Hi! I am new here, banded 7 days ago (2/20/12) and been reading through. But yet to stumble upon my question. Have any of you had a Hiatal Hernia fixed when you had your band put on. Where the band is and hernia fixed is bugging the living daylights out of me. It's sore and gets worse at night. But because I had both done at once, I had major swelling and gas pain. My doctor said my hernia was a lot worse than he originally thought and that's what had taken so long in surgery. Other than that site, I really don't have anymore pain. I guess I'm just paranoid, because I had such horrible pain from hernia, they told me that pain would go away after the band. Just curious if anyone else had this problem. I know it's still healing too

Hi sha1234

Yes, I had a hiatus hernia repaired during my lapband surgery.

I don't know how large it was, but know that I walked around with it for almost 20 years, taking omeprazole all the whiIe... :

My recovery was uneventful....

I hope the pain you' re experiencing starts getting better soon.

Hi sha1234

Yes, I had a hiatus hernia repaired during my lapband surgery.

I don't know how large it was, but know that I walked around with it for almost 20 years, taking omeprazole all the whiIe... :

My recovery was uneventful....

I hope the pain you' re experiencing starts getting better soon.

Joyceann... It's kind of weird that after they fix the hernia and I realized what pain and area that came from makes me realize I had this hernia a lot longer that what they think. I've even gone to the emergency room years ago thinking it was from my chest or something.

The pain is slowly going away and has become more of a soreness than anything. but I know that it's pain from hernia repair and not so much the band.

I had my surgery 02/14/12. I feel much better knowing that others have had hernia repaired. The gas sometimes seems unbearable. Heating pad doesn't seem to help. But in the last few days it seems to not be as frequent.

Getting much better as the days go by, but can definitely tell when I over do it.

Sneezing and hiccuping are the worst!

My surgery was Feb 28. I had a large hiatal hernia repaired at the same time. I spent the night in the hospital since my insurance required it. I feel better than I thought I would. Stll having gas pains, but taking Gasx which seems to help. My doctor ordered a anti nausea patch for me which was placed behind one ear. He also ordered a bracelet thing which I am supposed to wear til the battery runs out...it is supposed to also combat nausea.

I did not know about the hiatal hernia but my doctor suspected it because I had been having some pain after eating. Anyway, I am going to start my walking tomorrow!