I'm so naughty
2 months post op and I stopped taking my omeprazole. Today my stomach is a mess. I know it's because I'm not taking it. I hope I didn't cause an ulcer while I was off of it. I just took a dose. Hoping it calms things down.
I was treated for h pylori a few years ago and I'm paranoid about getting ulcers. I think I'm going to be taking these meds forever.
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
They only prescribe for two months post op. I had my PCP prescribe it. I dint go for my 3 month follow up until mid November.
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
2 months post op and I stopped taking my omeprazole. Today my stomach is a mess. I know it's because I'm not taking it. I hope I didn't cause an ulcer while I was off of it. I just took a dose. Hoping it calms things down.
I was treated for h pylori a few years ago and I'm paranoid about getting ulcers. I think I'm going to be taking these meds forever.
you seem rather proud of that naughtiness.
Not proud at all. I used what my Surgeon have me, but I have a history of ulcers pre rny, so I should have known better. I was actually in a lot of discomfort.
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
How long were you off of it? I've forgotten to take mine over a weekend before and noticed a difference. *hugs*
Think of it as just another vitamin- We'll all be taking vitamins for the rest of our lives, so anti-acid meds are like another vitamin, right? I know that I'm going to switching to OTC Prilosec if my doc says it's okay.
Take care,
-LB
I've Come Too Far To Take Orders From A Piece of Bread.
"It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot
Surgery 7/27/15
44 lbs lost
It's much cheaper for me to get prescription omeprazole than otc prilosec. I think I pay like $4 for the prescription.
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20
And I've missed many doses of vitamins at times, it happens and we hopefully learn to do better before our bodies tell us something is wrong.
FWIW, I was never instructed to take this post op...and am fine.
it doesn't usually happen to ppl with RNY.
