I am scheduled for sleeve to bypass surgery January 8th. I am very nervous. I have bile reflux which causes me to vomit many times a day. I, also, have a hiatal hernia. Has anyone heard of anything else that can be done to correct this problem? It seems soooo extreme. Other than this problem, I love my sleeve. I am 5 years out and weigh 135 lbs (5'4").

So, you're having bypass surgery in order to treat a hiatal hernia although you already have the sleeve & appear to be at a normal weight range? Correct? It does seem extreme. I don't understand why your doctor would choose to do this? Maybe I'm missing something? Is it to bypass the hernia altogether rather than remove or repair it? Have you gotten a 2nd opinion? Hope it works out for you though.

Edited December 28, 201312 yr by w8loser

The hiatal hernia will be repaired during the bypass surgery. The surgery is to fix the bile reflux problem (different from acid reflux). I have heard others on here who have been converted from sleeve to bypass for the same issue, different doctors. I was hoping to find out if anyone has done something less drastic for severe bile reflux. I had the hernia repaired with the first surgery, so I don't think just sewing it up, again, will fix the problem. Our stomach is too small to do a funelplication (spelling ?). Still scheduled for the 8th.