I’m scheduled to get my sleeve in a month (yay!) but I’m afraid it’ll worsen my gerd. I’ve heard on here that some people get their hiatal hernias fixed when they get their surgery. Does having a gastric surgery automatically fix the hernia or is it something extra that your doctor has to do? I developed a tiny hiatal hernia over the last year and I’d like to have it fixed with my surgery. My surgeon knows about it but hasn’t mentioned anything regarding fixing it. Should I bring it up beforehand or is it something that gets fixed with surgery anyway?

Just now, KateinMichigan said:

No PPI’s?

What is a PPI?

Just now, mweiss1998 said:

What is a PPI?

It’s a class of drug. Prilosec/ Nexium / Prevacid/ etc

Just now, KateinMichigan said:

It’s a class of drug. Prilosec/ Nexium / Prevacid/ etc

OH! No, he did have me take one for the 2 weeks I was on the antibiotics but none prior to that and none after.

Just now, mweiss1998 said:

OH! No, he did have me take one for the 2 weeks I was on the antibiotics but none prior to that and none after.

This is such good news!!! Who was your doctor?

Just now, KateinMichigan said:

This is such good news!!! Who was your doctor?

Dr. Schmidt in NJ.

Just now, mweiss1998 said:

Dr. Schmidt in NJ.

1 minute ago, mweiss1998 said:

Dr. Schmidt in NJ.

?Always good to post the name with success stories. How are you feeling?

Just now, KateinMichigan said:

I'm feeling good. I appear to be a slow loser so I am disappointed in my progress but I am just getting into the swing of getting enough protein so I am hoping it will start picking up soon. I still have not mastered eating slowly. But I've got the fluids thing down pat. And I just got a delivery of Gatorade Zero with protein today so I am hoping that will be a tasty addition to my daily intake.

1 minute ago, mweiss1998 said:

I'm feeling good. I appear to be a slow loser so I am disappointed in my progress but I am just getting into the swing of getting enough Protein so I am hoping it will start picking up soon. I still have not mastered eating slowly. But I've got the fluids thing down pat. And I just got a delivery of Gatorade Zero with protein today so I am hoping that will be a tasty addition to my daily intake.

Don’t worry about the weight, it’ll happen. And the slow eating will be second nature after a while. The fluids thing is very important - sounds like you are off to a fantastic start!