experience with acid reflux/ GERD? My surgery was slightly more than 3 weeks ago, and I am having trouble with this. Food feels like it is my chest or throat. It does feel better when I walk and sometimes it keeps me up at night. Does this go away? I read about people having another surgery done to get it rid of it; I do not want to think about that option. I am very interested in hearing about another person's experience.

Thank you.

22 minutes ago, key12 said:

Hello,

Can anyone share their experience with acid reflux/ GERD? My surgery was slightly more than 3 weeks ago, and I am having trouble with this. food feels like it is my chest or throat. It does feel better when I walk and sometimes it keeps me up at night. Does this go away? I read about people having another surgery done to get it rid of it; I do not want to think about that option. I am very interested in hearing about another person's experience.

Thank you.

I was having the same problems until my surgeon & my primary got together & prescribed meds. I'm taking about 3 different meds but they help. I also have a hiatal hernia which causes its own problems. Sometimes it feels like my food is stuck in my throat or at the bottom of my esophagus. When that happens, I usually end up throwing up. Not a good feeling at all! It does get better with time, I promise. I'm praying that my surgeon will go back in & repair this hernia by the first of the year. Best of luck to you!!

Thank you for posting this topic because I am having the same problem, food stuck to my throat and I can't burp. May be I am eating more than I should or I am eating to fast. What do u think?? Thank u!

Hello,

My doctor put me on medication for GERD. I cannot remember the name but it starts with a "p." Anyway, it does seem to help; I can sleep at night. Also, I can drink more water.

Prilosec?

On 8/12/2017 at 7:13 AM, Simply_Divine said:

I was having the same problems until my surgeon & my primary got together & prescribed meds. I'm taking about 3 different meds but they help. I also have a hiatal hernia which causes its own problems. Sometimes it feels like my food is stuck in my throat or at the bottom of my esophagus. When that happens, I usually end up throwing up. Not a good feeling at all! It does get better with time, I promise. I'm praying that my surgeon will go back in & repair this hernia by the first of the year. Best of luck to you!!

Hi, did you have the hernia prior to the vsg surgery? I have one and surgeon said he would repair at the same time.

I am sorry to hear that you have developed GERD post-op. I did as well and my last week has been hell...

I didn't have hernia pre op and the PPIs my doc put me on didn't work( with the exception of nexium, which i almost vommited out right after i took it)

Do you feel your throat full of mucus/stomach acid an heartburn?

If so it might as well be GERD, but there plenty of diseases linked to the esophagus/stomach. Go to a gastro, they will help.

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Hello,

Thank you. I have found that chewing a piece of gum helps a lot after eating. I buy a pack of gum almost every other day.

That's perfect, if you also have trouble getting water in, i found out that ice tea (0 sugar, 0 calories) is great and can help a lot. Water is almost intolerable for me...

I am having surgery on the 19th of December and I have GERD and I have a hiatal hernia. My surgeon says that he is going to fix the hernia... crosses fingers that everything works out