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I have been battling with GERD for a few years only worsening over this past year. Taking prevacid 30mg twice a day and carafate 1gm four times a day. Had an EGD this morning and my GI doctor feels all my problems are from the sleeve. Apparently, my surgeon left a pouch at the bottom of my sleeve. He is recommended revision. Of course, I'm super nervous about that but also don't want to take PPIs for the rest of my life either.
I'm curious if anyone else has had similar issues. Did you have the revision? Did you revise to another sleeve or go for a bypass?
Any information would be helpful.
Thanks
- Get your band issue fixed/removed. Your long term health is what matters.
- Keto is high fat. It is not good for long term and will cause problems such as with the liver. And it is especially not good for insulin resistance and diabetes.
- Diabetes is caused by a high fat diet. The fat gunks up the cells and so more sugar is in the blood. ("Type 2 diabetes typically starts with insulin resistance. That is, the cells of the body resist insulin's efforts to escort glucose into the cells. What causes insulin resistance? It appears to be caused by an accumulation of microscopic fat particles within muscle and liver cells. This fat comes mainly from the diet--chicken fat, beef fat, cheese fat, fish fat, and even vegetable fat. To try to overcome insulin resistance, the pancreas produces extra insulin. When the pancreas can no longer keep up, blood sugar rises. The combination of insulin resistance and pancreatic cell failure leads to type 2 diabetes." --Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.). PCRM recommends a low-fat, plant-based diet on their site.
- Personally I am losing weight on a high-raw low-fat plant based diet with raw food including fruit, greens, green smoothies (fruit/greens), and more.
Hi Donna, thanks for sharing your experience. I gotta say, the perfectionist comment cracked me up! That is so crazy that happened, how scary. Glad you're better now.
revision but for gerd - but the proecdure is the rny so the effect will also be to lose weight. my bmi is in normal range so i was approved only based on my gerd not for weight loss. i am praying my gerd will get better. I cant keep waking up the way i do with my gerd now. good luck next week. one step at a time is all we can do. i am trying not to future trip and just staying where my feet are currently. otherwise my head is spinning out of control to what is christmas going to be like - whats my bday going to be like - will i be sick? will my gerd be gone? will i be in pain in a month? will i get to where my fav dress in a month for my husbands 50th bday? silly i know. thats why these forums help. they keep me a bit sane thru this waiting zone. big hug to u
Is this a weight loss procedure? I thought is was a surgery to help empty the contents of the stomach. Hope all goes well for you in your upcoming surgery. I had to postpone my surgery due to family illness. I am calling next week to reschedule. I was hoping the GERD would improve...no luck. Really not looking forward to the revision but is something I have to do.
Oh my goodness this is what is happening to me. I have severe GERD am due for a revision from VSG to bypass in 3 weeks. I am hoping this will fix it.
Kathleen from down under
Hello,
Unfortunately, I changed insurance about 3 months into the process, so Kelly refunded me most of my money back as a courtesy. I hope things go your way!
Hello,
i don't think the records are available.
HI, I know this post is three years old, but how did things work out? I have also been denied and have asked Lindstrom to help me if the peer to peer with my doctor doesnt do any good. Did you get your insurance to approve you in the end?
Madss
Hi,
I know this post is three years old, but how did things work out? Kelly is going to be helping me with my insurance denial as well. Crossing my fingers.
Madss
