Re: Question re Hiatus Hernia

[Guest guest]

Hi Libby

It is why you are sent for a barium to check if you have a hernia. So it will be repaired when Dr B does the op - you won't even know and it won't affect your recovery or your band placement.

I didn't have a hernia first op, but I had a large one - so did Elaine, and these were fixed with our second bandings.

Nx

[Guest guest]

Hi Libby

I don't believe you're the first to find this out and my

understanding is the surgeon can and does repair the hernia at the

time of the banding surgery.

I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong but I don't think it's

uncommon.

Lorraine

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Just came back from having the ultrasound and the barium meal. I

am so

> silly sometimes. I couldn't sleep last night because I was

stressing out

> about it. It turns out that I had nothing to worry about. The

sonographer

> and radiologist were incredibly nice. It turns out that

everything is

> normal except for the fact that I have a small hiatus hernia.

>

> Will this effect me being able to have the band? The radiologist

asked if I

> had ever suffered from reflux, which I haven't.

>

> I think I am addicted to stress, because now I am stressing out

that I won't

> be able to have the band because of this hiatus hernia thingy.

>

> Libby :-)

>

[Guest guest]

No Libby

I think this is one of the few 'freebie's'!

Nx

[Guest guest]

Libby you might find that your surgeon will fix the hernia while he is

in there. I know alot of the girls have had them done at the same time.

Mazz

wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> Just came back from having the ultrasound and the barium meal. I am

> so silly sometimes. I couldn't sleep last night because I was

> stressing out about it. It turns out that I had nothing to worry

> about. The sonographer and radiologist were incredibly nice. It

> turns out that everything is normal except for the fact that I have a

> small hiatus hernia.

>

> Will this effect me being able to have the band? The radiologist

> asked if I had ever suffered from reflux, which I haven't.

>

> I think I am addicted to stress, because now I am stressing out that I

> won't be able to have the band because of this hiatus hernia thingy.

>

> Libby :-)

>

[Guest guest]

hahaha Stress stress stress! How perfect to find out you have a hernia before the band surgery. Simple simple .. lucky you ... the surgeon will repair your hernia and then do the band all in one surgery. It is now a common thing to have both done in one surgery. So no, it won't stop your banding. If the hernia is small, then it will add a couple of minutes to your operating time. Well, a bit more than couple, maybe 10 or 15 minutes extra, but these two surgeries go hand in hand. It's all OK! Beverlee

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