str8updave

DC here. I had surgery on Sept 21, 2016. I had a rough time of it with lots of gastric reflux which I never had before the surgery. The doc put me on protonix which really didn't help. At almost exactly my 3rd month I was still having a lot of problems and was given scripts to do a stomach emptying study and another study to watch my stomach contractions and also to see if I was suffering from too much bile instead of acid.... well I am also having back problems. 
I was miserable to I went to an acupuncturist. Son of a gun! The acid reflux just stopped! It was like a miracle. I still take protonix once in the morning but I'm not living on carafate anymore and I didn't do the stomach emptying studies. I've lost 60 lbs. Except for my back it feels good to be thin, wearing clothes I haven't worn in years. I'm working on stretches and I want to start to exercise as soon as I can get a handle on this back pain. I make sure I get my vitamins (no hair loss) and calcium. and I also stepped up and take  5000mg of B12, 100mg of B6, 5000mg of D3, and 600mg of magnesium plus my multi vitamin from bariatric advantage . I try to remember to take that twice a day.