Hiatal Hernia

[Gordie4 0]

I have done my 6 months with my nutritionist and everything else. All I have left is my upper G.I endo procedure checking for hiatal hernia on Tues. and was wondering what I should expect. Anyone willing to share their experience would be greatly appreciated.

[Mimilou2004 13]

I am not quite sure what you are asking for....the endoscopy is easy and pleasant with a quick nap and no memory of the procedure. The upper GI is a little icky because of the drink but even that has gotten better from the last one I had 30 years ago and is over very quickly. Fasting is the most unpleasant part of both procedures.

Did I help?

Mimi

[Gordie4 0]

I am not quite sure what you are asking for....the endoscopy is easy and pleasant with a quick nap and no memory of the procedure. The upper GI is a little icky because of the drink but even that has gotten better from the last one I had 30 years ago and is over very quickly. Fasting is the most unpleasant part of both procedures.

Did I help?

Mimi

I guess Im trying to find out what to expect when I get this done and yes you did help Thanks

[Mimilou2004 13]

LOL, you are very welcome!!!

Best wishes,

Mimi

[stevenjoec 0]

I didn't have to be tested before my insurance company approved me. My doctor does something that I thought was pretty clever. He has a release form you can sign that says when he does my band procedure and he see's a hiatus hernia, he will go ahead and fix it as well. Rather than having two different surgeries he does them both at the same time. I thought it was a good idea.

[Dave_NW 92]

My band surgery included repairing a hiatal hernia and a ventral hernia. They did them all at the same time. (I asked them to, since I figured as long as they were under the hood, they may as well do a full tune up. My insurance paid for it all.) Other than me ending up with more incision sites than those who only get banded, everything was the same. Most bandsters end up with five or six incision sites. I have thirteen. Eek!

The endoscopy will be a non-event for you. They'll anesthetise you, and you'll take a nice nap. While you're out, they run a camera down your throat to check your lower esophagus for the hernia. They'll find one or not, assess how best to repair it, then remove the camera, and wake you up. The most you may feel afterwards is a minor sore throat. In my case, I didn't feel a thing, and within a half hour I was good to go.

Dave

[Sarabi 0]

I found out I have a hiatal hernia during my upper GI. My surgery is scheduled for Wednesday and I havent heard from my doctor yet what to expect in regards to the hernia.

The upper GI was gross tasting, but otherwise pretty easy.

[curlz74 1]

Hi guys...Thanks for posting about this situation...I go to my PCP tomorrow to get her blessing for the surgery (which she's been pushing for years) so I'm not sure what my surgery date will be...I do meet with the surgeon on April 12. But my question was regarding my hiatal hernia and if it was something they could fix while they were in there. I will defintely ask that when I go! Thanks again for the information and I"m glad I found this site!

[mint2bskiny 4]

I was banded 2/24/11 and had a hiatal hernia repair and epigastric hernia repair along with the band the same time. I didnt get any extra scars from the procedure. I do have all my scars on the left side tho since i had scars from other surgeries on the right side. I only have 5 very tiny incisions and one large incision from the port site. They say the only difff i feel is a tugging almost feels hard to swollow things that was the first week. after that everything else has felt normal. The doc said i may feel that tugging for 3months but its been 13 days and amazingly i feel great!