How did you discover your hiatal hernia???? I do not know if I have one or not but I sure would like to find out for insurance purposes...what do I do???

after surgery when my dr told me he fixed it.

wasnt even sure what it was until i googled it the next day when i got home.

Oh wow...were you already covered by insurance??...

Mine was discovered several years ago when I was being treated/diagnosed for acid reflux. My esophogus had by then needed healing which the Prilosec did. I took it for several years. I have since learned what "not" to eat. Other than the obvious spicy foods--which for this "Northerner" could be taco bell; I can't eat lettuce of all things! I had my gall bladder taken out a year ago for pallups, my gastroenterologist said an overweight person should not take Prilosec or the like for any length of time--can't remember why. But I stopped right away. I take it only when I have hearburn now, which isn't very often. I'm going to ask about getting it fixed when I have my surgery.

Thanks for sharing! I heard that offten times hernias are present but no symptoms show....i also have seen that people have qualified with insurance because of the hernia....

I found mine when I had mentioned to the Doc that I was taking rolaids a lot at night. And that I was occasionaly waking up with reflux in my throat. He then sent me in for an upper GI. I asked if I could just live with it and he said no. That I would some night no wake up witht the reflux and that I would aspirate. So I went in for surgery. I would describe it as just about having the band surgery done. They pump you with gas and go in thru the same incisions and the band surgery. It took about 40 minutes and I went home about 2 hours later. I have never had any problems since.

My insurance covered the whole thing.

I didn't know I had a hernia until the surgeon told me she fixed it when she banded me. I'm so glad she did so. I lived on Rolaids and Tums for years, and then got relief with Prilosec but I do know that it's not good to take it long term. Less than a week after the band was placed, I was done with antacids and all other related meds. I have no more heartburn, no reflux, no nothing. What a pleasure to not be popping tums anymore or waking up during the night with that awful feeling like the food is coming back up..