Evidently I have a haital hernia - I didn't even know I had this (or acid reflux) before I had my pre-surgery endoscope. My surgery is Jan 15th and the surgeons will be stitching that up in addition to my VSG. Has anyone else gone through this procedure at the same time as their VSG? I am just wondering if there are any additional complications, things to watch out for, etc?

I had a hiatal hernia that I didn't know about. My doctor fixed it during my sleeve surgery. I used to have terrible heartburn and reflux and since the surgery my heartburn has been minimal. I haven't even taken a tums.

Looks like it's a toss up, I am hoping that the repair will finally give me some relief. My surgery isn't scheduled yet, still have psych eval left.

According to my doctor most people having a bariatric procedure does have a hiatal hernia. They usually confirm if you have one or not when they do the scope procedure before surgery. I was told it is a very common part of bariatric surgery anymore. The doctor who done my surgery actually has a doctor who works with him to solely repair the hiatal hernias.

I dont' recall any additional discomfort solely from the hernia repair. (I didn't know I had one until my doctor had the scope performed when I was preparing for surgery.) My doctor told us we wouldn't have any idea any additional procedure was even conducted. It's nothing to be worried about.

I'm so glad I found this feed. I just found out I have a hh too... It's painful, every time I eat.. I'm 8 weeks til surgery and want it done today just to fix my hernia.