TIF and Hiatal hernia repair - 3 year update

[@MissMelzy]

I'm so happy for you thanks for sharing your experience in these videos. I'm currently trying to get surgery for my hital hernia as terrified as I am I'm hopeful it will be alright😉.

[@RandomPerson-yc4vm]

Hello Frank. I'm glad you are doing well and I hope you will continue to do well. Im 23 have a hiatal hernia since I was 18. Its 3cm and causes lpr, belching, pain, heartburn etc. I am currently in the process of getting my surgery for hiatal hernia repair and anti reflux op. I got my manometrie and 24hr ph test in 2 weeks and a week after that I got my appointment to plan the surgery. Im am sick and tired of this hiatal hernia. I've also had esophagitis for years and I have Barrets esophagus

[@frank_umm]

@RandomPerson-yc4vm Sorry to hear about you issues! Wishing you luck going forward!!!! Hang in there!

[@Vincenzo99090]

happy u feel great

[@MateuszOstrowski-rw9mm]

Thanks for this updates man. Hearing about your experience really helps me to think threw possibility of having a surgery. I hope you are good.

[@frank_umm]

@@MateuszOstrowski-rw9mm Glad to help in some way. Good luck going forward.

[@maineguy8234]

I’m scheduled for my CTIF on the 15th (two weeks from now). I truly appreciate your videos, I haven’t had time to watch them all but they have definitely helped to prepare me for the procedure.

[@frank_umm]

@maineguy8234 Glad to have helped in some way. Good luck!!!

[@deekshithbittu3817]

Cann you show us your gym progress photos buddy!

[@Kmheintzelman]

I'm scheduled for the combination hernia repair and TIF procedure next month. GERD has been an 18 year long battle for me, with countless procedures, medications, even hospital stays. At this point, I can not lay flat, ever. I sleep sitting almost all the way propped up, due to my LES not closing, plus the hernia, allowing all stomach contents to come back up. I have stomach acid come up so bad it enters my mouth, burns me and chokes me until I can't breathe due to the severe burning. I've gone through all the required testing for surgery. Manometry, esophagram (swallow study), pH study. My Demeester score was the highest my GI doc has ever seen. Even suffering through all that I have, I'm still so nervous and apprehensive about the surgery. My question to you, do you feel like it was worth it? With all the difficulties post-op, did it really truly get better? Understanding of course you're not a doctor, so I wouldn't ask for the medical side of it being recommended, but from a patient perspective, would you recommend the surgery?

[@frank_umm]

@Kmheintzelman I'm so sorry! 18 years! I cannot even fathom. Yes! Although I had some stumbles, I came out ok and would do it again. I'd do about anything to take that misery away. Good luck to you!!!!

[@Kmheintzelman]

​@frank_umm Thank you! I'm trying to mentally prepare myself and just hoping things go smooth.

[@sneha_m09]

Hey how was your surgery?.

[@examinethismomentblog3935]

Was your hiatal hernia sliding?

[@RSPDRoN]

Looks like you still have LPR you keep clearing your throat, I have that as well the mucus is thick and forming in the back of my throat in the mornings and than I have to cough out some mucus balls and it's every day for the last year. And the mucus maybe in my trachea or something as well

[@arslanarshad1475]

Brother what would you recommend me as im gonna travel abroad just to get my hiatal hernia repaired Its been almost years having this but this year due to depressions and stuffs it got worse i take 3 meds before each meal in order to overcome the issues if I don’t the issues occur. I am a physique athlete and want to do this surgery as i am unable to live a normal life. Even if i do the surgery ill have to be back in shape no matter what. So Frank my man what would you recommend me should i undergo a surgery and is it necessary to do a TIF ?

[@kevint5793]

Did you lose weight due to the hiatal hernia before your surgery?

[@frank_umm]

@kevint5793 yes, but it was more due to diet changes and trying a vegan diet. Having the symptoms I had and the fact that I didn't enjoy eating the foods i was eating, led to losing about 10 lbs or so.

[@peggyjohnson1848]

I notice you are clearing your throat often -why is that?

[@frank_umm]

@peggyjohnson1848 Probably the salsa I just ate...? I cannot say for sure Either way, as mentioned, I don't have any debilitating symptoms. Clearing throat, heartburn, nausea, etc., are all very, very rare and triggered by what I might eat. But I don't have any other symptoms and they really only show up when I am asking for it and ate some spicy salsa or similar.