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I just got off of the phone with my gastroenterologist. She told me that my hiatal hernia is still there with significant inflammation. She also told me because of my history of reflux (even though it’s not really that bad), she does not recommend getting the sleeve. She said it WILL get significantly worse and I’d likely have to have another surgery to convert to RNY because of it. She is sending a referral to the leading bariatric surgery group in my area, so now I am waiting to hear from them! I hope I get going on this sooner than later.

That’s great! I did my online seminar yesterday and they called me in the afternoon to ask me if I had issues getting the seminar going... I said no, I completed it? But I’m wondering if it’s in their system as two different people because my iPad defaulted to my full name when I entered my info the first time, then the seminar I typed it in manually and didn’t put my middle name. I might have to call them back and let them know? They said they were going to talk to their IT department. Hopefully I don’t have to do it again, but I will if I have to! That’s a relief to hear that it will likely be much easier than my C-sections! Thanks!

I’ve been lurking for a couple of days, then I made an account and lurked for a few more. I like how nice and encouraging everyone is here. Very friendly place!

Yeah I watched the online seminar video and he said that he does lap band, too. I know that when I started researching surgery options it was the one that turned me off absolutely. The sleeve and RNY sound so much better in reality. When he was listing the complications of all 3, the lap band said stuff like strangulated stomach...and I’m like...Say what now? No thanks! Thanks! Yeah I’m reading that this day and age there are significantly less complications with any bariatric surgery (specifically the sleeve and RNY). When I was a kid, one of my friends mom had “stomach stapling” done, and ultimately it ended up killing her somehow. I don’t remember the details, I was 8 or 9. All I remember is she got super thin and had complications the entire time. But keep in mind this was the late 80s or very early 90s. I am aware that with anything, as time passes we learn more about everything, and the procedures become easier to do and easier to recover from. I’ve had two C-sections, so I’m imaging recovery might be similar in ways, and not in others. My first C-section was pretty miserable after they tried inducing labor for 2.5 days. The second one, I went straight into surgery, no inducing. So recovery was quick with my second. By the 3rd day I was ready to go!

Hi there Mikey! I need to lose 125-150 pounds. I haven’t decided what my ultimate goal is yet, but I figured somewhere between 150 and 175. I’m 5’7”. When I look up a healthy BMI it ranges from 121-158. So I guess I should be aiming somewhere in the 150s. Either way, I have over 100 pounds to lose. I have minor heartburn issues that started to get worse as I put on weight. I’m likely to put the blame on the hiatal hernia, as when I lose weight at any given time and put it back on the heartburn gets better with the loss and then gets worse with the gain. I’ve never formally been diagnosed with GERD. I don’t have constant burning in my throat. Most of what happens is that the gas from my stomach gets trapped in the hernia and seems to be bringing up stomach acid with it. So when I burp it’s pretty awful, but it truly depends on what I eat. I’ve been avoiding all of my trigger foods since the hernia got worse (no tomatoes for example).