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Mysterious shortness of breath: What has helped you?
Lung Health | Last Active: May 27 5:58pm | Replies (3353)Comment receiving replies
@eric27 In my case the hiatal (sliding) hernia caused shortness of breath. Mine became very large and pulled my stomach into my chest. I had a Nissen Fundoplication in 2001.. it failed. A repair in 2007 that failed. I had an undo and repair (lost most of my fundus so another Nissen could not be done) in 2013 and it failed. I had a gastric bypass in 2014 and had complications and had to have another surgery in 2015 to repair the damage. So far doing okay. 🥳
They should be able to tell from test if your cause of shortness of breath is a hernia. I also have asthma and allergies that cause some shortness of breath.
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@fourof5zs Thanks for the post and letting us know your cause. I have always suspected my hiatal hernia to be the direct cause of my SOB, but have never had that medically confirmed. Back in 2012 it was a "slight" hiatal hernia, so doctors couldn't conclude that it caused it, but I still have a sneaking suspicious it has something to do with it.