Hi all. I had my surgery the 27th. The doc also fixed a hernia while he was at it. I was wondering about anyone else's experience with the vsg /hernia combo. Im awfully sore and area around my belly button is quite bruised. Im also struggling with gas pain/ rumbles.

I had a hernia repair too. The area around my belly button is very bruised! Had a lot of gas the first couple of days but has decreased significantly!

I had the same thing. My right side incision was the one that bothered me. Around day 6 you should start feeling way better. Hang in there. The first week is rough.

I had the same thing. My right side incision was the one that bothered me. Around day 6 you should start feeling way better. Hang in there. The first week is rough.

Mine is a non-hernia repair, and the one by my belly button is bruised as well. My right side still hurts, but it is better every day.

So it's not just you guys!

Mine is a non-hernia repair' date=' and the one by my belly button is bruised as well. My right side still hurts, but it is better every day.

So it's not just you guys![/quote']

That's good to hear. I was mainly curious to find similarities/differences between straight vsg and vsg plus hernia repair. Thanks for weighing in.

I am two weeks out and had it done. Rumblings still here. Bruised in 3 areas and still some burning pain. Doc said (today at my appt) it's all normal.

Are you talking about hiatal hernias? Very common in obese people but not the same as an abdominal hernia. They are a tear or bulging where the esophagus goes through the diaphragm to the stomach. I was told for a decade that I had acid reflux but it was actually a hiatal hernia which my surgeon also repaired with my sleeve.

Thanks to pre-op testing (Sleeved 10/11/12), I found I had 3 hernias (pop 'n fresh dough-girl, am I!) - hiatal, ventral (belly) and the 3rd by my c-section incision! The hiatal was repaired during the sleeve and I think my discomfort was more from the hernia repair than the stomach surgery! Twisting, bending and reaching was out for at least 3 weeks. I tried to return to work to soon and the pain from moving too much too soon sent me back to bed for another week! Tylenol worked wonders - better than the narcotic meds prescribed by my surgeon. Good luck - you'll feel great soon!

Hi, I also had the hiatal hernia repair with my sleeve. I was sleeved 5/15 and am still on pain meds & having quite a bit of abdominal pain.

Everyone keeps telling me it will get better, I sure hope so.

Feel free to send me a private message if you want to talk more.