Hello,

I was told that my umbilical hernia could be repaired at the same time as the sleeve surgery. Then I was told (by another source) that the hernia repair would last only about one month.

Which is correct? If the latter is true, I will put off the hernia repair until later.

Thanks,

Paula

I have heard that they can be repaired at the same time. I know Dr. Ponce specializes in GI as well as bariatric surgeries. I would suggest you call and ask them, even if you don't know if you are going with him or not, I am sure he would be happy to answer any questions you might have. Also ask if there is a benefit of doing it one way over the other. Good luck in your search!

You can do both at the same time. Your hernia repair is likely to last longer because you'll start losing weight (excess weight is a major risk factor for hernias).

I had a umbilical and hiatal hernia repair with my sleeve

I had a hiatal hernia repaired during surgery. Didn't even know I had a hernia.

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I was told that my umbilical hernia could be repaired at the same time as the sleeve surgery. Then I was told (by another source) that the hernia repair would last only about one month.

Which is correct? If the latter is true, I will put off the hernia repair until later.

Thanks,

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I was sleeved 12/5/11. Surgeon refused to do umbilical hernia repair. Now, I had complication from hernia and they want to do the repair. I'm fighting thi cuz from what I read, the pain of recoup on umbilical hernia is horrendous.

Anyone else have similar experience?

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My friend had a umbilical and hiatal hernia repair with her sleeve and I had the hiatal hernia repaired. Our doctor did it when found during surgery. My friend was told that her recovery pain would be increased because of the umbilical hernia repair but better to recover a bit longer from one surgery then to have to do two and recover twice!