Hernia repair

[lolarose13 147]

Hello I'm just home from my EGD. It was great! I was in the same place for my surgery this Friday so I got a little bit of how is going to be. They found a small hernia, they would repair it?

Pd. sorry for some nonsense, I'm still a little dope haha.

[jaxjen11 14]

They repaired a hiatial hernia when they went into do my lap band on 5/1. I didn't know I had it going in, but they fixed it while they were in there...

[JennaSoto 85]

I have one too that they are going to fix tomorrow- I have heard that is what hurs more han the band- how did you feel afterwards?

[jaxjen11 14]

I feel pretty good. I have sharp pain in my upper left shoulder when I breathe deeply so that's annoying. However, just sitting around or just walking is pain free. I did have one bad "gas" moment yesterday... for like 20 minutes, the pain was really bad. I tried to walk around a bit and I took some gasex. It passed. Lol, the gas and the pain...

[JennaSoto 85]

I have some gas-x strips, heating pads and mirilax- I am planning on walking ALOT. I hope I am prepared!!!

[aeromech 202]

I had one, didn't know about it till after the surgery. Keep in mind that you might have a tight feeling that may be your band or may be the repair and that should go away in a few weeks. My hernia repair took 2 stitches and was tight to the esophagus and I had to get the 4cc primer of saline from the surgery taken out until the repair healed and loosened.

Hopefully you won't have to experience it, but if you do, at least you are aware.

The surgery happens so fast you don't even realize you were asleep. Went very smooth for me as it should for you.

[Jennifer Hodge 41]

I just had my EGD this morning and was told that I had a hiatal hernia. They said it wouldn't interfer with me getting the lapband and that they would repair it during my procedure.

[aeromech 202]

I just had my EGD this morning and was told that I had a hiatal hernia. They said it wouldn't interfer with me getting the lapband and that they would repair it during my procedure.

Very true, most people don't even know till the surgeon is in there and comes across it. I got a pic of mine along with the band... Lol

[countrygrl 175]

I had one' date=' didn't know about it till after the surgery. Keep in mind that you might have a tight feeling that may be your band or may be the repair and that should go away in a few weeks. My hernia repair took 2 stitches and was tight to the esophagus and I had to get the 4cc primer of saline from the surgery taken out until the repair healed and loosened.

Hopefully you won't have to experience it, but if you do, at least you are aware.

The surgery happens so fast you don't even realize you were asleep. Went very smooth for me as it should for you.[/quote']

Omg!! I was reading this an the same exact thing happened to me I was so very sick afterwards dry heaving nothing was coming up had to go in by day 2 an get infill them I was good to go what a differance it made. Easy fix with a ton of relief thanks for sharing glad I wasn't alone. Now just some port swelling an pain but think I have just over did things you think your well on the inside when everything on the outside is looking good.

[Jun021068 87]

I have some gas-x strips, heating pads and mirilax- I am planning on walking ALOT. I hope I am prepared!!!

If I were you, I will not use the heating pad. Use gas x or walk instead. There is going to be swelling and heat can make the swelling worse.

[aeromech 202]

Omg!! I was reading this an the same exact thing happened to me I was so very sick afterwards dry heaving nothing was coming up had to go in by day 2 an get infill them I was good to go what a differance it made. Easy fix with a ton of relief thanks for sharing glad I wasn't alone. Now just some port swelling an pain but think I have just over did things you think your well on the inside when everything on the outside is looking good.

Port soreness goes away within a day or two for me.