Pain with vsg and hernia repair

[caglefan69 37]

Hi all. I had my surgery the 27th. The doc also fixed a hernia while he was at it. I was wondering about anyone else's experience with the vsg /hernia combo. Im awfully sore and area around my belly button is quite bruised. Im also struggling with gas pain/ rumbles.

[lookingforwardnotback 71]

I had a hernia repair too. The area around my belly button is very bruised! Had a lot of gas the first couple of days but has decreased significantly!

[Susie1226 138]

I had the same thing. My right side incision was the one that bothered me. Around day 6 you should start feeling way better. Hang in there. The first week is rough.

[kyeta96 50]

I had the same thing. My right side incision was the one that bothered me. Around day 6 you should start feeling way better. Hang in there. The first week is rough.

Mine is a non-hernia repair, and the one by my belly button is bruised as well. My right side still hurts, but it is better every day.

So it's not just you guys!

[caglefan69 37]

Mine is a non-hernia repair' date=' and the one by my belly button is bruised as well. My right side still hurts, but it is better every day.

So it's not just you guys![/quote']

That's good to hear. I was mainly curious to find similarities/differences between straight vsg and vsg plus hernia repair. Thanks for weighing in.

[tammy1970 20]

I am two weeks out and had it done. Rumblings still here. Bruised in 3 areas and still some burning pain. Doc said (today at my appt) it's all normal.

[melodymouse 196]

Are you talking about hiatal hernias? Very common in obese people but not the same as an abdominal hernia. They are a tear or bulging where the esophagus goes through the diaphragm to the stomach. I was told for a decade that I had acid reflux but it was actually a hiatal hernia which my surgeon also repaired with my sleeve.

[Holly5.3 423]

Thanks to pre-op testing (Sleeved 10/11/12), I found I had 3 hernias (pop 'n fresh dough-girl, am I!) - hiatal, ventral (belly) and the 3rd by my c-section incision! The hiatal was repaired during the sleeve and I think my discomfort was more from the hernia repair than the stomach surgery! Twisting, bending and reaching was out for at least 3 weeks. I tried to return to work to soon and the pain from moving too much too soon sent me back to bed for another week! Tylenol worked wonders - better than the narcotic meds prescribed by my surgeon. Good luck - you'll feel great soon!

[AmyinMI 5]

Hi, I also had the hiatal hernia repair with my sleeve. I was sleeved 5/15 and am still on pain meds & having quite a bit of abdominal pain.

Everyone keeps telling me it will get better, I sure hope so.

Feel free to send me a private message if you want to talk more.