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<p>Seven years ago I had a nissen fundoplication done by a great surgeon here in San Antonio,Texas. I had a very large hiatal hernia. The wrap has come undone and there is another hernia. I have visited with the same two surgeons that did the original surgery. At the time (seven years ago) I was told that the surgery could never be repeated and if I wanted to ever consider gastric bypass, it would not be possible. These doctors are surgeons at a bariatric clinic and this is the types of surgeries they do every day. During my visit last week, I was told a repair surgery was necessary and once they get in my abdominal area, if the stomach and herniated areas are in really bad shape, I would need gastric bypass as a last resort. I am almost 62 years old and about 25 pounds over weight. I am scared to death and the thought of something going wrong leaves me in great fear. Have any of you ever had the repair done? The surgery was not a walk in the park, but I have a very high tolerance for pain. The discomfort isn't a concern, but something going wrong is.</p>
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I applaud your efforts to get information to make an educated and well informed decision. I would too. If you search for "nissen" or "gastric bypass" in the search bar above, you'll find quite a few messages where people are talking about these procedures. If you find a conversation or person you would like to connect with, simply post a message to that discussion and they will get a notification that a new message has been posted. Furthermore, if you add the @ sign before a member's username in your message, they will get an email of the new message. I hope we can pair you will other people with similar circumstances.
Colleen
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Hi @SherryD,
Welcome to Connect. I can imagine your concern. You may be interested in connecting with @tgirl. She posted a while back on this discussion thread https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gastroparesis-27d658/ about going for a nissen fundoplication. Hopefully by tagging her on this discussion she will receive an email notification and return to share her experiences with you.
Did you tell the surgeons that 7 years ago they said a gastric bypass would not be possible? Do they feel there is less risk now? What are your options?