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PPI stands for proton pump inhibitor like Nexium. Anti-acid pill basically. You take it right after VSG to help protect your new "tummy" or if you have reflux problems.
HW: 235, SW: 227, CW: 152.0, 83 lbs lost since 10/22/12 --Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and good things will be yours.
My surgeon prescribed a PPI before surgery and then when I went in for my 4-week post op checkup he said I had lost enough weight that I could stop taking it, which I did.
I noticed a few days later that I was slightly nauseated a great part of the day (but not right after eating). I thought maybe nausea was my "new hungry".
After about a week and a half of this I decided to take the PPI again each morning. NO MORE nausea. So, needless to say I'll stay with the PPI!
Surgery: Thursday, December 6 at Wellstar Kennestone in Marietta, GA
HW (July): 243 3 days before surgery: 235 Current: 166
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