tabithagood37 16 Posted December 19, 2017 I just had the sleeve surgery on 11/28 & already have such bad GERD that even with taking 40 mg of protonix & 60 mg of ranitidine I'm still miserable. I'm unable to eat and am LUCKY to get in a Protein Shake & 20 oz of Water. This has been going on for 4 days. I'm seeing my surgeon's PA today so am hoping to figure things out. If nothing improves and my only option is to have a sleeve to bypass revision, what is the surgery/recovery like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creekimp13 5,840 Posted December 19, 2017 By any chance, were you evaluated for a hiatal hernia? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Msdooloo 102 Posted December 19, 2017 Same here! Water can give me heartburn. I could be starving but as soon as the heartburn kicks in followed by the bubbles my appetite goes away really quick.Sent from my SM-G935V using BariatricPal mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabithagood37 16 Posted December 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Creekimp13 said: By any chance, were you evaluated for a hiatal hernia? I was, no hernia. I'm scheduled for an upper GI and an ultrasound Thursday morning so hopefully I'll know more then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creekimp13 5,840 Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) Only reason I asked...was that I didn't know I had one. I had pretty bad acid before surgery. My upper GI looked abnormal, and my upper endoscopy showed I had chronic gastritis likely due to the acid. When my surgeon did my sleeve, he said he found a hiatal hernia.....which he fixed. I have been mercifully without ANY acid since surgery. Not meaning to brag about that when yours is so miserable...just wanting to make sure that's not a possible solution. No acid...for the first time in years. That, in itself, was reason enough to have the surgery done! Edited December 20, 2017 by Creekimp13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabithagood37 16 Posted December 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Creekimp13 said: Only reason I asked...was that I didn't know I had one. I had pretty bad acid before surgery. My upper GI looked abnormal, and my upper endoscopy showed I had chronic gastritis likely due to the acid. When my surgeon did my sleeve, he said he found a hiatal hernia.....which he fixed. I have been mercifully without ANY acid since surgery. Not meaning to brag about that when yours is so miserable...just wanting to make sure that's not a possible solution. No acid...for the first time in years. That, in itself, was reason enough to have the surgery done! That's great. I don't want there to be anything wrong but I almost hope they find something Thursday so that there's a reason for it to be this bad. I've never experienced anything like this and I suffered from gerd for years before surgery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites