What is Hiatal Hernia
Hiatus hernia or hiatal hernia is the protrusion (or hernia) of the upper part of the stomach into the thorax through a tear or weakness in the diaphragm. The symptoms include acid...
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For almost three week,s now i have what i thought i was a stomach bug,how wrong i was! since this started i keep getting severe upper G.I pain and if i eat i either end up in agony or i end up throwing up,i would welcome any advice now,i have seen my doctor several time,s first i was given Lansoprazole 30mg and Prochlorperazine which i am still taking,i have now been given Nexium 20mg twice daily,even that hasen,t worked i am getting so deperate now my doctor on thurs dictated a letter marked urgent, the next day i gotta letter telling me i,ve gotta have an endoscopy 19th may! i am getting really annoyed cuz this pain is really bugging me so much so that it stop,s me doing whatever i am doing at that time,the pain comes in waves and it takes my breath away,i also have an ileoonduit[my bladder removed] i also have a lump in my upper gut even my doctor felt it,i have constant acid in my gut even if i don,t eat im even being woken up by the pain, is this an hiatal hernia? we have a bank holiday so i can,t see my g.p until tomorrow my stomach is also very swollen almost as if i have alot of gas but i,m ok in that deparment,can anyone help me? have i got this? or should i
be ooking in any other sites i really do need some advice and i don,t want to go to causulty but i don,t know if i can wait another 2 week,s Posted on 05/04/09, 11:05 am |
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sweetie...it sounds like it could be...having an endoscopy is good...it will tell if there is one there...how big..they will do biopsy on the esophagus to see if any damage or problems...go have that test done....ask your drs office to call you the following day and let you every thing that was going on...some times after the test we are droggy and dont remember stuff....see if you can get a copy of the report...either from the dr or the hospital records dept...
having the endoscopy will be a big part to determine what is up...if it is a hiatal hernia...found out the size and what type and where located.. I just had surgery...mine hernia was bigger than a golf ball...was in the diaphram and I was at risk to have it strangulated...so I had to have surgery..in fact my surgery was the open surgery I spent 4 days in the hospital...it is very important to listen to your dr...if he wants surgery get other opinions first....keep me posted....Deb 
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Hi, NYyankeedeb is right. In fact her and I have become friends on this site due to the fact that we were both diagnosied with Hiatal Hernias. She was soooooo much support. She had her sugery before me ( i just had mine 6 days ago). I had mine done Laprascopically so, only one day in hospital with 4 very small incisions. I suffered with some of the same symptoms as you for literally yrs before that did an upper GI and the hernia showed up. It was a sliding hialtal hernia, bothered me with eating and activity. I literally lived on Tums..not good. I would imagine that the endoscopy and Upper GI would be a good idea to diagnose your problem.They can look at esophagus and stomach. Just don't let it go as long as I did..you miss out on so much from being so miserable. NYyankeedeb helped me through my anxities of surgery (and I am an RN..hehe). You have our support!!!!!! HUGS TO YOU !
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