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09-20-2007, 11:20 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hellish NM
Posts: 7
Weight Statistics hopefully mid-September 2007 Surgery Date:
Height: 256 lb Start Weight:
256 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Lb Left to Lose:
January 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38 BMI Start:
38 BMI Current:
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Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  Acid Reflux Disease ??? Has anyone out there had great improvement of their acid reflux after the surgery??? I am on 2 or 3 Prevacids a day and am hoping the surgery will nix that forever...is this realistic to expect? Thanks, Connie 
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09-20-2007, 11:46 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cuero, South Texas
Posts: 524
Weight Statistics May 1, 2007 Start Date:
June 25, 2007 Surgery Date:
Height: 270 lb Start Weight:
200 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
70 lb Weight Loss:
70 lb Lb Left to Lose:
25.9259259259 % % Lost:
June 25, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.83 BMI Start:
35.2 BMI Current:
22.31 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Hate to tell you but No I think that is one thing the suregery won't fix. I got rid of a lot of daily meds but acid reflus still a big problem. I take protonix in the a.m. and then a pepcid before every meal. Sometimes tums after meals. Anyway that has been my experience. Hope it won't be yours though. Mattie
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09-20-2007, 12:44 PM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northwest Iowa
Posts: 221
Weight Statistics 8/27/07 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 231 lb Start Weight:
119 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
112 lb Weight Loss:
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48.4848484848 % % Lost:
10/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.2458376691 BMI Start:
21.7630072841 BMI Current:
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Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | I had acid reflux before my surgery, sometimes so bad i would wake up in the middle of the night and  . It must be different for everyone but i have not had to take nothing and i have not had any since my surgery. i talked to my nurse about a week ago and asked if i was supposed to take it and she said no. you should not have anymore problems with it.I know when i was not as heavy i did not have acid reflux. As my weight went up, up, up. I got it. I think there are some people that just have it and i think there are some people that have it because they are heavy.
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09-20-2007, 09:05 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 1,611
Blog Entries: 8 Weight Statistics July 10, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 271 lb Start Weight:
151 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Weight Loss:
6 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.2804428044 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 43.7357667585 BMI Start:
24.3693755739 BMI Current:
23.4010560147 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | My doc said the same. Because the part of the stomach that makes acid no longer has an opening to go up, it can't reflux. I've been on meds for years but not once since surgery -- sorry Mattie - maybe whatever is causing yours will decrease with time? Doesnt it kinda make you wonder if all surgeries are really the same?
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09-20-2007, 09:31 PM
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| WLS Master Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cuero, South Texas
Posts: 524
Weight Statistics May 1, 2007 Start Date:
June 25, 2007 Surgery Date:
Height: 270 lb Start Weight:
200 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
70 lb Weight Loss:
70 lb Lb Left to Lose:
25.9259259259 % % Lost:
June 25, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 45.83 BMI Start:
35.2 BMI Current:
22.31 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Maybe mine is more just air. I am going to ask my Dr. when I go Tuesday. I am curious now. Mattie
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09-21-2007, 12:40 AM
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| Super Moderator  | Basically, acid refulx should improve. However, if you've had it for a very long time, and the cardia, the border between the esopagus and stomach, has sustained damage and the muscles weakend over time, you may still have some reflux. Also take into account that the improvement of reflux differs with the type of surgery. With gastric sleeve, the probability of reflux is somewhat higher than other types.
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