First Follow Up Today

[tara1021 13]

Yesterday was 3 weeks since my surgery and I had my first post op appt today. All went well. I'm down a total of 44 lbs, 26 since surgery. I expressed my concern over the major reflux issues I've been having the last week. I did not have reflux issues at all pre surgery, except when I was pregnant with my twins. He told methat when people have reflux pre sleeve, the sleeve only makes it worse, so he won't sleeve them, only bypass. He said I was the first patient he's had to complain of reflux post, that didn't have it pre. Weird. He prescribed Prevacid. Hopefully it works. I'm dyin ova hea!

[Dooter 1,457]

That IS weird. I've heard mixed reports. I've had reflux since I was roughly 17 (before they gave relflux a real name) and I've heard some say that surgery will actually cure it, and then some that say it will still be there. At five months, I still have it, but my doc wants me on reflux meds for six months ANYway.

If the prevacid doesn't work, try a different brand. Everyone responds to certain ones better than others.

[petite-size-me! 70]

I've never had reflux (except twin pregnancy, more a space issue I think) and my surgeon said all sleeve patients go home on antacids. I'm on nexium. He said initially 4 months then will re evaluate.