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irshangel    13

irshangel
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Hi everyone, I had my surgery on 08/01/12, I'm down 75 pounds and feel great ! I just found out yesterday that I have a

Hernia just above my navel. I was just wondering if anyone else had this happen and if you had surgery how long was the recovery?

Thanks

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kisersassy    369

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Did you have any signs if a hernia? What symptoms do you have? I am always in pain in my abdomen

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irshangel    13

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Not so much as pain, but when I sneeze, cough, blow my nose, I feel a popping on the inside of my navel, and my stomach gets a little extended and I can feel the bulge.

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pistachio Nut    2

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I have a hernia, and didn't even know it until the day after my sugary, when my Dr told me, I feel absolutely nothing!!

DROID RAZR DoS 12/16/12

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mishab    10

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I had a hernia following pregnancy and it was an aching pain above my belly button. My stomach also protruded there. When I would push on it I could feel something move when I could find the right spot. Kind of like I could pop it back in.

Starting wt 11/16/12 249 lbs. bmi 44. update 1/13/12 wt 232 lbs Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

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irshangel    13

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I had a hernia following pregnancy and it was an aching pain above my belly button. My stomach also protruded there. When I would push on it I could feel something move when I could find the right spot. Kind of like I could pop it back in.

Starting wt 11/16/12 249 lbs. bmi 44. update 1/13/12 wt 232 lbs Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

I have the same thing, when I push on it it makes a squishy popping noise ! did you do anything about your hernia ?

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mishab    10

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I have the same thing' date=' when I push on it it makes a squishy popping noise ! did you do anything about your hernia ?[/quote']

Oh yes! I couldn't stand the pain. So I have a 2 inch scar on my belly to show for it. I am glad I got it fixed. The only bad part was the two days after surgery. I worried it would be a problem now that I am planning RNY surgery. But the surgeon said it was fine.

Starting wt 11/16/12 249 lbs. bmi 44. update 1/13/12 wt 232 lbs Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

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irshangel    13

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I had RNY on Wednesday. In recovery the doctor told me I had a hernia in my diaphragm that was also fixed. I didn't know I had it.

I had a hatial hernia fixed dyring my RNY surgery also, my doctor knew I had that, this hernia I have now is

caused by the surgery in my stomach,

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kisersassy    369

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I have a hiatel hernia surgeon didn't fix it during rny. He said something about losing weight will fix it.

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pistachio Nut    2

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I have a hiatel hernia surgeon didn't fix it during rny. He said something about losing weight will fix it.

My surgeon didn't fix mine either he said it was small and to wait a year, he could have fixed it but didn't want complications.

DROID RAZR DoS 12/16/12

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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