I have a hiatal hernia that gives me all kinds of grief from a panic feeling, PVC's, gas, beltching, and burping up food. The panic and PVC's are the 2 worst symptoms. Anyway, I have noticed that a lot of folks that have gotten the lap band surgery also had a hiatal hernia repaired in the process. My questions to you folks are:
1. Did the surgeon perform the Nissen Fundopliction surgery for the hernia repair? (this is where they fix the hole in the diaphram and wrap the fundus of the stomach around the esophagus and sew it back to itself). Or did they just pull the stomach out of the hernia and sew up the hole?
2. How was recovery of the hernia portion of the surgery?(if you able to differ between the two).
3. How is your acid reflux now(if you had it before)?
4. Would you do it again?
I don't need lap band surgery but i do need this hiatal hernia fixed. The catch is that i'm not too thrilled about having my stomach wrapped around my esophagus the rest of my life. I was hoping to find a surgeon that would just repair the diaphram and not wrap my stomach. I take nexium every day which controls the acid burn but not the other disturbing symptoms. It is starting to control my life and i'm ready for a fix. Thanks in advance!