Hi, My father had 2 surgeries for replacing the eosophagus with colon ,called coloplasty(not sure about the exact name) it took 6 months for the stitches to heal for lack of protein .Now because of these surgeries,he has developed a kind of hernia ,where his stomach bulges out,so now he is using belts to tighten the stomach for bulging it out. please suggest some suggestions,shall he need to go for another surgery for hernia. thanks, ramesh,hyderabad india.