I am so glad to read that your recovery has improved

Hi Thank you for responding back. Your doing so great that's wonderful good for you. I'm still struggling but coming back ??

Hi there, I was just sending you good vibes back and was wondering how you were doing? What your eating? The differences you've experienced since your revision? I'm still on a PICC line but I'm starting to eat and drink, I have too or I don't think I'll ever be rid of the line. I hope your well take care and Thank you for responding.

There really was no weighing the pros and cons. The potential complications from GERD include Barretts esophagus that could lead to esophageal cancer. It wasn't a risk I was worth taking. Also, my GERD was so bad, I had no quality of life. I coughed up acid when I was sleeping and exercising. Finally, I have a gene mutation that affects that rate I metabolize PPIs. Really, the only one that works for me at all is Dexilant and it's not covered under my insurance. When my surgeon looked at me and told me if I was a family member I would have had surgery already, my decision was made.

FYI, I went from a VSG that was perfect (except I developed GERD which tried to kill me) to an RNY with "complications" I dump and have reactive hypoglycemia and sadly, I still have acid that's pretty much controlled with Prevacid (a precursor to Dexilant that I can buy OTC), but I would have made the same decision. The fear of esophageal cancer was too much for me.