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Abby, I promise NOTHING has worked (& I've tried most of them), like Nexium............it also claims to 'heal" the erosions in your esaphagous (sp?)....One other thing....sounds nasty but in a tiny glass put a Tablespoon of baking soda and 1/2 water in the TINY glass....stir well and shoot it down.........You WILL burp the big man burp and feel much better! IF you can do this w/ band???????... my surg. is not 'til Sept.............. Joy

Hi!... I have had a large hiatal hernia for years, I just told my Dr. about it and he said they'd fix it when they went in to put band on, no extra cost........sounded like no bigee! Good Luck with yours....I will be glad to see the end of mine! Joy

My name is Joy, I am from Columbia, SC & am so glad to find this site.........am looking forward to meeting lots of new friends like myself who are going down this lapband road with me........Please let me hear from you! Joy:thumbup:

Hi! My Dr. is Dr. Ben Tribble, with Baptist Hospital. I called your group back in May but their receptionist was sooooo rude I never called back. I used to live in downtown Cola. and have had all my surgeries there so I wanted this at Baptist also. My friend had RNY with your Docs and she loved Dr. Strickland! When is your surgergy? Mine is in ???in Sept! Joy

That is great....mine is for ???in Sept!..Best of luck.....It feels like waiting for Christmas doesn't it. Hope everything goes great!...I just joined this site on Sun. on the rec. of a friend....yes...it is really full of great people! Joy

Thanks for the tip....this is really similar to the one I met you on! Joy

I have suffered from dreadful acid reflux for years and LIVE on nexium!..Sleeping with your head elevated does help & so does not eating late.....that is when it will "GET U"!.......I take 1 nexium every AM when I brush my teeth! Ask your Doc! Hope it gets better Joy

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO, never a 2nd thought........I go mid-Sept. and I CANNOT wait....but that is only me....the "Diet Queen" who has tried everything and this IS my answer! Be sure you LOVE your DR. and trust him and it is like when the plane takes off, your in the hands of the pilot and God! Don't 2nd guess yourself......You know what's right! Joy