ok so i went to the docs yesterday to follow up on why i have been pukin so much stomach acid......well after a brief interrogation, he scheduled an endoscope today to find out whats going on....so they ended up having to do a biopsy while they were down my throat....1st off i have ulcerations on the bottom part of my stomach.......and they are suspecting i have the h.pylori bacteria....which causes over production of acid apparently....but i wont know for sure until next week......

ANYONE experience this????:biggrin:

He said worse case scenerio id have to have the band removed.....

I inquired about my eligibility 4 RNY and he said he wasnt sure cause my bmi is below 35 now......

im at a loss for words......i havent even reached goal yet:cursing:

I've seen this discussed here several times in the past so you may want to do a search. I have yet to hear of someone having to have the band removed, so there is hope. But if you do have it you may have to be unfilled. Also if it is confirmed be prepared for a possible unpleasent time with antibiotic treatment. I have read that the medications are pretty rough.

I thought I read it on here before too, I looked for awhile yesterday and couldnt find it, Im going to try to search again today.....Thanks so much for your response:thumbup:

i am afraid to think that i may have what you have ! i am starting to have problems myself. i think i am am coughing or puking up bile or stomach acid but am unsure. it is always in the wee hours of the morning. the coughing wakes me up, because there is gastric juices trying to crawl up my esphogus apparently when i go to sleep and all during the night. i see from your profile you are 30 and in philly. i am 29 and live 8 minutes from philly (deptford). small world :scared2:

Have you had any pain associated with the puking? I am just wondering because I think I may have Gastritis. It used to just come and go sometimes but now it seems to be more frequent and for longer.

I don't have any acid in my mouth or puking problems (except for PB'ing when not chewing enough). It's like a churning pain in my stomach. Usually accompanied by alot of gurgling and bubbling in my stomach. It feels like a ton of gas, but I don't think it is because Gas-X won't do a thing. Burping and farting help a bit, but not totally. Tums calms it for a little, but it starts right back up.

I am going to call my doc tomorrow. Last time I saw him I mentioned it, but he didn't seem too concerned because it wasn't that often.

I am deathly scared that this is what my problem is and I don't want to have to deal with anymore surgeries etc. I hope that I can just get on some meds to make it stop. Today has been terrible. It's been non-stop since this morning and has only gotten worse.

Have you had any pain associated with the puking? I am just wondering because I think I may have Gastritis. It used to just come and go sometimes but now it seems to be more frequent and for longer.

I don't have any acid in my mouth or puking problems (except for PB'ing when not chewing enough). It's like a churning pain in my stomach. Usually accompanied by alot of gurgling and bubbling in my stomach. It feels like a ton of gas, but I don't think it is because Gas-X won't do a thing. Burping and farting help a bit, but not totally. Tums calms it for a little, but it starts right back up.

I am going to call my doc tomorrow. Last time I saw him I mentioned it, but he didn't seem too concerned because it wasn't that often.

I am deathly scared that this is what my problem is and I don't want to have to deal with anymore surgeries etc. I hope that I can just get on some meds to make it stop. Today has been terrible. It's been non-stop since this morning and has only gotten worse.

I did have some pain, I almost felt like I needed someone to massage my actual stomach (not my pouch).

How did you make out?

I ended up taking max strength zantac. That seemed to help the issue for a while. I called the doc on Monday and they had me go in for an upper GI. I am not sure why he wanted to do this, since they pain seemed to come from the bottom part of my stomach and not around my band or pouch. It came back fine. I haven't had anymore pain, but I have decided if I do, I will take a zantac asap. Maybe I'll call the doc again, it depends on how bad it happens again.