Reoccurrence of hiatal hernia after surgery?

Laura R.
on 3/31/16 1:42 pm

 6 months ago I had my sleeve and I am so happy! At that time I had a hiatal hernia repaired which is common. Now it has reoccurred but much worse. So much so that I will need to have surgery again to have it repaired and mesh put in to keep everything in place. My CT showed that a large portion of my sleeve is actually pushed up into my asophogus.Have any of you had this? 

happyteacher
on 3/31/16 3:03 pm

Yep- I just had exactly that repaired this past December. I also had my gallbladder taken out at the same time. Surgery recovery was uneventful. I did have pills/food getting a bit caught at first, but now it does not seem to be an issue. I did redo the eating phases similar to what we did vsg, but ended up having to be on liquids a bit longer at first. Doc did mention that it was much higher risk. Two days in the hospital, but that was due to having so much surgery at once. 

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DonnaMaria
on 3/31/16 4:05 pm

I didn't have this happen but I have a question. I also had a hiatal hernia when I had my sleeve. How did you know it came back? 

happyteacher
on 3/31/16 5:51 pm

Keep in mind that I was diagnosed with a bad gallbladder during the same period they diagnosed the hiatel hernia, so these symptoms crossover to one another. 

  1. Acid reflux- lots of it.
  2. Nauseau- noticed it sporadically at first, noticed it just prior/during a BM and after eating. Mild at first. Progressively worsened to the point I couldn't keep solid food down, and put myself on a liquid diet until I was able to get into the docs. After a couple of days of a liquid diet, I could eat again. This kept cycling.
  3. Belching/burping frequently
  4. Fake hunger (from all the acid)
  5. Stomach pain
  6. Pain under the right side of the rib cage (from gallbladder probably)
  7. Eventually I would get sick enough that I could would throw up/get very sick for about 2 hours and then have a dull ache for a few days after- probably from the gallbladder.
  8. Fatty food of any type was making me sick (gallbladder likely)
  9. Diarrehea sporadically (normally I have issues with being a bit constipated, so this is unusual for me)
  10. Vomiting
  11. Weight loss, not from trying

Surgeon: Chengelis  Surgery on 12/19/2011  A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21  2Mo: -16  3Mo: -12  4MO - 13  5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6  Goal in 8 months 4 days!!   6' 2''  EWL 103%  Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5   150+ pounds lost  

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NYMom222
on 3/31/16 7:27 pm
RNY on 07/23/14

My sister had a Hiatal Hernia repair, and she never had WLS. Hers also came back.... so it does happen even without WLS.

Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014

Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16

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happyteacher
on 4/1/16 9:25 am

Yep. I agree. I meant to ask my doc if I may have caused it be overeating capacity... not that I am prone to doing that, but perhaps I am more at risk due to that juncture being weak or something. I would very much like to avoid this happening again!

Surgeon: Chengelis  Surgery on 12/19/2011  A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!

1Mo: -21  2Mo: -16  3Mo: -12  4MO - 13  5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6  Goal in 8 months 4 days!!   6' 2''  EWL 103%  Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5   150+ pounds lost  

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