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    Gastric Sleeve Member azladyrider's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by southernmom View Post
    Do you think that the hernias may have something to do with the GERD? I am a little over a year out, and I have never had a GERD problem. I know that it can be a side effect, but luckily it hasn't been an issue. Just wondering if while you were working, you drank a lot of coffee? If so, perhaps that may have contributed to the problem.
    I've drank coffee for over 45 years without an issue. One cup a day.
    I'm sure the hernias do play a part - who knows? I just cannot figure out how I can keep getting hernias. I don't lift anything over 5 pounds ever sigh...



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    Gastric Sleeve Member azladyrider's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by sraebaer View Post
    I drink coffee. What's that supposed to do?
    Oh some will say you cannot drink coffee after the sleeve... PHTTTTT I drank decaf the day I came home... one sip and I was like OMG this swill is nasty and went right back to regular.

    The thing is too that I was still loopy when the doctor told me "hernias" so I don't know what kind of hernias, hiatal, stomach what? Guess I'll find out my fate tomorrow at 1 ... listen closely that'll be me screaming in frustration at another surgery



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    Gastric Sleeve Member greenergrass's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by sraebaer View Post
    I drink coffee. What's that supposed to do?
    I think the idea is that coffee is quite acidic (like tomatoes, red wine, citrus) and can exacerbate GERD.



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Stacey03's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by azladyrider View Post
    Oh some will say you cannot drink coffee after the sleeve... PHTTTTT I drank decaf the day I came home... one sip and I was like OMG this swill is nasty and went right back to regular.

    The thing is too that I was still loopy when the doctor told me "hernias" so I don't know what kind of hernias, hiatal, stomach what? Guess I'll find out my fate tomorrow at 1 ... listen closely that'll be me screaming in frustration at another surgery
    It will be good to know what they say so that you know where you are at. Here in australia they don't seem concerned about coffee at all but yea it might be acidic and stuff and not good for ulcers. BUT GAWD i can't imagine you having a bypass, you are tiny as it is!!!!! I would be worried for you YIKES!! Hope fully it can be sorted without that. It seems so funny that it has come up after all that time, unless you were drinking a pot of coffee a day and smoking yourself to death which clearly you're not!! And the hernias!!!? It's such a shame as you've done so well and then have these issues now. I hope you get all the answers and that they fix you up without doing a bypass. Oh and kudos for NOT drinking a pot of coffee a day while trapped doing tax returns LOL!!


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    Gastric Sleeve Member azladyrider's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stacey03 View Post
    It will be good to know what they say so that you know where you are at. Here in australia they don't seem concerned about coffee at all but yea it might be acidic and stuff and not good for ulcers. BUT GAWD i can't imagine you having a bypass, you are tiny as it is!!!!! I would be worried for you YIKES!! Hope fully it can be sorted without that. It seems so funny that it has come up after all that time, unless you were drinking a pot of coffee a day and smoking yourself to death which clearly you're not!! And the hernias!!!? It's such a shame as you've done so well and then have these issues now. I hope you get all the answers and that they fix you up without doing a bypass. Oh and kudos for NOT drinking a pot of coffee a day while trapped doing tax returns LOL!!
    Oh no I prefer a bottle of xanax be close at hand during tax season lol

    Thanks and yeah I am going to do everything I can to argue with the doctor today to not have the bypass. I got to 98 pounds at one time and was in size 10 - 12 jeans I was buying in the girls section and that was just way too thin for me at 5'4" (a problem I never thought I'd have for sure) ... this has been a long road of tests and doctors and I am at the end of my rope here. I don't know why my family doc didn't refer me to a local bariatric specialist in the first place vs a regular surgeon who THEN referred me to the bariatric one. I'm also kind of surprised I didn't get a lecture from the guy here on the fact that I had it done in Mexico...

    Welp by 1:30 I'll know the course of action... at least I can take my laptop and work from the hospital as usual



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    Default Re: Long term results?

    I think it is GERD. Move quickly and avoid salty foods. I have this issue, too.

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    Gastric Sleeve Member tinman's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by azladyrider View Post
    When I got the sleeve June 2012 there really were no long term studies on people 5 years out. Anyone else having issues suddenly with acid reflux, hernias and ulcers?
    After 5 months of doctor to doctor to referral to referral test after test (one endoscopy showing nothing and 3 months later showing an ulcer plus 2 hernias) it looks like I am looking forward to a revision surgery from the sleeve to a full bypass. I do not want to do the full bypass # 1 just don't want another surgery # 2 I can't lose anymore weight # 3 the side effects of the full bypass are not what I really would call all that desirable.
    I have a followup with the bariatric surgeon on Wednesday so we'll see. But I know of 3 others personally who had the sleeve done around the same time as I did and they were having the same issues all of a sudden and had to have the revision.


    Five years out also and no hernias, ulcers, but, I have noticed that I get the occasional heartburn. By occasional, I mean once or twice a week. Just started happening within the last several months. Nothing like reflux where I get awakened in the middle of the night or something. In fact, I can control it with one Tums. I try to keep up with what I ate to see if maybe that's the cause of the heartburn.

    I can tell you that all of the things that used to kill me before the sleeve do not bother me now. Especially margaritas. Couldn't drink them before, but now...well....now I can drink them. If they are causing the problem from time to time, then I'm willing to suffer.....lol.

    I'm 55 years old. You said you are 60. Could be your body is going through some adjustments related to age and one of the results is the reflux. I'm not a doctor, but, I do play one on here.

    As my old man once told me.....growing old ain't for wussies.



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Pam G's Avatar
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    I'm confused. Bypass is a treatment for GERD? I didn't know that.




    HW: 275
    PreOp: 268 5/12/16

    SW: 258. 5/27/2016
    10 w: 225. Goal 1
    12 w: 222.
    14 w: 216.
    4 m: 215
    5 m: 205
    22: 199.4 10/30 Goal 2
    24: 196
    6 mo: 191
    7 m: 193
    8 m: 184
    9 m: 180 2/3/17. Goal 3
    10 m: 179
    11 m: 171
    48: 170
    1 yr: 166.6. 5/27/17
    13 m: 165.8
    5 y,10 m: 215
    7 yrs: 230


    Revised Goal : 200
    "Bonus" Goal: 180

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    Yes, reflux is felt by those who are aging gracefully.

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    Gastric Sleeve Member Pam G's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arabella25 View Post
    Yes, reflux is felt by those who are aging gracefully.
    my 2 month old grandbaby has reflux! LOL (But yes, she is aging, too!)




    HW: 275
    PreOp: 268 5/12/16

    SW: 258. 5/27/2016
    10 w: 225. Goal 1
    12 w: 222.
    14 w: 216.
    4 m: 215
    5 m: 205
    22: 199.4 10/30 Goal 2
    24: 196
    6 mo: 191
    7 m: 193
    8 m: 184
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    10 m: 179
    11 m: 171
    48: 170
    1 yr: 166.6. 5/27/17
    13 m: 165.8
    5 y,10 m: 215
    7 yrs: 230


    Revised Goal : 200
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    Gastric Sleeve Member Kindle's Avatar
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    Default Re: Long term results?

    4 years out and no GERD, hernias or ulcers. Really no sleeve-related issues. Occasional mild heartburn after my 3rd or 4th cup of coffee or drinking far too many Apple Crowns, but nothing a few Rolaids or Zantac can't take care of. Sure hope I have no surprises waiting for me in the next couple years. Good luck with resolving your complications. ((BTW, I have a good friend who had bypass 8 years ago. She has constant problems with ulcers, gastritis and the worst GERD of anyone I know)



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    Gastric Sleeve Member azladyrider's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by tinman View Post
    Five years out also and no hernias, ulcers, but, I have noticed that I get the occasional heartburn. By occasional, I mean once or twice a week. Just started happening within the last several months. Nothing like reflux where I get awakened in the middle of the night or something. In fact, I can control it with one Tums. I try to keep up with what I ate to see if maybe that's the cause of the heartburn.

    I can tell you that all of the things that used to kill me before the sleeve do not bother me now. Especially margaritas. Couldn't drink them before, but now...well....now I can drink them. If they are causing the problem from time to time, then I'm willing to suffer.....lol.

    I'm 55 years old. You said you are 60. Could be your body is going through some adjustments related to age and one of the results is the reflux. I'm not a doctor, but, I do play one on here.

    As my old man once told me.....growing old ain't for wussies.
    You calling me old tinman? Lol oh wait I am....dammit. well no surgery for now thank goodness. Gonna follow up in 3 months with another endoscopy then we'll see if the ulcers have cleared up. He seemed more concerned that I would lose more weight than the impact of the painful heartburn



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    Gastric Sleeve Member azladyrider's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pam G View Post
    I'm confused. Bypass is a treatment for GERD? I didn't know that.
    Supposedly yes....from why I know from friends who have had the full bypass everything else is worse....ugh....



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Pam G's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by azladyrider View Post
    Supposedly yes....from why I know from friends who have had the full bypass everything else is worse....ugh....
    From a physiologic standpoint, I don't understand how the bypass would help with ulcers/gastritis/GERD....maybe by allowing food to pass out of the stomach quickly, without going through the pyloris (which is preserved in the sleeve), it keeps stomach acid and food from being able to jump up into the esophagus.

    if you have a hiatal hernia, getting that repaired is my first thought before resorting to a full bypass. Also, trying a more bland diet? Have you altering your food at all to see if that helps?




    HW: 275
    PreOp: 268 5/12/16

    SW: 258. 5/27/2016
    10 w: 225. Goal 1
    12 w: 222.
    14 w: 216.
    4 m: 215
    5 m: 205
    22: 199.4 10/30 Goal 2
    24: 196
    6 mo: 191
    7 m: 193
    8 m: 184
    9 m: 180 2/3/17. Goal 3
    10 m: 179
    11 m: 171
    48: 170
    1 yr: 166.6. 5/27/17
    13 m: 165.8
    5 y,10 m: 215
    7 yrs: 230


    Revised Goal : 200
    "Bonus" Goal: 180

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    Gastric Sleeve Member azladyrider's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pam G View Post
    From a physiologic standpoint, I don't understand how the bypass would help with ulcers/gastritis/GERD....maybe by allowing food to pass out of the stomach quickly, without going through the pyloris (which is preserved in the sleeve), it keeps stomach acid and food from being able to jump up into the esophagus.

    if you have a hiatal hernia, getting that repaired is my first thought before resorting to a full bypass. Also, trying a more bland diet? Have you altering your food at all to see if that helps?
    Dunno since I don't have an MD behind my name



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