Scheduled 11/22. GERD/hernia help

[caroline2 89]

I have been experiencing symptoms of acid reflux for the past few weeks. I did not know what it was. I spoke with a few nurses I work with last night and they said it sounds like acid reflux and possible hernia.

The symptoms I have been experiencing are a sour stomach, tongue feels weird, almost like it is burned and prickly, throat burns and sore, lump in throat and almost every time I lay down I throw up.

Have any of you experienced this?

Do I need to call my surgeons office? Afraid if I do that surgery will be postponed....on other hand, I'm afraid if I don't let them know it might be cancelled.

This is stressing me out. I appreciate any advise about this.

Thank you!

[jslern 11]

try taking a prilosec in the morning 1/2 hr before eating. Did you not have an endoscopy for the surgery? You might have hiatal hernia which they can repar during surgery. Talk to dr. you don't want to go against their advice good luck. I have endoscopy today to see if surgery is on for Thursday. I have hernia and mild reflux. I am taking acifex for the last six weeks and hope today he will say I am healed they will not operare on me til there is some healing of esopg erosion

[caroline2 89]

I had a swallow test done, but that was about 4 months ago. I think I will go ahead and call the center. I appreciate your response.

[Ernestine 13]

I had the same problems for a few years, they discovered I had a hiatal hernia during surgery and he repaired it too when he did my sleeve!! I still have acid reflux but not as bad, he has me on omeprazole 40mg one a day and that helps even after the repair. I would mention your symptoms to your surgeon but I don't think he will cancel your surgery not unless he see you have a problem that's why its good to let him know. The most mine did when I told him of my acid problem suggested I do a by pass....aaaaa NO. LOL I did the sleeve. Good luck with your surgery best decision I ever made acid and all!!

Edited November 4, 2013 by Ernestine