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I was sleeved on 4-24 and also had a hiatal hernia repair. My sleeve has been extremely smooth and no pain. I stopped pan meds two days after I got out of the hospital. Since the surgery the pain has been in my hernia repair area. I shared this with my dr. at my 2 wk follow-up and shared that puréed food was extremely uncomfortable going down. We decided to keep an eye on it. The day after the pain got so bad that I couldn't wear my bra anymore. It put too much pressure on the sore area. I called today and am scheduled for another swallow test first thing Monday. I was just curious if anyone else has experienced this and has any advice. Thanks!

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I was sleeved on 4-27-12. until my 2 week post op, I didn't know I had a hital hernia..Sure, previously I had all the symptoms of GERD etc, etc, but never took the time to be scoped. symptoms were worse the more weight I gained and better when I lost. No GERD symptoms now..yeah hooo

I did have some inital pain with my bra but that has disipated.

Good luck to you, keep us posted.

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Thanks Susie! I am doing much better. I am still having problems eating but it does get better every day. I hope you are well too!

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Mine went great. The only thing was this weird sensation when swallowing it was like it stopped in my throat, then proceeded downward. But never caused any pain

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My hiatel hernia repair hurt way worse than the sleeve area...and drinking was uncomfortable. I am 10 days post op and yawning still hurts like heck but I haven't had the discomfort u are describing...I hope it gets better for u soon!!

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