Hiatal Hernia Repair

[hisandhersleeves 19]

Hi...my husband and I had our sleeve surgery on 3/14...I have no problem eating foods and he cannot keep anything down...the only difference is he had a hernia repaired. Are there any others out there that had a hernia that were unable to eat and now things are better? He is very concerned that he has ruined his chances of living a normal enjoyable life since he is sick after every meal...any words of hope or encouragement from those a bit further along in this journey?

[Who Dat 70461 331]

I was sleeved May 8, 2013 and my wife July 8, 2013. While my surgery and recovery were textbook, hers was a bit more challenging. She had two hernias repaired and it took about 3-4 weeks for her to quit complaining...uh-hm, I mean start to feel better!

Now, that period of time is a distant memory! She can tolerate just about everything, albeit in moderation. I can eat almost everything, but for some weird reason, still have a tough time with canned tuna fish!? I can eat steak, chicken, fresh tuna steaks, roast, crawfish, ribs, etc., etc....but canned tuna just doesn't sit well w/me. No worries, I can live without it!

I will tell you (emphatically!), it will get better, just hang in there and get through the gettin' through!

I am down 114 lbs. and hit my original goal around 2 months ago.

My wife is down 78 lbs. and almost at goal (She looks fantastic, but she's on a mission...I told her I don't want to feel like I'm hugging a sack of hammer handles!).

Godspeed for a rapid recovery and fantastic journey for y'all!

[Anababy 16]

Hi...my husband and I had our sleeve surgery on 3/14...I have no problem eating foods and he cannot keep anything down...the only difference is he had a hernia repaired. Are there any others out there that had a hernia that were unable to eat and now things are better? He is very concerned that he has ruined his chances of living a normal enjoyable life since he is sick after every meal...any words of hope or encouragement from those a bit further along in this journey?

I was sleeved on 2/28 and had both hiatal and umbilical hernias repaired. I have not had any difficulties whatsoever. I honestly believe that everyone is different. People heal differently and tolerate foods better than others. I can say that the first 4 days after surgery were very painful because of the hernia repair but it didn't impact my liquid diet and now that I am 6 weeks out, I'm still fine. Hope he feels better soon.