I meant to mention that the dr repaired my hiatel hernia too...would that make me sore??

I had one repaired as well during the banding surgery. I'm not sure it made me more sore....but obviously there is a healing there as well.

I had two hernias and a lot of adhesions removed!! I think it really did add to my soreness. What was supposed to be a 1 hour procedure turned into a 3 hour one. It took me a good 3 weeks to feel half way good and another week to feel half way normal.

I had my hiatal hernia repaired and no it didn't add any extra pain...it did offer a wierd sensation that felt like a knot being untied...it didn't hurt but didn't feel good either--fortunately the twingy pain doesn't last but a few seconds at a time. My port/abdominal area is what what caused the most soreness.