Gerd and hernia repair

[Bndtoslv 292]

Anyone have gerd and hernia repair during sleeve surgery? How were your symptoms after? I am currently on nexium and surgeon said I will possibly/ likely be on it after the repair as well. My gerd symptoms are fine on the nexium as long as I don't eat before I go to sleep.

[Madmax68 227]

I had a hernia repair at the same time as surgery and have no GERD. But the hernia was news to me as I had no symptoms prior to surgery either. The surgeon tried to talk me into bypass as she believed I would have problems, but they haven't appeared.

[Mremilio 95]

I had hiatal hernia same time as vsg and I had gerd really bad. Especially at night I would wake with mouth full of acid....6 weeks post op and dr is weaning me off nexum(currently takin 20mg) and no problems...will know a couple of weeks from now if I can quit it forever. I think if I have to take for rest of life I'm okay with that.

[Mremilio 95]

I forgot to say that I was on 80mg nexum before surgery...,

[Bndtoslv 292]

I had hiatal hernia same time as vsg and I had gerd really bad. Especially at night I would wake with mouth full of acid....6 weeks post op and dr is weaning me off nexum(currently takin 20mg) and no problems...will know a couple of weeks from now if I can quit it forever. I think if I have to take for rest of life I'm okay with that. ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1433954170.150389.jpg

Very helpful! Thanks and good luck!

[Bndtoslv 292]

I had a hernia repair at the same time as surgery and have no GERD. But the hernia was news to me as I had no symptoms prior to surgery either. The surgeon tried to talk me into bypass as she believed I would have problems, but they haven't appeared.

My surgeon and gi told me that even with hernia that based on endoscopy there is no reason for me to get bypass over sleeve and I have a large hernia with symptoms. You should be fine!

[hockeyfan7 249]

When I originally had my band done back in 2012 the surgeon told me that he thought my GERD was related to a hernia and if it was when he got in there he was going to fix it. It was and he did.

I had a revision to a sleeve 2 weeks ago and have had no problems with GERD. None since the hernia repair.

[Cdagradi1 9]

I have a very severe hiatal hernia with Gerd although I didn't really notice the symptoms before I had my endoscopy. I am now 10 days post op and take omeprazole daily. I have not had any Gerd although my surgeon thought I would.

[NikkiDoc 312]

I had GERD about 6 years ago, had an Endoscopy and did not have a hernia at that point. I I treated with Nexium for three months and was good for a few years.

I started back on Nexium about a year before my surgery which was 2/2/2015. I had another Endoscopy in January and now had a hernia. It was repaired when I sleeved. I came off the Nexium on 4/30/2015 and have had no symptoms since.