Hi! I’m hoping someone has some insight for me. I’m a year out and in August I had some sort of “attack” i felt pressure in my chest and back my throat I started sweating and really felt like I was going to pass out. I was sitting on the beach not exerting myself however I had overdone it the night before drinking and eating. The next time it woke me up and again the night before I had eaten red meat (not usual) and had wine (somewhat usual). After that I went to the dr had an ekg and a stress test all great. I exercise (run).

The past week I’ve had 2 more “attacks”. Today I was on he phone and I couldn’t talk from all the pressure in my chest.

I know GERD is a thing for sleeve patients but google searches don’t match up with what is happening. My dr said it’s indigestion and to take Prilosec which i will do but it seems it comes from nowhere and so fast! I see my surgeon for my yearly next week but I wanted to see if anyone has had any experiences similar?? Thanks!

Band to sleeve revision surgery 1/16/17

HW: 283

CW: 177

GW: 160

I’ve only had that sort of feeling when I’ve eaten a little too much and it feels like the food is backed up to my throat. Have you had any blood pressure issues at all? If you don’t have a monitor at home (it might be a good idea to invest in one - they are fairly inexpensive @ Walgreens.) I might recommend going to your local pharmacy (or grocery store if they have a pharmacy) and using one of those free machines to check it just to rule it out. It COULD just be indigestion, but starting now until your appt, I would keep a quick diary on your phone (in the notes or text yourself) of what you ate or were doing when the attack started to show your Dr at your next appt. Good luck! Hope it gets better for ya!!