I think that I read in several of the posts here that healing after a sleeve + hiatal hernia will be different than just having the sleeve alone. Can someone expand upon that? What will be different? My surgery is now less than 2 weeks away and I will be having the hernia repair surgery too so I am trying to be prepared! Thanks....

I don't know if there is any difference as only have the experience of recovering after having both done. I didn't have any issues with it at all. I have flown thru recovery and haven't had any problems with food progression thus far. I hope you have the same experience.

Same here. I apparently had a wide hiatal hernia that took a while in surgery to fix, but I recovered quickly and easily, no pain, regular food progression. I wouldn't worry if I were you.

The operative word is "SOME".

A few patients that have the hiatal hernia repair done along with the sleeve have esophageal spasms during the healing period because of the hernia repair. Then there are "Some" with the hernia repair, and never have any issues.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Good to know that the spasms are the thing to watch out for. I think I will try to be one of the "some" who don't have any problems! :wink_smile:

I had one repaired during my VSG surgery and I don't think it affected my recovery at all... I still think I had it really smooth and easy afterwards.