jem35201

I’ve been on this board for about 4 years and only posted a handful of times. I too had a serious Hiatial hernia discovered during the endoscopy prior to my surgery. My surgeon matter of fact lay told me I’ll repair that hernia during your VSG surgery. Prior to my VSG and hernia surgery I lived on antacids and maalox. I took them numerous times on a daily basis. Since my surgery I’ve lost 170 pounds and rarely have any stomach issues. After the surgery the Doctor prescribed antacids to take on a daily basis, after about a month or so I weaned myself off the drugs and have gone months without experiencing any sort of discomfort. Bottom line If you have weight to lose and have stomach issues, I highly recommend having both done. My Doctor was great and I had the surgery on Thursday, released from the hospital on Saturday and spent 4 hours the following Tuesday morning in NYC ‘s Central Park at a concert with my daughter. Just take it slow and don’t overeat.

I was very nervous before my sleeve since it was the first time i was under since I had my tonsils removed. When they woke me up I had tremendous gas pains but didn't feel a thing once the morphine kicked in. My surgery was on a Thursday, released from hospital on saturday and back at work on tuesday with just some soreness. The whole procedure was a piece of cake.