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09-21-2007, 02:10 PM
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| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 41
Weight Statistics 8/01/07 Start Date:
2/01/08 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 347 lb Start Weight:
259 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
99 lb Lb Left to Lose:
25.3602305476 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.3419469815 BMI Start:
40.560703943 BMI Current:
25.0568055246 BMI Goal:
 |  Hernia and Surgery I was wondering if anyone who has had the surgery had a hiatal hernia going into your surgery? The reason I am asking is that in my consultation, my surgeon spoke about how if we had a hernia, she would repair it while she was performing the surgery. At that point I was pretty clueless to the different types of hernias there could be. Basically I knew about umbilical hernias...and that is because my puppy had one that was fixed when she was spayed.  However, since my consultation, I have had an upper GI scope; which revlealed that I have ulcers in my stomach and esophagus. This really wasn't a surprise because I has having acid reflux issues lately. What was a surprise was that I have a hiatal hernia. I was told by my gastro Dr that they usually don't fix hiatal hernias unless it is causing a lot of problems. When I looked online to learn more, hiatal hernia repair looks pretty complicated to fix. So I was wondering if anyone on the losing side had this issue and how it turned out. Did it make your surgery more complicated or with possible complications?  Thanks
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09-21-2007, 08:56 PM
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| Super Moderator  |  Hiatal hernia is farily common with obesity, from what I know. The repair may sound complicated at a glance for someone without medical training, but not really. If it is bad, the surgeon will have to repair the hernia, as if he/she didn't you could easily have your pouch slipping through the opening and getting lodged above the diaphragm. Theoretically speaking, the repair shouldn't cause you any trouble post op.
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09-22-2007, 10:26 AM
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| Cub Reporter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: stone mountain, georgia
Posts: 59
Weight Statistics March 2007 Start Date:
July 10 Surgery Date:
Height: 257 lb Start Weight:
187 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
70 lb Weight Loss:
22 lb Lb Left to Lose:
27.2373540856 % % Lost:
July 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 44 BMI Start:
34 BMI Current:
26 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Yes, I had the hernia. I have had no more problems than normal.
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