Hiatal Hernia Repair & Lap Band Placement

[JewelsMommy 4]

If anyone had a hernia repair occur at the same time as their band placement....please share ur recovery tips.

I have a medicinal catheter in the skin of my belly & it is pumping a pain reliever for the next couple of days (I have to wear a tacky fanny pack lol)...

Anyway...its a tad painful! Just wondering if anyone has any tips to help recover faster....

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

If anyone had a hernia repair occur at the same time as their band placement....please share ur recovery tips.

I have a medicinal catheter in the skin of my belly & it is pumping a pain reliever for the next couple of days (I have to wear a tacky fanny pack lol)...

Anyway...its a tad painful! Just wondering if anyone has any tips to help recover faster....

MEMEMEE. I had a hernia (that I didnt even know I had) repaired. The dr told me when I woke up. I dont think I had any more pain (just kinda uncomfortable in my chest when I took deep breaths) but nothing those meds they were giving me couldnt fix. The pain in my shoulder for about 7 days hurt worse than the surgery. Otherwise, the repair was easy. At least it was to me. All the best.

[TKW 501]

ya, i had one repaired, my dr. said 75% of his lb patients have a hyatial hernia (sp?) I noticed nothing.

[JewelsMommy 4]

I guess the pain is from the port placement....

I'm walking really well. The pain in my shoulder seems to have subsided...I'm using the Gas-X strips and it's helped A LOT!

Just scared to make movements with this pain pack attached...and can't wait til it empties so I can sleep comfortably!

[The Laughing Cat 54]

I knew I had a hiatal hernia, but not as severe as it was. Instead of four incisions I have seven. Who cares! The shoulder pains were the worst, Lortab liquid was the savior for days two and three.

My doctor's instructions were followed completely and I have healed without issue.

Best wishes

[jen_1381 446]

I also didn't know I had a hernia, and apparently it was "significant" and took longer than the band to fix. Who would have thought?! I had constant heartburn for months before surgery, but that was my only symptom. I didn't notice any specific pain post-op. My pain wasn't bad at all, I came back to work on Post-Op Day 3. I'm not sure what was hernia repair pain and band placement pain. I did notice that keeping a rotation of hot and cold packs across my abdomen did help, but that was mostly for air and incisional pain.

[JewelsMommy 4]

I knew I had a hiatal hernia' date=' but not as severe as it was. Instead of four incisions I have seven. Who cares! The shoulder pains were the worst, Lortab liquid was the savior for days two and three.

My doctor's instructions were followed completely and I have healed without issue.

Best wishes[/quote']

I do have extra incisions....one is very close to my belly button! I don't really care about the incisions....

Thank you for the well wishes. Just wanted to make sure I'm not a special case! Lol

[china 3 17]

Yes i too had a hernia that i knew nothing about until after i got out of surgery the only thing that was hard was breathing the first couple of days my chest hurted really bad and im still swollen but i only had one incision and its in my navel no more shoulder pain and really no pain meds at all good luck with yours!!

[bubbielala 0]

I am five days out from large hiatal hernia repair and band placement. The pain has not been too bad. I took Tylenol the first two and a half days. I am having trouble breathing deeply, as in a yawn or a sigh. I can't really do either and it hurts when either response is triggered. I am still struggling with bloating and fatigue. My age may have something to do with a slower recovery than some. I am 66.

[adorkbl 156]

I had a hiatal hernia repair and my band repositioned on 7/9. I have a pretty high pain tolerance I guess because I didn't use pain meds. I was groggy first day from anesthesia but otherwise felt pretty good.

The gas pains definitely came and went. It took a full week to be free of gas pain. I would just walk and walk and walk. Hubby also massaged my upper back to help work the gas out. It seemed to help. Kinda like burping a baby.

Oh... the breathing deeply part. That was painful... so I would just breathe a little shallower for a few days. By day 7 I could breathe deep with no achiness!

Hope you are feeling better soon!!!