HI - i am patiently waiting for my surgical date - but i had a question for all of you bandsters... for anyone who had / has GERD .... and takes/took Nexium ... were you able to stop you medication after surgery ? My surgeon told me that i would not need it after surgery , but that scares me since i currently take it 2x's a day and if i were to stop now the vomiting would be horrible .... please let me know your experiences.....:thumbup:

Before surgery I was taking Prilosec, which is like Nexium only it is available over the counter. I don't have GERD, just acid reflux. After surgery my surgeon put me on Prilosec for another month in order to avoid ulcers. I am not sure if I will need to continue taking it or not after the first month. It seems that every doctor is different though.

I was worried about that too, I used to get bad heartburn. So far I haven't had any, but I don't eat right before bed either. However I had my prescription of Nexium redone to the oral solution, just in case! They are packets of granules you mix with water instead of having to take the pill. I've found that most of my meds were easily changed to liquids or chewables actually, I was quite surprised! But anyways I haven't had to use one dose yet. Crossing my fingers!

My Doctor wanted me to stop taking the Nexium because he says taking it could mask band problems. It seems sometimes reflux can be a symptom of a band problem and he wants to be aware of it so he can treat it. I was on Nexium for years and thought I couldn't do without it. Now it is a wonderful thing not having to take it...No problems on the band end so far.....:thumbup:

Been Nexium free since 8/26/09 (date of procedure). I was on Nexium for years. I was also afraid of not taking it after surgery, but haven't had anything no Gerd or reflux. :drool:

Thank you so much for the encouraging comments - it does put me at ease a bit --- for all the GERD people you all understand the "security blanket" effect nexium is to us ... i am looking forward to the day of no more medication and a whole new me =-] kind of like a rebirth !!!

I TAKE PRILOSAC TWICE A DAY, that is what our doctor makes us do..........but my regular dr makes me take it also,.,,,,in my case I think it is my age

I also was taking Nexium daily before surgery. Afterwards I took it for two days and it made me sick to my stomach so I quit taking it. My surgeon said that was good sign and my PCP did too. Had no problems since then either. Sad part is I had just gotten a 90 day refill a couple weeks before surgery on May 1st. Oh well it was worth it. You may experience the same thing after your surgery.

I stopped taking Nexium the day after my surgery. (Sept. 4) I just started having heart burn this last week so I got it refilled. I'm able to take it in pill form no problems. I might call my Dr. to see if this is normal. I also have had a slight stomach ache all week. Hope nothing is wrong.