nikkidcas 18 Posted December 21, 2013 I was banded in May. At my last fill they saw something unusual on X-ray so I had Egd (endoscopy) and they found I now have a hiatal hernia. I've heard of a lot of people having hernia repaired during lap band surgery but has anyone experienced hernia AFTER lap band. Did they repair your hernia laparoscopically? What was recovery time? When can I return to work? Dr said they would unbuckle band during surgery and buckle it back during surgery. He said I would feel different restriction after hernia repaired. Anyone else have this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheryl2586 3,053 Posted December 21, 2013 You should ask him how big it is because I have a small one that they did not repair during surgery and I have not had no issues with it. I would think if it is about 2cm you could live with it and not have it repaired. 2 terrydumont46 and kll724 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikkidcas 18 Posted December 21, 2013 I asked if it had to be repaired and Dr said yes, otherwise my pouch is not working correctly :/ The thought of another surgery upsets me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SandyM 1,956 Posted December 21, 2013 I asked if it had to be repaired and Dr said yes, otherwise my pouch is not working correctly :/ The thought of another surgery upsets me. Did you have plication with your surgery? I had hiatal hernia repair, it was rather large, and I think that made my recovery a little slower, but I still returned to work on Monday following surgery on Friday. My surgeon told me that plication would lessen the chance of the hernia returning. Just wondering if your surgeon could integrate plication in with your hernia repair, if you wanted that is. I think the plication has made my journey much easier, though not necessarily any faster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikkidcas 18 Posted December 21, 2013 I did have Plication done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kll724 3,055 Posted December 22, 2013 Best wishes! I hope that you feel better and that your surgery goes smoothly! Karen..aka.kll724 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NaNa 878 Posted December 22, 2013 I was banded in May. At my last fill they saw something unusual on X-ray so I had Egd (endoscopy) and they found I now have a hiatal hernia. I've heard of a lot of people having hernia repaired during lap band surgery but has anyone experienced hernia AFTER lap band. Did they repair your hernia laparoscopically? What was recovery time? When can I return to work? Dr said they would unbuckle band during surgery and buckle it back during surgery. He said I would feel different restriction after hernia repaired. Anyone else have this? Yes a hiatal hernia can cause the band to be ineffective and also cause reflux and is contraindication to banding if it is not repaired. If the hernia is small most surgeons will not repair it, but if it is too big it will cause issues with the band being effective. I had a small hiatal hernia when I got banded over 9 years ago and it got bigger and inflamed last year. I had the older type band that did not unbuckle, therefore my surgeon had to remove my old band and replace it with a new one to repair my hiatal hernia. If you have the new Allergan band you will not have to get your band removed to repair your hernia, your surgeon can just go in and unbuckle the band and repair your hernia. My recovery was very easy and I had my old band removed and new band placed and hernia repaired all in one surgery. Good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
