Hernia

[NatalieO 19]

Hi everyone - is anyone dealing with a hernia in addition to their RNY? I have quite a large one above my navel - hoping it can be repaird at the same time as the RNY. Wondering if anyone is dealing with something similar and what their Dr's advice is. My next step is the pre op appt (no date yet) and I will discuss it with the Dr then. In the meantime I'm anxious to hear others experiences.

[cris2660 0]

I have one and my surgeon said it was better to repair when I reach a stable weight...around a year. My rny was 6/20/12 so I've got about 9 mos to wait

[NatalieO 19]

Thank you for the response...that's good to hear. Is it bothering you at all? I occasionally have discomfort with mine but it's manageable.

[cris2660 0]

Not really most of the time I forget about it but I get a hard knot in my belly sometimes when I laugh hard and then that reminds me its there. The more weight I drop the easier I can feel it

[marinewife78 33]

Ask your surgeon my dr fixes them when he goes into do the surgery to save you future procedures. Good luck!

[grannykathy 31]

I have hiatal hernia...doc is going to repair it during rny surgery...this type of hernia has to be repaired to make surgery successful and is present in 10% of those of us presenting ourselves for rny. Lower hernia is a different issue ibthink.

[cris2660 0]

I will also say this...my surgeon told me that when they wait 12-18 mos to fix it most cases insurance will pay for the Tummy Tuck at the same time. I also have serious amounts of scar tissue and its in the area of my "flap" which they will remove