2nd Hiatal Hernia

It can happen! Did you have an accident or bad coughing or vomiting or heaving? You'd have to ask the doctor about incidence rate.

The important thing is whether it's a common sliding hernia or the much worse paraesophageal type that's stuck in the chest. The latter is more or less an emergency, which may be why he's wanting you to get this fixed soon. He didn't rush you in the same day, so hopefully it's not terribly critical. But do keep notice of any increase in pain or other symptoms! And call him if something dramatically changes!!

I would ask how the first hernia was closed and whether the stomach was fixed to the abdominal wall so it couldn't move up.'re not having reflux, you may not need the complete re-do, just the hernia closure. That's the situation I'm in. I have no reflux, but I have pain and nausea. I had a really bad heaving episode a couple of times, didn't get to my Paregoric soon enough. (Zofran is too slow for emergencies.) Try to get something liquid.

Paregoric and liquid Donnatal can be made up in a compounding pharmacy.