Has anyone had the sleeve and hiatal hernia repair? My surgeon said she won't do the sleeve with a hernia she will only do gastric bypass, which I am not comfortable with having.

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I had both done at the same time and my acid reflux has improved and I am a month post op.

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I went to have VSG and they found my hiatal hernia and repaired at the same time

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I had mine done same time. I think it's delaying my eating dryer Protein like puréed chicken. Upside? Zero reflux. Never had to take a tums or gas x

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I had revision from LapBand to sleeve and a hiatal hernia repair all in one surgery.

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Hernia found, and repaired, during my sleeve surgery. I haven't experienced any side effects.

I had the sleeve on 11/14 and had a hiatal hernia repaired by my surgeon at the same time and im perfectly fine... maybe its preference fort hat surgeon

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My surgeon and actually every surgeon in our hospital does routinely does hernia repair when they do a sleev. However there is an exception with some locations and size. If you trust your on do advised if you're not sure get a second opinion.

I had a Very Large hernia (about the size of a plum), and was 200 pounds overweight. As a result, the decision was to wait until I got to my 2nd Milestone (250 lbs.) and then make the hernia surgery a 1-time fix. The surgery team, and a lot of , stated that hernias often recur when there is too much pressure on the mesh insert (a REAL risk for a large hernia, like mine).

After 100 pounds gone, however, I developed an intestinal block, and the hernia was removed as emergency surgery. The only downside has been that even though I feel fine, I can't return to training or bike riding until January. I was advised to give the scar tissue about 6 months to fully seal in the mesh patch.

Remember that my experience is based on a LARGE hernia. If yours is small, the wait may not be necessary.

is the recovery time to resume normal activities longer if you had the hiatal hernia surgery with The sleeve surgery?

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GERD is pretty much universal for sleeve patients, but it's tolerable for those who didn't have it before.

Hiatal hernia is more or less synonymous with GERD. If you already have bad GERD, I'd think carefully about a sleeve. Could make it much worse.

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I had a hernia repair as well as a banded sleeve at the the same time.

I didn't even know I had a hiatus hernia until 2 days after the op lol..

Now I have reflux as before the op I never ever did!!... bugger me lol

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GERD is pretty much universal for sleeve patients, but it's tolerable for those who didn't have it before.

Hiatal hernia is more or less synonymous with GERD. If you already have bad GERD, I'd think carefully about a sleeve. Could make it much worse.

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I had heard that too but here's the funny thing for me. I have had acid reflux for at least a decade. When prepping for my sleeve surgery, it was discovered that I had a hiatal hernia. My surgeon and I talked about how a sleeve can often increase acid reflux. But I wasn't comfortable with any other option so we decided to go forward with the sleeve. And my acid reflux is gone! It's been 3 months and anything can happen, but for now it's gone. Surgeon thinks my reflux might have been due to the hernia. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

My doctor did several hernia repairs on me and also did the sleeve. Jan 26 2017

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My surgeon did my sleeve and (small) hernia repair at the same time. Tomorrow is my 6 month surgiversary and reflux is way better than it was.