Question:
My EGD came back saying

I have not gotten my actual typed report from my EGD yet. I did get the hospital to fax my family doctor (where I happen to work) the surgery report. Under post op diagnosis it says "GI wide open , H/H 40/38". The nurse at my office thought this meant my GI track was wide open meaning no narrowing and that the H/H had to do with a hiatal hernia. I did have a hiatal hernia pre-op RNY which was in 11/02 but I thought this was fixed by doing the RNY. I had the EGD because I have been able to eat a lot and have not lost any weight for about 3 1/2 months. I have a large incisional hernia that will be repaired this Friday 9/26 and my surgeon thought if something was wrong with my RNY - enlarged stoma or whatever it could be fixed at that time. I seem to read a lot here that this cannot be repaired. My surgeon said he has never had this happen to anyone. Has anyone had this done ? Or heard of "GI wide open " ? Thanks in advance for any input. Kelly    — Kelly B. (posted on September 22, 2003)

September 22, 2003
I agree - wide open means no stricture. The hiatal hernia is the first thing that came to mind for me too, and I do med transcription for a living. Don't know what the numbers represent, unless they are measurements of the entrance and exit?? like milimeters?? As for the HH being fixed by RNY, I don't know about HH but I do know other kinds of hernias can definitely reoccur - some frequently. I would definitely not have your incisional hernia worked on until you get your surgeon to decide what is going on with your stomach - if you need some kind of revision, the incisional hernia will be taken care of by the larger procedure. Hopefully you won't need it, but just in case, I'd wait until you get a more definitive answer on your tummy.
   — bethybb