Bariatric surgery with hernia

Posted by stever60 @stever60, Apr 5 6:57pm

I had gastric bypass 15 years ago at Mayo. I lost about 60 pounds. Unfortunately I have gained it all back. Right now I have a hernia that has slipped up through my diaphram.I have been referred back to mayo in Rochester to see a metabolic surgeon regarding surgery to fix it. I have met with two other surgeons that preferred to send my on to Mayo due to the complexity of fixing it. Does anyone know details about fixing it?

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Apr 8 3:27pm

Hi, @stever60 - I see that you've joined Mayo Clinic Connect recently, so welcome. What a bummer to have gastric bypass, lose a lot of weight and then see it come back.

One discussion you may be interested in is:
-Weight Gain after Weight Loss Surgery. Let's support each other
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/weight-gain-regain-after-weight-loss-surgery/?pg=1#chv4-comment-stream-header
Also, I'd like to invite others that have experience with gastric bypass and/or hernia to join the discussion @roch @nova1976 @jamesk @nicole6417 @cntrlcoastgirl @michelle1970 @newmexjen @liver2007 @fiddledd @fourof5zs.