Ronni Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I had surgery (Nissen's Fundoplication) for reflux and hiatal hernia in 1998. Would this affect me from getting the lap band surgery since my stomach has already been altered? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEC Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I had surgery (Nissen's Fundoplication) for reflux and hiatal hernia in 1998. Would this affect me from getting the lap band surgery since my stomach has already been altered?Thanks in advance! I was just banded on 3/30 and Dr. Ortiz fixed a hiatal hernia for me while in there for the banding. Looks as if there was a post earlier today where someone else had a fix like yours....surgery was much longer but he was banded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronni Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I was just banded on 3/30 and Dr. Ortiz fixed a hiatal hernia for me while in there for the banding. Looks as if there was a post earlier today where someone else had a fix like yours....surgery was much longer but he was banded. Thank you so much for your answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Hi Ronnie, a hiatel repair is pretty common procedure while getting the band. Getting rid of the reflux and being able to sleep through the night has been the best part of my surgery. I don't know if the repair is a Nissen's Fundoplication so it would be worth having a conversation with the OCC before you sign up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild6 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 I had surgery (Nissen's Fundoplication) for reflux and hiatal hernia in 1998. Would this affect me from getting the lap band surgery since my stomach has already been altered?Thanks in advance! I was banded on 3/27/09 and also had a hiatal hernia that was fixed while they were in banding me. Now I know why I would throw up at night about 3 times a week. Everything is great and I feel great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaredtd Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 I was just banded on 3/30 and Dr. Ortiz fixed a hiatal hernia for me while in there for the banding. Looks as if there was a post earlier today where someone else had a fix like yours....surgery was much longer but he was banded. hi i am being banded on the 20th and really suffer from reflux, did yours go away and did you have to pay extra for the hiatal hernia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild6 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 hi i am being banded on the 20th and really suffer from reflux, did yours go away and did you have to pay extra for the hiatal hernia Yes...it totally went away and there was no extra charge at all. I was telling my husband last night that it is so nice to not be throwing up in the middle of the night anymore. No heartburn or anything. I had no idea that I even had it until they told me they fixed it while they were in banding me. Good luck...you will love being banded and without your hiatal hernia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiney42 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Dr. O found a hiatal hernia when he went in on me, He just fixed it and told me about it when I woke up... There was NO extra charge & I'm too newly band to know if it went away yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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