Hernia? My first hiccup on this journey - how will they repair it?

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,004]

Hi team

I have been quiet this week - I am in China and the Internet is ... patchy. Great visit - managed my official banquet lunches and dinners with dignity, a bite of every dish (there are usually 12-20 different items, all circulation on a lazy Susan - you never know how many will come and are constantly exhorted to eat more, try another signature dish. Lucky the food is healthy, proteinous. And I have dropped a couple more pounds this week 😁)

Just before I left I went scuba diving and as I was training, lifting tanks on and off my dive buddy, I felt like I pulled a wee muscle, off to the left side of my breastbone to navel RNY scar - right where my gastric band port used to be, in fact.

So it just seemed to get worse, until it stabbed when I sneezed, or coughed. And THEN I noticed (when stretching and admiring my new curvy waist in the mirror!) a lump, right there in the sore spot...

“Think it is a hernia out through the port scar, you have split those muscles. Fly business class to China” said the Dr (fat chance!!)

Off for an ultrasound when I get home Tuesday.

If it is, does anyone know if it can be repaired WITHOUT that gastric mesh? My port was on mesh and it made mayhem. I don’t want new mesh!!

[By the way, my weight loss surgery buddies, I would repeat this even if I knew I would get an annual hernia. This whole experience has been so so easy, smooth, empowering...]