Hiatal Hernia

4Reel
on 11/18/14 9:51 am

My surgeon requires an EGD prior to surgery. Today I had the EGD and they found a Hiatal Hernia. Did anyone else have this?  Did they go ahead and fix it during the surgery?  

I go go back in for an appointment December 3rd, but I just want to know how it was handled with others. 

unrulyjulie
on 11/18/14 10:31 am
RNY on 09/29/14

Husband had his fixed during bariatric surgery.

Poodlemac
on 11/18/14 10:57 am
RNY on 09/26/14

They didn't fix mine as it was too small. 

    
Emiepie
on 11/18/14 11:14 am
RNY on 08/11/14

I didn't know I had one until surgery. My surgeon did repair during my surgery.

RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150

Jessie W.
on 11/18/14 11:48 am

Hiatal hernias are more common than what most people think. Fortunately, most people that have one has a sliding hernia which rarely, ever causes problems. I have a paraesophageal hernia so I've known about it for years and it's also caused me problems for years. Only about 5% of people with a paraesophageal hernia has complications with it and I am one of those 5%. As excited as I am about the RNY, I truly think I'm looking more forward to the hernia repair (my RNY will actually be secondary to the repair). It has wreaked havoc in my life and in the past two years it's gotten worse. It's already a large hernia and it's grown even larger since 10 months ago (according to the x-rays). Anyway, don't fret your hernia . . . if you didn't know it was there before than more than likely you are just one of the many that has one but if not for this surgery, you would have never known about it. 

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 11/18/14 12:31 pm - OH

I have a small one, and even with open RNY they didn't bother to do anything with it since it has never caused a problem. Seven years later, it has still not caused any problems.

As someone else already mentioned, it is fairly common to have these, especially small ones, but only find out about it because it shows up during an internal procedure or on a CT scan (as mine did).

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Jenn S.
on 11/18/14 1:33 pm - Boise, ID
RNY on 06/16/14

Yes. I did not know I had this prior to surgery though. They discovered it during surgery and fixed the hernia then. I found out when I woke up in recovery. It did not affect my recovery or anything. I'm glad it was done.

    

nurl
on 11/18/14 8:09 pm
RNY on 05/14/13
Yes, mine was repaired during surgery😄
    
Sandie E.
on 11/19/14 2:54 am - La Grande, OR
RNY on 05/14/14

I had a sliding hiatal hernia that was repaired during the surgery.

 Highest - 281   1st appt - 274   Approval/pre-surgery - 259   Current - 136

    

karenp8
on 11/19/14 3:13 am - Brighton, IL

Mine was discovered during my RNY and repaired at that time.

   

       

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