SeaOtterFan

Sounds like you guys had lazy doctors. My doctor and his partner say they ALWAYS LOOK for and FiX any hiatal hernia during the surgery- band or sleeve or bypass. No it does not fix itself. It's true that many people (especially obese people) have it and sometimes it doesn't cause symptoms. If you are one of those people- great. Maybe it will continue to not bother you. In my case I had constant heartburn from it. In order to get it fixed, it takes another lap surgery unless your doctor was nice enough just to fix the problem while he/she was already in there.

I had surgery 1/21. I lost 13 lbs in the first 5 days but then in the past week or so I have actually GAINED 4 lbs. I'm still on thick liquids- mostly pureed soups (not cream based) and beans. I have had some guacamole mixed in with thinned beans but not every day. No juices, regular milk or anything with over 3gm of sugar per serving. I estimated calories a few days and I figure I'm getting 600-700 calories on most days. Compared to how I used to eat (at least 700 calories per MEAL), why would I not be dropping weight?