Hi Nana G,
I'm having surg 06/06/12 to repair my LARGE hiatal hernia & gastric bypass.
My hunch is that the hernia is the key to expediting the surgery from my ins??
When I initially met with my surg, it was for the hernia repair & he suggested the gastric bypass in addition.
I asked him how often he performed this surgery (hiatal hernia & roux n y); he replied about twice a week.
From what I understand, it can be fairly common in people of size; I believe mine was initially congential then excaberated by a 26 lb ovarian tumor and subsequent weight gain after this surgery performed in Dec 2001.
At least the abdominal CT show no recurrence, or nothing remarkable, so I'm thrilled to be 10 + yrs out w/o no recurrence of ovarian cancer.
Someone at a support group meeting told me she had "several" and has to have more surg to have then repaired & they don't always work.
Well, that's her opinion and every person's situation is different so I'm asking my surgeon when I see him.
At present I think the 2 big concerns are the hernia repair, not sure why & the mental thing about overeating in the first place.
The first will hopefully be resolved on 06/06/12 & the other is a lifetime issue regardless of surgery but I think having the surg as a tool will be the best.
I think more about food but in a different way; what will taste good together, planning, organizing, timing instead of just purchase & stuff.
Talk to your team, ask the questions; my PCP was the first to get the results from the abdominal CT and suggest I see a surgeon from other side effects I'd had for almost a year.
Best wishes, never stop searching for your answers until you get them resolved. My Ovarian cancer was first diagnosed as a bruised rib or pulled intercostal mucle - true.
