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Hi, new to site. Kaiser Colorado and sleeve date is April 23!

I have always had gerd. It is controlled now and was wondering what others experience is with gerd post-op with their sleeves. Also what size are your bougies? I'm 5'6 and 267 lbs can hardly wait to join the losers circle.

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I have gerd, had it before surgery too, it got a bit worse...I changed my bed to one that can go up and down I sleep in a more upright position-lying flat will make it so much worse (as I am sure you already know) I take omeprazole every day, I also take ratidine at night if I feel it flaring up. I went to costco and got myself a big supply. I don't suffer any ill effects.

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I had it before i got sleeved so my surgeon checked me for a hiatal hernia during the pre-surgery phase and i had one -so i had a hernia repair done at the same time and it helped fix that problem. After i lost about 80 something pounds my gallbladder threw a stone and i had that removed in January and now i don't have it at all. I think the hernia repair is what really helped with my GERD tho. Good luck!

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Thanks good information. I was told I had a hernia 15 years ago and when I took the h. Pylori drugs, it disappeared. My surgeon will also repair what she finds. So sorry you had to have another surgery.

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I had been treated for asthma for like 10 years prior to surgery. When they did my EGD and found evidence of GERD along with a hernia they sent me to a pulmonologist who confirmed it. Not asthma, chronic coughing from GERD. Put me on a ppi and it cleared up immediately. The first month after surgery it was way worse. I raised the head of my bed which helped and they doubled the PPI. Much better! Then with healing and weight loss much MUCH better! I still take the ppi but no symptoms anymore.

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I was time I couldn't get the sleeve bc of gerd bc it makes it worse. I have it pretty severely and I'm 10 months out from g RNY and haven't had it since

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