Reflux?

[jennifer4444 34]

I've always had what I thought was mild reflux. Occasional heartburn that tums or a Zantac would fix pretty quickly. I mentioned it at my preop and doc wanted to do an upper gi. This showed some slow movement of the Fluid in my esophagus. She then ordered a motility test. Not very pleasant! 2 parts to it. 1st they snake a tube down the nose to check the muscle reaction of the esophagus. Not a final report, but according to the tech, no real issues. The they place a smaller tube down the nose into the stomach and check the pH for 24 hours. I felt no heartburn for the 24 hours.

Had the tube removed this am and the tech asked me why I didn't press the button when I had heartburn. Told him because I didn't have any. Seems like there was a lot of acid. He said his best guess was it was moderate to severe but on the lower end between the esophagus and stomach. Final report due next week.

The surgeon said based on the upper gi if i had a motility disorder, she does not think I'd be a good sleeve candidate.

My question, and sorry for such a long intro to it, is has anyone had reflux and still been able to get the sleeve? If so, how bad did it get. Thank you for reading and any insight would be very much appreciated. I finally made up my mind to do this and would be SO disappointed if I can't go through with it.

[cflore13 0]

I've honestly has acid reflux for about 3 years before my sleeve. After surgery, I get it every day. No idea why, I've literally just become so used to it I don't pay attention to it. I just got prescribed Pepcid twice a day so ill have to see how that goes. My surgeon warned me about it before surgery and I still decided on going through with it.

[Peggylou 44]

I have had reflux for years. Took Nexium I had a upper GI and was diagnosed with Barrett's Esaphogus I am in early stage no dysplasia. First thing he told me was to lose weight. Not easy cause I'm also a diabetic high cholesterol sleep apnea and high blood pressure. Lots of meds made me tired. He told me I needed to lose 70 pounds. I went to see a doctor about gastric surgery. He and my gastro doc talk and decided the sleeve would work for me. I had surgery the 13 of sept and have lost 15 pounds. I'm off all of my meds. Oh BTW they found a hiatal hernia whie in there. What a difference that made getting that puppy fixed. I do get Gas. Not the same as reflux I use gas x strips. No reflux. Mainly I'm sure is because my diet has changed so much. Both doctors told me my acid levels would drop. Not all doctors would agree the sleeve is good when you have Barrett's but both my doctors felt it was a good choice for me.

Wishing you luck!! I'm down to 183. Enduring what everyone refers to as the three week stall. I'm gonna up my walking tomorrow and switch up some of the liquids Soups Proteins ect.. To get my metabolism moving again.

Take care!!

[jennifer4444 34]

Thank you guys for the input. We'll have the results next week. She said bypass is an option but she is hesitant to do that because I have a family history of ovarian cancer and she's concerned that if I had breast cancer down the road i'd have issues with absorbing tamoxifen. Really weird because my family is negative for the gene that would make me at a higher risk. I'm in the medical field so I know the last thing I want to do is encourage a surgeon to do a surgery they don't want to, but seems like this might be way too conservative and a second opinion might be in order. Just bummed because I've got all my time off and coverage for the kids lined up. Oh well, just wait for the results I guess! Best of luck to you on your journeys and congrats on your successes!