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Has anyone had their surgery done and had a haitil hernia fixed at the same time? I didn't even know I had one. Does this make the surgrey different or longer to recover?

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i had a hiatal hernia fixed when i had my lapband done 2 weeks ago. the doctor said it was a quick fix, and i havent noticed any extra pain or anything. in fact, i am actually feeling really good and havent had much pain.

my doctor said hiatal hernias are actually pretty common. a lot of people have them, but dont even know it. when is your surgery?

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A hiatal hernia is where a portion of your stomach pops up through your diphragm. There is already a hole there for your esophagus to go through but the hole is too large with a hernia so the stomach pops through. this results in heart burn and gastric reflux. I had mine repaired with my lapband and my diphragm was sore for several days due to sutures in it. I treated with ice packs and liquid vicodin from my surgeon.

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I didn't know I had one either (even with an upper GI). But-before surgery I had to sign a form okaying the repair "just in case"... it is just something that is very common. I had heartburn daily for years and told the person doing the upper GI this and he still didn't find anything. No heartburn since!!! I don't think my recovery was any more difficult. I did have bad gas pains, but that comes with the surgery anyway.

Good luck with your surgery!

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I guess I had one too without knowing it. I found out after surgery. I did some research because I had not heard of this kind of hernia before. I guess it is common to not have symptoms and to not know you have one. Well, its fixed now and so I guess I don’t have to worry about it now.

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