GERD

[GettinSkinnywithit 176]

Does GERD get better or worse after bypass surgery? The nurse practitioner at my Gastroenterologist’s office mentioned that it often gets worse but I could have sworn the gastric doc said it would definitely improve.

[Losingit2018 1,170]

I have always read that it gets better. That is the main reason to have bypass over sleeve from what I have read.

[toodlerue 432]

If you have GERD you want the by pass!

[PCOSSUCKS 96]

My surgeon suggested bypass bc if that. And to be honest, I have seen more and more post of sleeve to bypass posts lately....so anyway my point is I’m having bypass and not sleeve bc of the GERD issue

[Jengo825 37]

My surgeon would not do the sleeve for me because he said my GERD would get much worse. I had the gastric bypass revision from Lapband last July and the GERD is completely gone!

[GettinSkinnywithit 176]

I had a feeling the NP was incorrect. I’m going to call the surgeons office to confirm. Amazing how much mis- information there is out there about WLS.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

When i was sleeved 6+ years ago, all the info/stats weren't in on the sleeve.

since i didn't have much/any gerd in my "past" life - surgeon said sleeve

would be a good option for me. As others have said, bypass is the way to

go if you have gerd/reflux problems.

Knowledge is Power!!

good luck

kathy

[Road Runner 66]

I had revision lapband to bypass 12/17. I had horrible gerd before my bypass, but since the surgery I have not had one single episode. The bypass completely solved the problem!!

[GettinSkinnywithit 176]

Thanks for the replies. I’m scheduled for my second EGD in three months to check on my Esophagitis. Earliest I could be approved for WLS would be October/November so trying to learn everything I can. Knowing it would disappear is reassuring. I have a call into my surgeons office but have not received an answer yet.

[catwoman7 10,846]

NP is wrong. Bypass often cures it. Sleeve can make it worse (not always, but often).