About.com - Heartburn/GERD
A hiatal hernia occurs when the upper part of the stomach pushes through an opening in the diaphragm, and up into the chest. There are two categories of hiatal hernias, sliding or paraesophageal. With paraesophageal hernias, the gastro-esophageal junction remains where it belongs, but part of the stomach is squeezed up into the chest beside the esophagus. These hernias remain in the chest at all times. With this type of hernia, complications can occur.
GI Visit
The GI doctor ran a couple of tests to determine what was wrong.
On July 11, 2012, I was operated on for the repair of the hernia. Stayed in the hospital for 4 days and went home. I felt great and was doing well. On July 20, 2012, I started getting sick and Charles rushed me to the hospital. After another CT scan, it was determined that my hernia repair had ruptured and I was going into shock. This was 2:00 pm in the afternoon. The next thing I remember I was being woke up on July 25, 2012, to my son saying "Mom, do you know how long you have been asleep?" Was released on August 6, 2012, and everything was supposed to be fine. August 10, 2012, ended up back in the hospital for nausea and vomiting. Find out that I have gastropareris now due to the septis and they ad to cut out a portion of my stomach.
I am currently at Shands Hospital at University of Florida and have had a G-tube/J-tube inserted into my stomach so that I can feedings through the tubes. This will allow me to have a new "normal" life. I have done research on this matter and have found some good websites that help understand this problem.
Links:
http://livingwithgp.com/info/
http://www.oley.org/index.htmlhttp://www.oley.org/index.html
This will be a journey of God's healing for me and my family. Follow me on my journey.
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