I have my egd tomorrow to find out if have the hiatal hernia. If I do I'll get the band jan 25th. If I don't who knows when or if ill get banded.

Sooo nervous! Anyone else have the egd done for the hiatal hernia?

My surgeons office said most people have it so I probably do. Is it true that most obese people have it?

Hi there,

This is very common. I never had the Esophagogastroduodenoscopy but my surgeon told me it is extremely common to have a haital hernia and that he would repair it at no extra charge while he was inserting the lapband.

He did find a hiatal hernia and he repaired it. I never knew it!

GOOD LUCK!!

Yes very common, I also have a 2 cm one that will be reapired on friday my banding date. Ahhh getting nervous. The EGD is no big deal. I know were all nervous for any procedure. I was asleep for the whole thing. I had a sore throat for a few days. Good Luck.

Thanks for the tips! I'm sooo nervous I've never had to go "under" for anything!

I have seen many people comment about having one repaired during surgery and many that never knew they had one. I guess I was lucky, I didn't have one.

I hope all goes well for you!

So does everyone getting lap band surgery need to have a egd

I don't think so but I don't really know. It's just because ill be a self pay patient if they find I have a hiatal hernia then I insurance will pay for half of my surgery.

So I think it's just something my office is doing to try to get insurance to pay for some of the surgery.

I didnt have it but my Dr said it was very common..... best wishes to you!

I believe everyone gets it done. The Dr. needs to see whats goin on inside before surgery. I had to have a EGD, Stress test, Colonoscopy, sleep apnia test, blood test, the list goes on. But at least I know im healthy just fat. haha

I had to have blood work. I was already diagnosed with sleep apnea so I didn't need that one. I didn't have to have a colonoscopy either. I had a chest x-ray and a visit w/ the lung doctor to check my lung capacity as well as the visits w/ the pyschiatrist. It was all pretty harmless and every doctor and insurance is different.

I have one! So surgery date is art for jan 25th!! Eeeekkk!

Never thought I would say this about having a hernia but YAY for you!!!

I didn't need an EGD, colonoscopy, stress test or chest x-ray. I had to have blood work, PFT, ECG, clearance from my cardiologist, nutritional consult and psych eval.

I didn't had a egd all I had was bloodwork. I didn't even have to see a psychiatrist like most people do. I guess I got lucky there.

I just had blood work and an EKG. And no pre-op diet. Everyone and every dr is different.