I have seen several posts where patients say their doc fixed a hernia.... How Do you even know if you have one before surgery? Is there any symptoms?

Meg

Hi Meg,

My surgeon also does the EGD so my hiatal hernia was found at that time. He is going to repair mine at the time he does my lap-band surgery.

As far as symptoms go, I have heartburn a good bit but I didn't know that I had the hernia until I had the EGD.

Similar to mimi368. I have suffered from terrible heartburn for years (even bananas can give me problems!)

I mentioned it to the nurse practitioner during my very first meeting and she ordered an Upper GI on the spot. HH was found and measured then and will be repaired at the same time I'm banded.

Hoping for the day that I can safely leave the house without a thing of Tums in my purse! :thumbdown:

kagead

Ok, I probably don't have one. Thank goodness. I never had heartburn a day in my life. The only thing I ever had was one time I had some acid come up when I was sleeping and I'm figuring it was because I drank a big glass of orange juice before bed.

Sorry to all of you that have this. I'm sure heartburn is no fun....

Meg