Why don't you get your hiatal hernia fixed. The laparoscopic surgery is an out-patient procedure. Do you know how to do the heal drop maneuver to help it drop back into place ? I had a hiatal hernia and could correct it with the heal drop. Stand on your tip toes and quickly drop to your heals with your knees and back straight. The jerk can cause the stomach to drop out of the diaphragm .