Stacy wrote: “I converted a band to sleeve and have had horrible reflux I take PPIs, with minimal relief…it's absolutely horrible. I converted because band slipped and kinked I traded one problem for another and paid for it all out of pocket. Help” Dear Stacy, Lap Band...
Question of The Week: Gastric band removed. Have severe cough that has continued along with reflux, and shortness of breath. Who do I need to see about this? What type of doctor? Thank you. Dear Leslie, Lap Band weakens the anti-reflux barrier in so many different ways,...
A 53 year -old female patient presented to Houston Heartburn and Reflux Center with severe GERD related symptoms of several year duration. She had a Lap Band placed for morbid obesity around 10 years ago. Patient had been over-restricted in hopeless attempt to promote weight...
Almost all Lap Band patients who present to my office for heartburn evaluation have already been started on proton pump inhibitors, PPIs. Primary care physicians in Houston and all over Texas recommend PPIs for heartburn. Irrespective of etiology, severity, or presentation, PPI treatment is, unfortunately,...
The case of the month is a 50-year-old female who had her adjustable gastric band removal a year ago for heartburn, food regurgitation and nighttime cough. The patient like so many other adjustable gastric band victims was over-restricted for so many years in hopeless attempts...
Adjustable gastric banding or lap band surgery is a weight loss procedure that is rarely performed nowadays. A few years ago, however, lap band surgery was quite common. The concept of adjustable gastric banding revolves around creating stomach restriction, forcing the patient to eat less....