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That's how my surgeon put it. Right after surgery your sleeve is swollen and need inflammation brought down. Antacids will help with that. For me, I felt extremely hungry after surgery and was told my brain interpreted pain signals for hunger. It took between a week to 10 days for that feeling to go away. I take a prescription reflux med at lunch time and an over the counter pill in the morning a d evening. Keeps everything in balance for me.
Last time I was in Onederland I was in the 6th grade..12 years old. Sadly it didn't feel like Onderland when i was about 50 to 75lbs heavier than my peers were.
Edited to say Congratulations!
HW-430
SW-372
Day of Surgery-347
CW-246
Just a guess. Hunger pains can be confused with heartburn and Nexium is for heartburn. So if you take Nexium and it takes care of heartburn you wont feel hungry ?
Nexium is that the same? Didn't know that heart burn could trigger hunger
I heard Nexium help to control your hunger cause of bad heart burn any thoughts would be great thanks
Also I was thinking because the VSG is fairly new and I've read they don't really know the long term effects of it like with the other bypass surgeries that have been around longer, then this GERD issue may be something they're just beginning to realize is a big issue so maybe (hopefully) they'll be less likely to actually do the surgery on people with pre existing gerd. Also maybe they'll find better ways of dealing with it.
It's scary bc were almost like guinea pigs in that we are trying out this newer procedure and having to cope with the possible effects that come along with it
Ok but what if my doctor refuses to switch me (for some stupid reason) to the RNY bypass- can I go elsewhere but still have the 5 months of supervised diet and all the required tests etc count at a different place? Bc if he doesn't either give me a damn better reason than "it'll be ok" or switch my surgery then I am and will go to another hospital. But I'm worried about the months I've already out in this journey! I was prepared for VSG, haven't read up on much of the RNY or anything yet.
Yes same with me..it seems I only suffer from bad heartburn when I overeat or eat certain acidic foods. I'm still going to push the issue with the weight loss center again because after all these responses I'm feeling even more worried about having VSG. I thought it would be the best option bc it's an easier, less invasive surgery and less complications in long run but if the heartburn can get that bad- it can cause cancer in esophagus just like the woman below mentioned.
Oh no! Thank you for your reply... I'm sorry you are having to have new surgery ?? I'm definitely going to look into my options especially because revision surgery probably won't be possible as I have medicaid insurance and I'm almost positive they only do one surgery per lifetime. Also id be really super bummed if I have to have another surgery and go through it all again when I could've prevented it in first place. Next appointment is Aug 14th and if he doesn't address this I'm getting a second opinion or speaking with the other woman doctor who also works there.
Depends on what you call a stall. My definition is three weeks with not an ounce of loss. And I had quite a few stalls.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
