34 bougie and acid reflux

[SC~Amanda 0]

hello all! I am just waiting from my insurance to approve my sleeve and wondering yalls opinions....

My surgeon uses a 34 bougie; I currently have GERD due to H.Pylori which I am being treated for (should be gone in about 2 weeks). I am wondering what the general consensus is on acid reflux with a size 34 stomach. My doc said the small the stomach the greater the likelihood of acid reflux so he thinks 34 is a good mid point...

Any thoughts?

[NJMOMof2 17]

I heard the smaller the bougie the more of a chance for reflux. My doctor uses a size 40 bougie and I have NO reflux at all. I had to take some prevacid a couple days after surgery but that's it. a can eat about a half cup of dense Protein and I am filled for hours. I got hunger pangs but at around 9 weeks post-op, they went away

With that being said, I heard there is a very very minor difference in the sizes (we are talking millimeters.....the thickness of a dime)

Good luck and do your research. you don't need GERD to get worse!

[Billy363627 15]

I would rather have a smaller stomach and take ppi's . I don't know what size bungie they used on me but i haven't had acid reflux at all. I have been taking protonics since about 2 months before surgery...so going to continue until doc takes me off..