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I had my surgery on Jan 16th. My question is about the pain that i have when I swallow. It is like I am going to have a really hard burp. I wondered if it was from my hiatal hernia repair? Did anyone else have both and have pain after swallowing?

Otherwise I feel pretty good. A little tired but not nearly as bad as two days ago.

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Where is the pain exactly? I haven't been repaired yet, but the normal pain from my hernia is down below my sternum, so I don't know that swallowing will be effected...but I could be wrong...

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Yes, I had the same exactly. It wasn't terrible pain, just very uncomfortable.

It takes a couple weeks, but it will pass. If you think about it, they *pulled* your stomach down so the portion sticking up over your diaphragm is back in the cavity and then repaired the gaping hole left by sewing the diaphragm close to your esophogus.

There is going to be some adjustment to how things go down now. It's ALL different down there.

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I had the hernia repair but no trouble swallowing.

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d'oh!....see below...

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Yes, I had the same exactly. It wasn't terrible pain, just very uncomfortable.

It takes a couple weeks, but it will pass. If you think about it, they *pulled* your stomach down so the portion sticking up over your diaphragm is back in the cavity and then repaired the gaping hole left by sewing the diaphragm close to your esophogus.

There is going to be some adjustment to how things go down now. It's ALL different down there.

Good to know!

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exact same pain...hated it...thought I had made a tremendous mistake by going through with the surgery...then my VSG "big Brother" assured me it was part of the process and it would get better...and he was right!!!

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Mine wasn't necessarily pain, as it was just a little uncomfortable. This occurred for a couple of days for me. Initially I thought that's just the way it going to be for me from now on but it got easier until there was no issues at all. It will pass, but if not you will want to let your Dr know. Congrats on your surgery!

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I also had the repair and it was very uncomfortable to swallow for the first week, but it has already gone away and I am 10 days post op. So hang in there! :)

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Hi, I also had the repair as well as VSG on 12/21/11, at first it seemed as though I had "2 restrictions" when I swallowed. The first one was up high, chest area and the second was lower, in the stomach area. But all is good, didn't really have pain though, I hope that you have a speedy recovery!

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I didn't have any pain, however I did have to sip 6 times out of an ounce cup versus the three recommended. That lasted for a few weeks. Try much smaller sips and see what happens. Also to this day (I am 8 wks out) I don't drink cold liquids or plain Water. I drink it room temperature or warm and always flavored. (Powerade Zero, Sobe 0, Mio etc). Cold liquids or plain water makes feel the way you described. When in doubt call the nurse at your surgeons office.

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