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How long does ACID Reflux or GERD last

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key12    18

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Hello,

Has anyone had problems with GERD/Acid Reflux? I have been recently put on medication for it. Has anyone been put on medication for this and was able to come off after a few weeks or months after GSV?

Thank you.

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SleeveDreamer    383

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I had a VSG 5 1/2 years ago. About three years ago my acid started coming back. VSG does not control acid because you still have a useable stomach. Recently in the past year it was terrible and out Of control. I had an RNY on June 12 because my doctor said in my case that was the only resolve to stop my acid. I was told I had to take my Pepcid twice a day for about sixty days and it would be gone. I had it a a couple times a week for seven weeks. Then it stopped. The doctor told me to stop taking my morning pill to see if it came back. It did not. Now he told me to stop them completely and i have and NO acid! I am so relieved to be rid of the acid once and for all!

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Brandeis    401

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I'm 9 months out and it still happens to me regularly. I just take regular Zantac whenever I start to get a bit rumbly...

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key12    18

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Hello all,

Thank you for your responses. How did the conversion to RNY work since you had a lower BMI from the sleeve procedure?

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2 hours ago, key12 said:

Hello all,

Thank you for your responses. How did the conversion to RNY work since you had a lower BMI from the sleeve procedure?

If you are referring to insurance, I didn't have either surgery for weight loss so BMI was not even considered. I had some upper GI issues. I have lost weight, but really didn't need to. Had I not had this RNY, it would have been likely that in the future I may have gotten esophageal cancer because my acid was so out of control. Also I had an area on my esophagus that was so thin from acid damage, it would have probably ruptured in the near future, so he had to repair that when he got in there before he did the bypass. My pouch is smaller than normal because of the repair so the restiction is much greater than the sleeve restriction. But everything is going great. Never had any pain or any nausea, and I am on all food now and no issues. No regrets!

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