That is exactly what mine turned out to be! However, my recovery has not been so easy, the doc had to do my repair partially open, and I developed an abcess in my wound. So now I am home recovering and packing an open wound in my belly 2x daily. The doc thinks he may be able to do some type of closure on it next week. I am also having a lot of trouble with nausea and vomiting even with just trying full liquids. Did you have any trouble with that? I had my surgery 6/18

You scare the heck out of me.  Please let me know what you find out at the lung doctors.  Don't let them try and talk to you like it is "mental, anxiety, imaginary, etc.  They did this to me on two occasions and both times I ended up having surgery!!!! How old are you and do you have any other diagnosis that might be causing the SOB? I really think mine is related to how I'm walking bent over and this huge hernia.  I was scheduled to have it repaired and a lumpectomy on right boob, but my mom just came up with a dx of leukemia and I'm putting off the hernia indefinitely and the lumpectomy until end of July.  The breathlessness comes at the weirdest times and it takes me a while to get my air back.  By then, I'm a little nervous and tend to try and take deep breaths and more rapidly and it makes it even worse.  My hernia sticks out really far and if I walk straight up it seems to hurt me more, so I'm walking bent.  Well, that is what my DH says anyway.  My mother was put in for emergency surgery on Monday for a trach and I was just trying to eat, my stomach knotted up and seemed like I couldn't get a full breath.  I swear for the first time in my life that I had a big fat anxiety attack.  Then my fingers and feet were tingling, like I wasn't getting enough oxygen to them.  Took quite a while to get myself settled down and a normal breath. Please let me know what you find out.  I'm sorry you are have trouble breathing, scares the heck out of you doesn't it?!   I'll keep you in my prayers. Nancy J.

Did you ever find out what the pain was from, as I had my surgery April, 2007 and have stomach pain daily and have to lay in bed with a heating pad and go to sleep, this stomach pain even wakes me up in the middle of the night. Also whenever I drink protein drinks (any kind) I get extremely nauseated and sick. I have an endoscopy at the end of the month with my GI doc before seeing my surgeon.

I just had this... Ive had a pain that has come and gone for a couple months.. last thursday it took its toll on me and put me in ER... they did tests... ct scans everything turned out ok.. my pain was so bad they took me into surgery and I had a internal hernia... it was wrapped around my small bowel. Now Im fixed and home resting for a week!! Let them do a diagnostic surgery.. laproscropy... This is my second one..

Hi Amarilli59, I was very excited to read your post.  I had my surgery on August 29, 2007 and have lost 136 pounds.  When my weight was in the 130's I started with low blood sugars and have been fighting the battle since.  I have spoken with the NUT and have been trying to follow the several small meals, complex carbs, etc.  but what I have found is that when I am stressed my BS drop, when I eat fruit my BS drop, sometimes my BS just drop.  I go to Curves 5-6 days a week and walk daily.  I will be seeing my surgeon on July 21st and will address it again with her but I am concerned because at times my BS drops to 43 and somedays I feel like that is all I am doing is chasing low BS and eating to the point of frustration. I am an RN in the critical care area so I am aware of the seriousness of all of this but I am not a NUT or doctor and I am so frustrated, worried, and concerned.  thanks for your posting and listening to me vent.  Any input you have would be greatly appreciated.   Thanks Karen Schworm