Almost 4 months post op. NUT encourageing me to wean off my acid inhibitor protonics. Wow. Immediately having heartburn like no bodies business. Like water is giving me heartburn. Folk that are at least 4 month out. How long did it take until your heartburn was not so bad? Ever? Do you still take a acid inhibitor? Do you just deal with it with a tums? Chronic heartburn can lead to other issues.

42 minutes ago, Dabearo said:

wean off my acid inhibitor protonics. having heartburn

@Dabearo

congrats on losing 95 lbs, that's great!!!

don't understand why doc would want to take you off heartburn meds?

do the meds control your heartburn?/help a little??-

tums are a Band-Aid aid, not a cure!!

i can count on two hands, how often i've had heartburn. it is really

miserable!!

i can't imagine having it on a regular basis.

unfortunately , the sleeve and heartburn sometimes do go "hand in

hand"!!

talk to doc again, you are the patient! tell him your strong feelings.

he can't MAKE you stop the meds. (if he has a good reason, ask

him to explain, and then you two discuss)

good luck

congrats on your weight loss

kathy

I'm wondering why the nutritionist is making these recommendations--shouldn't your surgeon or primary care doctor be in charge of making recommendations about your meds? I'd definitely check with whoever prescribed the medication.

4 hours ago, XYZXYZXYZ1955 said:

I'm wondering why the nutritionist is making these recommendations--shouldn't your surgeon or primary care doctor be in charge of making recommendations about your meds? I'd definitely check with whoever prescribed the medication.

My NUT just reinforces the plan of my surgeon and program I’m in.

Do do you have heartburn Also?

The program recommends a wean. Just trying to gauge what’s normal what’s not.

Our plan used to keep sleeve patients on for 6 months, now it's just 1 month. I'm too afraid to stop! Long term use of ppi's has some risk, but I think the risk of long term acid damage is high.

My Pcp did recommend maybe switching from a ppi to something like pepcid or tagamet. My surgeon ok'd it's use if I needed it.

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I've had GERD and been on Protonix for years; my surgeon switched me to Pepsid twice a day, so that's what I take now. I wasn't aware that they might try to take me off it at some point.

Back on my protonics. I’m going to give it another month. I’m only 4 months today. My goal is to be off all pills. I hate them. I’m about to be off my blood pressure pill.

I've been on it for a few months. I still take it twice a day. If I don't it hurts way too bad, no matter what I eat or drink. My doc has never told me they're going to ween me off of it. I'm only like 45 days out.

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