I had surgery (sleeve) 2 months ago. I am having a terrible time with heartburn. I have to watch what I eat. I also have to eat pudding or something to coat my stomach before I take my meds. The gabapentin is the worst. It will cause heartburn up into my throat. I am trying to get them to take me off of it but no luck yet. Am going to get in touch with my PCP tomorrow. I guess if she won't do it I will talk to the surgeon. My surgeon has me on 20mg of omeprozole every day. Is this normal? I was told by a friend who has had this surgery to take tums. I'm not sure what to do.
Heartburn
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Brenda2010
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Ugh, I'm sorry to hear it Cindy. I had RNY so can't speak to the sleeve but have heard that heartburn can be an issue. I hope your doctor has some good suggestions tomorrow.
I called my surgeon, he put me on 40 mg of omeprazole, one capsule in the morning and one at night. My regular doctor is slowly weaning me off of the gabapentin. You can't just quit taking it. You have to be slowly weaned off of it. I'm hoping when I get it out of my body I will feel better.
Brenda2010
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I really hope the higher dose of omeprazole helps. Please keep us posted!
I went to see the nurse practitioner at my surgeons office today. I told her I was still having problems with heartburn at times. She said she doesn't want to do anything yet, that sometimes it will get better after a certain amount of weight loss. We also discussed the gabapentin. It's kind of a wait and see thing. Until I'm off of the gabapentin we won't know if that is causing it. I'm supposed to keep a food journal. I don't go back for 6 months unless there are problems. That must mean I am doing good.