When dd was about 4/5 yrs old, she had surgery on an epigastric hernia. She has always had terrible tummy issues. Had an allergy to milk/egg/soya (all subsequently outgrown), severe reflux etc.
As an adult now, she has a v sensitive stomach. She vomits fairly frequently. She had a referral and the gastro did an endoscopy and found a small hiatus hernia which is essentially keeping the opening to her oesophagus open rather than shutting. He said this will be contributing to her frequent vomiting.
She has a follow up appointment this week where they are going to discuss whether to do an operation or keep her on medication. It is not of the size where they would normally operate but he is considering it given her symptoms. She will discuss with him this week whether to go ahead with it or not. She is of that age where she really just wants it fixed but i'm not sure if the hernia is the only reason for her vomiting.
I took her in when she had the endoscopy and he did say that the long term outcomes are much the same whether you have the surgery or go on the medication - the problem is, even with the medication, she is still vomiting every week (which ruins her weeks as it takes days to recover).
Just wondering if anyone else had any experience with this!