Hi there my surgeon was Dr Andrew Averbach of St Agnes Hospital in Baltimore. He prescribed me Previcid and Urso (Ursodiol) for the first 6 months post surgery. I never experienced any heart burn or acid reflux as a result. You may want to mention it to your surgeon or follow up with Dr Averbach directly. I wish you the best. Thank you for stopping through.

I'm great... Been having stalls; that sends emotions through the roof. I was hoping to be 20 pounds lighter. My loss is good. Seems like I stay hungry...lol. Hope your reflux ends.

Thanks for the note.....my Dr is Adrian Averbach of St Agnes Hospital in Baltimore

Hi friend... How are you doing?

Hey I'm doing great. I've got to eat a little slower. I have a tendency to over eat by a few bits and feel terrible for about an hour. I never had the nausea thing going on. I did feel better as I advanced my food. Actually I went to soft solid foods early for that reason. Hang in there it gets better.

Hey How are you doing? Haven't seen any posting.

Hi just checking on you

Hey there! Hope all went well with your surgery! Wishing you a speedy recovery!!

Hope everything went well and you are feeling good. Thinking of you!!

The bariatric surgeon determined I should have the sleeve. I figured since he was a doctor he knew more about what was best for my weight and current health problems, which was high blood pressure. It's not an easy decision. I've not had any doubts about my decision but the smaller stomach does change everything you knew about eating. In the beginning every meal has to be planned, no last minute I'll just grab something. I've not had any issues with throwing up or anything. I do use food scales and measuring cups. I don't eat anything without knowing how many ounces it is. If I eat out, I'll eat a few bites and get the rest to go. If I eat to fast it feels uncomfortable like something is mashing down on my chest. I've only done it once or twice because it feels so uncomfortable. I usually walk and the feeling goes away in 20 - 30 minutes. Ask your doctor as many questions as you can think of. I went to my appointments with a pad and pen because I wanted to make sure I understood what was going to happen. Good luck and just pray about your decision.

Hello Jonsey14, I was nervous because I knew there was no going back and I thought what if I can't live with the restrictions, what if I'm sick, what if I have complications. I finally just prayed that I was making the right decision. For every reason I told myself I shouldn't have the surgery I had a reason for why I should. I knew that without the surgery to help me keep the weight off eventually I could have every health related illness associated with being heavy. I didn't want to be where I could barely get around. I was concerned about becoming a diabetic (my dad was one). I know with diabetes comes possible kidney failure, poor circulation, blindness. I have a cousin who has all of that. Weight also can cause problems with your heart. I talked to both my bariatric surgeon and my primary care physician about issues weight can cause. Between the three of us after some prayer on my part I decided to have the surgery.

Wishes

I think I posted on someone else's thread. But I wanted to send you pleasant wises for your surgery date ! I hope all is well for you.

Hi! by now you should be all done with surgery. congrats! please post how you feel and how it went. this truly is the first day of the rest of your life!

Good luck tomarrow!!! I hope only the very best for you. I can only imagine you are as nervous as me.