When I woke up on friday after having my lapband put in, i was told the dr had to fix a hiatal hernia too. Did any of you all have to have these 2 surgeries together? Do you think recovery takes any longer having both of these done together?

thanks,

Lisa

I had both of these done. From reading others' stories, my recovery has not taken any longer than any one else. I was on clear liquids for 1 day, full liquids for a week, and then mushies for a week and then on to soft.

Of course everyone is different so make sure to follow your own doctor's post-op instructions.

I also woke up to find that I had a hernia repaired that I did not even know I had. Seems from reading the boards that I had a typical recovery and no extra discomfort or time from the extra lil task he performed.

H. Hernias can cause serious problems with the band in the long run...so best its all fixed :thumbup:

Same here. It seems like my recovery has been the same as everyone else. I did feel as thou I was bruised (like punched in the center of my chest) but I didn’t now know if that was from the banding surgery or the hernia surgery.

Banded 1/26/2010

I had hernia repair, didn't know I had it prior to surgery and went for 1/2 mile walk in my neighborhood the same day as surgery. Continued to increase the distance everyday and was back to working a 60hr/week in 5 days. (granted I sit at a desk) I am three weeks post op today and walked about 4 miles before work this morning.

Hi,

I too had both. Post-op I felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest for the first couple of days, but was able to go back to work on the fifth day - I have a desk job.

I don't think my recovery took any longer than average.

This happened to me also. My recovery was no different. They don't do anything differently with the exception of a few stitches in that muscle. My surgeon said that it is quite common. I felt like a "normal" person three days after surgery.

Same thing here. I wish I would have know before hand since I am self-pay and I could have put some of the surgery to the ins. Now it is "submit a claim" and we will see if they will cover any of the surgery. My surgery was on 2/3. I stayed 1 night in the hopital and glad I did. I slept for sooooo long. I just could not wake up. I was soo tired. have not really had that much gas pain, thank goodness. One weird thing is that my vision is blurry. My bp is fine and I am not dizzy so the docs think it is from the pain med.

Came home weighing more than when I went in:ohmy: