Hernia fixed while being sleeved

Rhondalc · January 4, 2011

When having my sleeve surgery, they repaired a hernia. Now it is difficult to eat and drink. I am having trouble getting in my Water and not eating as often as I should because of the pain. I chew my food well (on the soft diet now) but still finding difficulty in eating and drinking. Has anyone else had this problem?

Middlesister57 · January 4, 2011

I also had a hiatal hernia repaired during my surgery on 12/14. I have had no problems at all. I would ask your doctor .

Lisa

HollyW · January 6, 2011

I had a hernia repair with my sleeve Dec. 6th and haven't had any problems either. I just have the normal 3 bites and I'm full kind of stuff but that is it.

Good luck.

educationrulz · January 7, 2011

I had a hernia repair and it was EXTREMELY painful! I woke up from surgery with a raging hot poker sensation in my chest/esophagus area. I had such a hard time swallowing even liquids that I had a mild case of dehydration. That was the pits! I think I started seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in week 3 post op. It continued to subside gradually and went away entirely by the 5th week. I had to keep something to drink in my hand almost at all times. I would even drive with a gatorade bottle in my hand to remind myself to sip, sip, sip.

I've heard of some with hernia repair who had lots of pain and others who had no pain. Maybe it has something to do with the surgeon's technique. The strangest thing to me (and my doctor) is that my reflux is WAY worse than it ever was preop, and the hernia repair is supposed to help with that. Preop I was diagnosed with reflux but I had never thought of myself as having it because I didn't have the typical symptoms. Now, if I stop my prevacid, by day 2 without it I have trouble swallowing and eating and a painful, burning sensation in my chest. So, I know the hernia repair had to be done with the sleeve surgery, but I can't say it's been a positive outcome for me. Luckily the benefits of the sleeve surgery far out the initial postop pain and the new reflux issues.