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On 1/30/2022 at 1:08 AM, gabbykittyvsg said:

I had a sleeve 7 years ago and wish I would have known about the high prevalence of damage due to acid reflux after the sleeve. I now need to revise to bypass to stop the damage from getting worse. If you have any history at all of reflux, I'd be talking to your doctor about doing a bypass instead

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I'm sorry you've had such bad GERD. I suffer from it too now which is why I told my surgeon that I wanted the bypass instead of the sleeve. This forum is where I found out about the prevalence of GERD worsening after sleeve. Good luck with your revision!

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Honestly I can’t think of anything I wish I had known that was vital…in part because I read these forums so much preop. There are so many great threads that will give you so many perspectives and information. I read through a few surgery month buddy threads that were helpful seeing all these people talk about preop, op, post op experiences. A lot of great people have shared a ton of info, and some 18 month+ veterans have hung around and are super helpful with their advice as well.

Good luck!

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On 1/29/2022 at 11:17 AM, Smanky said:

Grapes, while a delicious little snack, will give me bowel cramps and purging diarrhea the next day. Fun!

But goddamn they're tasty little buggers.

Ha, really? MGB'er here, too, and I've had those bad boys since ... very early on. But you're right, they do help clean out the pipes sometimes :D

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