My Aug. 12th band surgery was cancelled because my upper GI test showed a hiatal hernia and a problem with my esophagus. For the latter, I will meet with a GI specialist tomorrow for a consultation to get a manometry. My band doctor said he could fix the hiatal hernia, but the two together made him want to do more testing before the surgery. My reflux is successfully treated with Nexium and has been for a long time. I have no symptoms. I am so afraid that I won't be able to have the LapBand surgery. Does anyone know anything about this?

My sister just had that done! Said it was alot easier than she thought it would be. She is trying to qualify for lap-band, too. She hasn't heard the results yet (had it done last Tues thru Weds). THEN she has to have some sort of MRI or CAT and then swallow some kind of pill that has a camera in it. All because of the esophagus and her iron count is low and they're trying to figure it all out before the surgery.

Please keep me posted about your sister. My age may have something to do with the esophageal problem. I'm 63. I hope that your sister is able to get the lapband surgery that she wants. I hope I do too!

I sure will! She is 58 and has had a long history of problems with her esophagus (terrible chest pains). I got banded on 7-28 and he fixed a hiatal hernia that I had no clue even existed (no reflux, but I did hiccup alot!). I'll keep you posted. Good luck to you!

I'm a little confused by all this. What does becoming a friend mean? Does it mean we exchange email addresses? If so, mine is betty_dilley@comcast.net.

I'm kind of new, but I think it just means to keep each other's name (ie, KathrynH) in the "friends" area so we can find each other easier and send a message! That way we can keep each other updated. You don't have to, it's just the only way I know how.