Hi Everyone! I'm a newbie and looking forward to getting support and advice from others on this journey. I have read several times in several different places about sleevers having hernia repairs during their surgery. It often sounds to me like the hernia wasn't seen in pre-op tests. Is this often the case? I mentioned to my surgeon that I had developed a little lump next to my belly button and wondered if it could be a hernia. He said he'll see when I have the surgery and if so he'll fix it. But he didn't look at the lump and there wasn't any mention of it in the pre-op tests. I guess I shouldn't be concerned if my dr isn't. But does hernia repair cause complications? Thanks for any replies!

Forgot to mention my surgery isn't until Oct.

Hey, I had my hernia repaired during surgery. I had a few complications the first four months couldn't keep nothing down. I don't think it had anything to do with the hernia. Don't worry all will be okay. Congrats on getting your sleeve soon and joining the losers bench! Woo hoo!

It's common for a surgeon to repair a hiatal hernia during VSG surgery. (Mine was repaired during VSG.)

However, an abdominal hernia seems to me to be a horse of a different color. Not the same thing at all (not strictly part of the gastrointestinal system).

But I could be wrong.

Thanks for the encouragement slimagainsoon! Can't wait to join the losers bench!

It's common for a surgeon to repair a hiatal hernia during VSG surgery. (Mine was repaired during VSG.)

However, an abdominal hernia seems to me to be a horse of a different color. Not the same thing at all (not strictly part of the gastrointestinal system).

But I could be wrong.

Interesting, thanks for the info. I will look into this further.

They knew I had a hiatal hernia before surgery after an endoscopy. The doc said he'd wait until during the surgery to determine if he would repair the hernia (depending on how large it was).

I have a ventral hernia and my surgeon said I needed to get my wls done first and then they would do the hernia repair... He won't do it at the same time.

Hmmm. I had a hiatal hernia diagnosed during the barium swallow test and the PA told me the probably won't do anything about it. That kind of bothered me because now that I know about it I want it fixed. Another thing they told me is that I am a slow swallower and its another thing they don't do anything about.

I am telling you, I didn't think I was all that healthy before I started this journey but all these little picayune things they discovered make me feel even sicker.

Bring on the sleeve!

I agree with you rumpole6, bring on the sleeve! Do you have a surgery date?

My surgeon told me before hand that if I had a hiatal hernia he would repair it while doing the VSG, which is what happened. I was shocked to see they billed my insurance $40k for each item. Glad I didn't have to pay that much. I didn't have any after effects due to the hernia repair. Good luck on your surgery.

I too had a hiatal hernia repair done as part of my sleeve operation. The doctor even had a consent form for me to sign, so this must be a common problem. He even gave me photos of the sleeve and hernia work, which were really interesting. It was like: hi stomach, bye stomach!

I had a Hiatel Hernia the size of a small melon, my surgeon said the sleeve took 30 minutes but the hernia took 2 hours. I am so happy it fixed it for me !

Hi I am a newbie and I was sleeved on 04/16/15 and had a hiatal hernia repair all at the same time.