I am also interested in replies. I also have a hiatal hernia.

@cantbelievethis, @jp9, @brittis - There are a few other discussions on hiatal hernia surgery that might be helpful to read through.

--- Hiatal Hernia Open Surgery: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hiatal-hernia-open-surgery/
--- Has anyone had surgery to repair hiatal hernia?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hiatal-hernia-sugery/
--- 75% hiatal hernia repair: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/75-hiatal-hernia-repair/
--- Swallowing issues 1 year after Hiatal hernia surgery & Lap Nissen.: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/swallowing-issues/.

You might also find it helpful to do a search of Connect by searching Connect using the search box at the top of a Connect page, you can find what members have posted about having a hiatal hernia surgery. Here are the search results for the search words: "hiatal hernia surgery"
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/comments/

I had surgery 11 years ago and for the first couple years it was great. Unfortunately the hernia is back, bigger than before. But....I still don't have terrible heartburn and reflux like I had before the first surgery.
Good luck,
Steph

Sometimes its a trade off..get rid of 1 problem for another so I always ask myself, will surgery improve my quality of life

I had the Nissen fundoplication (surgery) to repair my hiatal hernia over 20 years ago. It took care of the problem ( the wrap has loosened some of the years).
Post surgery is a bugger. Because of the tight wrap around my throat, I started off eating clear soups, then broth soups, then pudding and mashed potatoes, and eventually more solid foods. Great diet plan. I lost probably 20lbs or so. Anyway, it took months before that wrap loosened up to where I could eat without difficulty. As far as the outcome goes, I'm thankful I had the surgery. If you get it done, make sure you get a doctor that has good success rate with this procedure.

One more thought. Once you have the surgery, say goodbye to burping and being able to vomit( if you need to). The wrap won't let you do either. Although after 20 years, I can burp once in a great while.

Wondering if anyone has had robotic hiatal hernia repair? I’m scheduled for robotic toupet 270 next month for a large HH.

After three months my hiatal hernia is back and larger. I am seeing the surgeon in two months to schedual another surgery

My Gastrologist said strangulation could occurs if I didn’t have surgery. Unfortunately three month after surgery the hiatal hernia is back. Has anyone else had to do a redo?

In my case, the pain was so severe I had no choice but to have an emergency Nissen fundoplication procedure before I could research surgeons with the best success rate for me to use for my procedure. My hiatal hernia procedure failed, and I have not been able to eat normally for over 2 years and will go thru the day-to-day pain for the remainder of my life. You need to quiz the prospective surgeon about their success rate. Particularly if any of their patients ended up with Vegas nerve damage which is irreversible and unfortunately, I have. Best of luck.