Does anyone still get "stuck"?

[hmm33502 187]

I had this issue. I even had pneumonia because of the reflux and had to be unfilled for months. I never could get the restriction I previously had (honestly I was to tight but the results were amazing while it lasted). The band broke years later and no reflux since. I was planning to get sleeved but I'm hearing that because of the reflux with my band I will likely have reflux with the sleeve. Are you finding the same issue with reflux now that you've had the procedure done? Thanks.

No reflux issues at all with the sleeve. I had serious issues like tooth erosion from reflux and vomiting with the band. 6 months out and no problems. They gave me omneprozole (I think) for acid, but I didn't have to take it. My band was just too tight!


Banded 2010. Sleeved Dec 2016
137 lbs lost

[Milindia 6]

I used to throw up literally every time I ate. I would panicky if we weren't seated close enough to a bathroom at a resteraunt, because I knew I'd be in there 3 or 4 times. I hated eating with other people outside my immediate family. I'm only 21 days post op right now, but I know I had a pressure/pain feeling everyday in my chest for the last couple of years and now it's just gone. I had such severe scarring that it took 5 hours to do my revision surgery and was warned I may need the area where my band was dilated in a few months. However no pain in my chest and even though I'm just to mushy foods I haven't had that stuck feeling even once, and I used to get it with Water sometimes. Band coming out was the best choice for me!

[larta 26]

My reflux is gone since I got the sleeve on July 10. I feel 100% better having a band out. I guess it depends on what is causing your reflux. My band was cramping up high on my esophagus also, I had a Hiatal Hernia. So all were done. Band removed, Hiatal Hernia fixed and gastric sleeve in one operation. I am doing fine.