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At minimum I would suggest raising the head of your bed 6 inches or so to keep from the acid coming up and choking you. I had to do that at one point before surgery.
HW 510 / SW 424/ GW 175 (stretch goal to get 10 under) / CW 160 (I'm near the charts ideal weight - wonder if I can stay here)
RNY November 2016
PS: L/R arm skin removal; belt panniculectomy - April, 2019
Thank you all soooo much for your replies!! I've gone back a few times to the doctor to check the pressure issue and everything came out fine, no issues with my actual pouch. My biggest issue is the GERD that is constantly causing chronic gastritis. 2 weeks ago I ended up in the ER because I had three days not being able to eat or drink because of the acid. They ended up doubling my daily dose of Zantac to two 300mg tabs a day, one at night one in the morning, and they added the liquid antacid on top. A week later I went for a follow up and they completely replaced the zantac with Omeprazole 40mg once a day. Its been five days with no relief. I have to constantly drink the liquid antacid every 2 hours or so to keep the acid at bay enough to eat. I was giving the Omeprazole some time to kick in but everywhere I read it says it should be good by 3-4 and I'm going on my sixth tomorrow with no signs of getting better. Contemplating going back to the ER, because I can't sleep at night due to waking up in the middle of the night coughing and choking from the reflux. 
I'm starting to think maybe the reflux causes the discomfort and pain when I eat certain foods.
Very True . We all have to watch more then ever at the 2 year mark and hold ourselves accountable if we want to keep the weight off.
I was just like that and it took a long time for me to be able to eat more then a few ounces of anything without pressure. I also had horrible Gerd in which Omeprazole didn't work for me. The 3rd PPI they put me on did the trick though ( Dexilant ) I would say you sound normal but I am not a Dr. and if you are really worried I would ask. I am a little over 2 years now and I can eat 4 oz of protein with a few bites of veggies without feeling too much pressure and can pretty much drink a good amount as long as it is an hour or so after eating, sometimes takes longer depending on what I ate.
Hi Vanvooh,
Im 4 weeksout now. Ithurts less now than before. I can eat about 2 to3 tspns of puree before burping and thats how i know to stop. Somedays are better than others. I still get nauseus which i hooe will subside. Key is to drink water all day and eat a good carb puree with protein to stabilize insulin as low sugar causes nausea. Want to avoid that. My bp is normal and off meds now. Lost 25 lbs. I still have moments of regret when I see people eat but was told by month 3 when i can eat atleast 4 oz (dry oz not liquid oz..theres a difference) i will feel a lot better. 2 to 3 tspns of food ****** me off. Go to walmart and buy a foodacale 10$. Make sure you set it to lb/oz...ypu will need it eventually.
At this point the nausea is killing me. Hooefully the more it heals this will go away. Im sure regret will be a thing of the past soon. Im already starting to be a little happier
Good luck and reach out to me if you do get it so we can help each other out.
Thank you Arlenello....Appreciate you providing an update. I am still moving forward with the process but a little nervous. Sometimes I am excited, other times I am dreading it a bit. I will stay in touch so we can help each other get through it. I do like that idea!! Hope you are doing well and getting/feeling better every day!
Sipping liquids all day is key in the beginning. Don't worry about how little solid food you can consume now, that will increase in time.
I had problems with heartburn/reflux before VSG but don't anymore. I take a prescription at noon (pantoprazole) and 1 over the counter antacid in the a.m. and 1 in the evening. My favorite drink was the Premier protein drinks. Easy way to hydrate and get in the protein.
For me that was the best part of the surgery.."the ability to resist eating foods" and 7 months out I still find that it's so much easier to resist eating foods I once felt like I had no self control over. There has been several holiday's and special occasions now where I have not returned to my old habits and it's wonderful.
HW-430
SW-372
Day of Surgery-347
CW-246
If you cant get down more than 3 ounces of liquid, see your surgeon and get checked for a stricture.
Some of us heal more slowly than others. You might have an irritated pouch. But you do need to get liquieds in so you are not dehydrated.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I was thinking of your question this month, and yes....plateau week, gain one pound, plateau week, then period week down 7 pounds!
Get a smart scale and track water weight, muscle weight, bone weight, and fat content.
Almost everyone has regain after year 2. Ignoring it will not make it go away. Exercise is good, but only eating less calories than you need to maintain will result in weight loss.
The first two years is easy. It gets harder every year and if you slack off on watching you weight, it will go up, faster than you can believe.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
