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Has anyone had surgery to repair hiatal hernia?

Digestive Health | Last Active: Aug 15, 2023 | Replies (58)
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@kanaazpereira

Hello @tlv68,

Welcome to Connect. I'm so glad that a some of our members replied to your message with some great information. I'm also tagging @mnangelmom, @pinkmk, @SherryD, @ilenen, @cmaso67, @ladysky, @patreats5674, who have all posted about hiatal hernias in the past and can hopefully jump in to this conversation and provide some thoughts.
@kdubois, would you have any insight as well, about hiatal hernia surgery?

@tlv68, could you tell us a little more about your condition? How have you managed so far?

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Kelly, Alumna Mentor | @kdubois | Dec 31, 2016

I had a Nissen Fundoplication surgery at Mayo Rochester on October 18, 2016. I had a 4 cm hiatal hernia, and suffered from GERD since 2004.

Since the surgery to fix the hernia and malfunctioning sphincter between my esophagus and stomach, I have had NO heartburn -- at all! This is awesome because Mayo also figured out that I don't properly metabolize both PPIs and H2 antagonist medications, and taking these medications was basically slowly killing me.

So glad I had this surgery, and I ADORE my Mayo GI/Hepatology and Thoracic Surgery team!

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