Is this reflux?

[tenseintexas 182]

I have had a gurgling in my throat for that last week- it is not painful but making me crazy. Nothing ever comes up - just like weird bubbles . I take nexium everyday. What is it and what should I do?

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Edited October 8, 2016 by tenseintexas

[Butterflywarrior 241]

I haven't been sleeved yet but I heard about this gurgling being common after surgery...sometimes it's needing to chew more through and other times it's the stomach trying to readjust

[tenseintexas 182]

It's usually when I haven't eaten- like right when I wake up :/

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[BuffaloBill 168]

Just be careful my very good friend passed from esophagus cancer and that was a sign

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[tenseintexas 182]

Well that is terrifying. I was hoping this was normal of people who have had sleeves

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Edited October 9, 2016 by tenseintexas

[hectorlopez323 60]

I want the sleeve. My surgeon is pushing really hard to get me to agree to the roux en y. He says cause I have GERD , the sleeve would make it worse. Did you have acid reflex before the sleeve?

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[rolosmom7 740]

Nexium may just not be strong enough. You may just need rx omeprazole or pantaprazole

[hectorlopez323 60]

I'm on omeprazole, surgeon said it wouldn't be effective post surgery. Tenseintexas, is omeprazole an option?

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[tenseintexas 182]

Nothing is coming up at all- so IS it reflux? I don't know what omeprazole is? I will call my dr tomorrow for sure

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[Butterflywarrior 241]

@@hectorlopez323 do ur research..im surprised ar yout surgeon... my understanding is that you can get gerd with either surgery but ur actually less likely to get it with the sleeve because you keep your pyloric valve in the stomach.... trhe surgical nurse at our program said this at the last support group but I have also read it....

Nothing is coming up at all- so IS it reflux? I don't know what omeprazole is? I will call my dr tomorrow for sure


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omeprozole is prilosec

[hectorlopez323 60]

I'll look more into it. I've read a few random medical posts and some contradict eachother. One common idea however is that if you have pre-existing GERD it can get worse with sleeve. Ty for the advice. I will continue looking into it. I signed th concent form and he put down roux en y or possible sleeve gastrectomy or something like that. So I keep reading up on it , but he did scare me with this relevation.

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[tenseintexas 182]

@@hectorlopez323 my surgeon also said reflux is less with the sleeve? Good luck!

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[rolosmom7 740]

I take pantaprazole - I don't think it has a generic like Nexium or Prilosec.

I take pantaprazole - I don't think it has a generic like Nexium or Prilosec.

Yes, it's Protonix. Rx only.

[Butterflywarrior 241]

I'll look more into it. I've read a few random medical posts and some contradict eachother. One common idea however is that if you have pre-existing GERD it can get worse with sleeve. Ty for the advice. I will continue looking into it. I signed th concent form and he put down roux en y or possible sleeve gastrectomy or something like that. So I keep reading up on it , but he did scare me with this relevation.

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Yes I read and heard if u have it pre existing ur pretty much doomed to get it after with either surgery. I was supposed to get roux en y originally However I have a ton of medical problems plus on psych meds for bipolar and PTSD. So surgeon said adjustment of psych meds, chronic pain meds and those like me who sometimes need corticosteroids can't get rny bc malabsorption screws it all up with meds so don't know if you fall in any of those categories like me but it's something else to consider

[tenseintexas 182]

I have never had reflux- I honestly didn't even know if this WAS reflux because I though stuff came up your throat with reflux

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