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Bndtoslv    292

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Anyone have gerd and hernia repair during sleeve surgery? How were your symptoms after? I am currently on nexium and surgeon said I will possibly/ likely be on it after the repair as well. My gerd symptoms are fine on the nexium as long as I don't eat before I go to sleep.

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Madmax68    227

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I had a hernia repair at the same time as surgery and have no GERD. But the hernia was news to me as I had no symptoms prior to surgery either. The surgeon tried to talk me into bypass as she believed I would have problems, but they haven't appeared. :D

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Mremilio    95

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I had hiatal hernia same time as vsg and I had gerd really bad. Especially at night I would wake with mouth full of acid....6 weeks post op and dr is weaning me off nexum(currently takin 20mg) and no problems...will know a couple of weeks from now if I can quit it forever. I think if I have to take for rest of life I'm okay with that. post-252202-14339541714101_thumb.jpg

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Bndtoslv    292

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I had hiatal hernia same time as vsg and I had gerd really bad. Especially at night I would wake with mouth full of acid....6 weeks post op and dr is weaning me off nexum(currently takin 20mg) and no problems...will know a couple of weeks from now if I can quit it forever. I think if I have to take for rest of life I'm okay with that. attachicon.gif ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1433954170.150389.jpg

Very helpful! Thanks and good luck!

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Bndtoslv    292

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I had a hernia repair at the same time as surgery and have no GERD. But the hernia was news to me as I had no symptoms prior to surgery either. The surgeon tried to talk me into bypass as she believed I would have problems, but they haven't appeared. :D

My surgeon and gi told me that even with hernia that based on endoscopy there is no reason for me to get bypass over sleeve and I have a large hernia with symptoms. You should be fine!

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hockeyfan7    249

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When I originally had my band done back in 2012 the surgeon told me that he thought my GERD was related to a hernia and if it was when he got in there he was going to fix it. It was and he did.

I had a revision to a sleeve 2 weeks ago and have had no problems with GERD. None since the hernia repair.

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Cdagradi1    9

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I have a very severe hiatal hernia with Gerd although I didn't really notice the symptoms before I had my endoscopy. I am now 10 days post op and take omeprazole daily. I have not had any Gerd although my surgeon thought I would.

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NikkiDoc    312

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I had GERD about 6 years ago, had an Endoscopy and did not have a hernia at that point. I I treated with Nexium for three months and was good for a few years.

I started back on Nexium about a year before my surgery which was 2/2/2015. I had another Endoscopy in January and now had a hernia. It was repaired when I sleeved. I came off the Nexium on 4/30/2015 and have had no symptoms since.

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