Hiatal Hernia Repair with the VSG??

[smallgirlsxthree 23]

The dr is going to fix my hiatal hernia when I get my sleeve done, and now I heard that I won't be able to throw up after he does that. Has anyone else had this "fix" done?? What am I in for here?? I have severe GERD and have Barrett's esophagitis now with the hiatal hernia, so I really need it fixed...any thoughts??

[Foxbins 625]

The dr is going to fix my hiatal hernia when I get my sleeve done, and now I heard that I won't be able to throw up after he does that. Has anyone else had this "fix" done?? What am I in for here?? I have severe GERD and have Barrett's esophagitis now with the hiatal hernia, so I really need it fixed...any thoughts??

I had my hernia fixed with my sleeve surgery and when I had the flu, I vomited just like before. Did your surgeon tell you this??

[smallgirlsxthree 23]

One of the girls in our pre-op class was talking about it....was just wondering. Thought it would be pretty terrible not to be able to throw up!

I had my hernia fixed with my sleeve surgery and when I had the flu, I vomited just like before. Did your surgeon tell you this??

[klus263 9]

i also had my hernia repaired during surgery...didn't even know I had one till afterwards. I will admit I was scared about puking afterwards but I was more concerned about my tummy then the hernia. I just was very careful in eating until I knew I was healed. No biggie-not a fan of doing it but nothing to be worried about. Good Luck.

[Foxbins 625]

One of the girls in our pre-op class was talking about it....was just wondering. Thought it would be pretty terrible not to be able to throw up!

You are going to hear a lot of goofy stuff from people who don't know what they are talking about and you should probably just ignore them. If it is something that concerns you, ask at your surgeon's office. They hear the common questions all the time and can give you good answers.

[TigerLily 3]

Although I haven't "officially" thrown up, I did have a hiatal hernia repaired with my vsg and I have had Water come back up.

I am sure when the time comes, I will indeed be able to urp.

[amandaRN 1]

I did have a hernia repair with my VSG and I do not regret it. I did have a rough postop period but in the long run it has been for the best. I had severe GERD prior to the surgery and a VSG alone will cause GERD or exacerbate it if you already have it, according to my surgeon. This is why he chooses to fix the hernia while doing VSG. He also says sometimes a VSG can cause reflux bad enough to justfy converting a VSG to bypass <yikes> The hiatal hernia repair caused me to have terrible hiccups for 2 days that also resulted in a lot of vomiting and caused tearing in my diaphragm from the hiccups/vomiting straining the stitches in my diaphram where he repaired the hernia. I still have a little reflux but it did not start back until about post op day 7. I still take Prilosec OTC but my GERD is much less severe. It would be gone altogether if I hadn't had a VSG, but reflux with VSG would be unbearable without the hernia repair. Catch 22 I guess. So , like I said, I am glad I had the repair in the long run AND I can still vomit like I did before, but I haven't vomited since I got sick taking Lortab elixir postop. You also have to be more careful with lifting and activity after hernia repair with VSG than if you had only had a VSG-according to my surgeon, anyway.

[smallgirlsxthree 23]

That's awesome info! I have severe GERD also, so it will still be bad after the surgery?? It's so bad now that I have Barrett's esophagitis, and the weight loss is hopefully going to help that. I have to take 2 Protonix and 4 Zantac every day...misery!! I'm ready to be done with that!

I did have a hernia repair with my VSG and I do not regret it. I did have a rough postop period but in the long run it has been for the best. I had severe GERD prior to the surgery and a VSG alone will cause GERD or exacerbate it if you already have it, according to my surgeon. This is why he chooses to fix the hernia while doing VSG. He also says sometimes a VSG can cause reflux bad enough to justfy converting a VSG to bypass <yikes> The hiatal hernia repair caused me to have terrible hiccups for 2 days that also resulted in a lot of vomiting and caused tearing in my diaphragm from the hiccups/vomiting straining the stitches in my diaphram where he repaired the hernia. I still have a little reflux but it did not start back until about post op day 7. I still take Prilosec OTC but my GERD is much less severe. It would be gone altogether if I hadn't had a VSG, but reflux with VSG would be unbearable without the hernia repair. Catch 22 I guess. So , like I said, I am glad I had the repair in the long run AND I can still vomit like I did before, but I haven't vomited since I got sick taking Lortab elixir postop. You also have to be more careful with lifting and activity after hernia repair with VSG than if you had only had a VSG-according to my surgeon, anyway.

[smallgirlsxthree 23]

I'm glad that I will be able to also, I can't imagine not being able to urp!!!

Although I haven't "officially" thrown up, I did have a hiatal hernia repaired with my vsg and I have had Water come back up.

I am sure when the time comes, I will indeed be able to urp.

[smallgirlsxthree 23]

THANKS!!

You are going to hear a lot of goofy stuff from people who don't know what they are talking about and you should probably just ignore them. If it is something that concerns you, ask at your surgeon's office. They hear the common questions all the time and can give you good answers.

[amandaRN 1]

It will only still be bad after surgery if you don't have the ernia fixed. My reflux is very mild compared to what it was before. I had issues with swallwoing from esophageal erosion because of the GERD I have had since childhood. I don't have any breakthrough reflux anymore with my medication and I even if I miss a dose, I don't have reflux again until I miss 2 or 3 daily doses. I haven't eaten a single antacid since my surgery! If you don't have the hernia repaired, then yes, according to my surgeon, the reflux can be extremely severe.

Glad I could help and good luck with everything! BTW, if you have a tendency for hiccups now, be prepared to have trouble with them after thehernia repair for a few days. They are very uncomfortable after an abdominal surgery!

That's awesome info! I have severe GERD also, so it will still be bad after the surgery?? It's so bad now that I have Barrett's esophagitis, and the weight loss is hopefully going to help that. I have to take 2 Protonix and 4 Zantac every day...misery!! I'm ready to be done with that!

[treequeen 13]

I had a hernia repair also.. only bad thing was the hiccups but it didn't cause any damage. I haven't had to throw up but I'm pretty sure if I had to I could.