Hernia repair during surgery

[Vsglady 142]

Hi Everyone! I'm a newbie and looking forward to getting support and advice from others on this journey. I have read several times in several different places about sleevers having hernia repairs during their surgery. It often sounds to me like the hernia wasn't seen in pre-op tests. Is this often the case? I mentioned to my surgeon that I had developed a little lump next to my belly button and wondered if it could be a hernia. He said he'll see when I have the surgery and if so he'll fix it. But he didn't look at the lump and there wasn't any mention of it in the pre-op tests. I guess I shouldn't be concerned if my dr isn't. But does hernia repair cause complications? Thanks for any replies!

[Vsglady 142]

Forgot to mention my surgery isn't until Oct.

[slimagainsoon 88]

Hey, I had my hernia repaired during surgery. I had a few complications the first four months couldn't keep nothing down. I don't think it had anything to do with the hernia. Don't worry all will be okay. Congrats on getting your sleeve soon and joining the losers bench! Woo hoo!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

It's common for a surgeon to repair a hiatal hernia during VSG surgery. (Mine was repaired during VSG.)

However, an abdominal hernia seems to me to be a horse of a different color. Not the same thing at all (not strictly part of the gastrointestinal system).

But I could be wrong.

[Vsglady 142]

Thanks for the encouragement slimagainsoon! Can't wait to join the losers bench!

[Vsglady 142]

It's common for a surgeon to repair a hiatal hernia during VSG surgery. (Mine was repaired during VSG.)

However, an abdominal hernia seems to me to be a horse of a different color. Not the same thing at all (not strictly part of the gastrointestinal system).

But I could be wrong.

[Vsglady 142]

Interesting, thanks for the info. I will look into this further.

[sunflowerchild 146]

They knew I had a hiatal hernia before surgery after an endoscopy. The doc said he'd wait until during the surgery to determine if he would repair the hernia (depending on how large it was).

[trvlgrl 50]

I have a ventral hernia and my surgeon said I needed to get my wls done first and then they would do the hernia repair... He won't do it at the same time.

[rumpole6 12]

Hmmm. I had a hiatal hernia diagnosed during the barium swallow test and the PA told me the probably won't do anything about it. That kind of bothered me because now that I know about it I want it fixed. Another thing they told me is that I am a slow swallower and its another thing they don't do anything about.

I am telling you, I didn't think I was all that healthy before I started this journey but all these little picayune things they discovered make me feel even sicker.

Bring on the sleeve!

[Vsglady 142]

I agree with you rumpole6, bring on the sleeve! Do you have a surgery date?

[Rainbow1958 8]

My surgeon told me before hand that if I had a hiatal hernia he would repair it while doing the VSG, which is what happened. I was shocked to see they billed my insurance $40k for each item. Glad I didn't have to pay that much. I didn't have any after effects due to the hernia repair. Good luck on your surgery.

[JackieBrown 183]

I too had a hiatal hernia repair done as part of my sleeve operation. The doctor even had a consent form for me to sign, so this must be a common problem. He even gave me photos of the sleeve and hernia work, which were really interesting. It was like: hi stomach, bye stomach!

[Rosebuzzzz 8]

I had a Hiatel Hernia the size of a small melon, my surgeon said the sleeve took 30 minutes but the hernia took 2 hours. I am so happy it fixed it for me !

[Carlya54 7]

Hi I am a newbie and I was sleeved on 04/16/15 and had a hiatal hernia repair all at the same time.