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what should I expect hiatal hernia surgery?

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what should I expect hiatal hernia surgery?

by nascar, Jul 08, 2001 12:00AM

Tags: hiatal, hernia, digestive, Pain, procedure, recovery, Reflux, get better, Hiatal hernia, laser surgery

I am scheduled to have laser surgery to fix a 4cm hiatal hernia. What can I expect, pain, length of stay in the hospital and recovery time? What is the success rate for this type of surgery?

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by marge, Jul 12, 2001 12:00AM

I am having hiatel hernia surgery on August 14th. I am having the Hills procedure. Hopefully my reflux will get better and my Barretts will not get worse. I do not know exactly what this procedure is, but they say I will be able to eat right away.
Hmmmmm.....I'm afraid. No meat or bread......

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