Has anyone had an open hital hernia repair I'm sacred I was told I need one my throat is very sore burns and have bad inflammation in the esophagus I need advise I alread had the surgery once 10 years ago I need one again but this time I have to have the open cut one
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tight band under rib cage was started.
The important thing is if you can control the reflux with meds or if you need the Nissan Fundo to control the reflux.I had what my surgeaon considered a small hernia but developed Barretts esophogas which is a serious condition anyway. I do not recall that the issue of size even came up,but the stomach acid did.You know the old saying "size doesnt matter" Best of luck.
The important thing is if you can control the reflux with meds or if you need the Nissan Fundo to control the reflux.I had what my surgeaon considered a small hernia but developed Barretts esophogas which is a serious condition anyway. I do not recall that the issue of size even came up,but the stomach acid did.You know the old saying "size doesnt matter" Best of luck.
Andy,
My symptoms are stomach pain (high, below the sternum), diffculty swallowing, and chest pain. I don't really get bad heartburn.
On Friday, 12/20, my esophagus was dilated due to a stricture and I was told the size of the hernia (which I wasn't told three years ago after the endoscopy). The nurse told me yesterday that it was average size.
Jodi
Mine is 5cm. I take 80ml of Prelosec plus 40mg Pepcid. But I still have chest pains and heartburn. I try to eat only what I all-ready know doesn
I have a hiatus hernia as well, but it's 3 cm. Do you have any symptoms? I have had chronic reflux for a year, which I know have relatively controlled, meaning it's not getting worse, but it's there every day, every hour.
What about you?
Andy