Had A Hiatal And Umbilical Hernia Done At The Same Time

[Randgalt 43]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I had my doc fix both my Hiatal and Umbilical Hernia when getting sleeved. Anyone else have both these done?

[MissMistyC 18]

That sounds painful! How are you doing? I had a hiatal hernia fixed at the same time, but from what I'm learning that is pretty common...

[Randgalt 43]

I can't believe how easy this has all been. The hiatal hurts a bit throughout the day - pressure for a few secs. My belly button is very sore and it hurst when I cough. That's it.

[MissMistyC 18]

Wow! My road was a bit more rough, but finally at about 11 weeks out I can say I'm starting to feel a lot better. I still don't have the energy that I expected, but hopefully that will get better too.

[lynneo 15]

I have an umbilical hernia that needs to be repaired, but my surgeon said to wait until later.

I do not know why.

[williamrjomes2 147]

I have an umbilical hernia that needs to be repaired, but my surgeon said to wait until later.

I do not know why.

From what I understand, the chances of the hernia re-tearing decrease after weightloss rather then during. My dr. said as long as it doesnt bother you, its better to wait.(Atleast in my case.) Basically, bigger tummy=more of chance it will re-tear/ smaller tummy= less chance it will re-tear. Hope this little bit of info helps. Good luck.

[lynneo 15]

Thanks for the info. More I lose the bigger it looks, so I guess I am kind of anxious to get it done!

[Jkgal66 0]

I had both done during my sleeve procedure. I felt great after and still do. I did not know I had the hernias so I was surprised when he told me he fixed them