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Doctors or knowledgeable readers....hernias?

quickslvr982quickslvr982 Member Posts: 158 ✭✭✭
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
What is the treatment for a hernia near the groin and thigh? And is time a factor in treatment? What can happen if left untreated? thanks and by the way i am going to see a doctor and not use this as medical advice im jsut trying to be prepared....
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  • cowdoccowdoc Member Posts: 5,847 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    my brother had hernia last fall dont know how they do it but my brother told me they use stainless steel screen to hold everything back in place.
    doc

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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    A hernia is a condition in which part of the intestine bulges through a weak area in muscles in the abdomen. An inguinal hernia occurs in the groin (the area between the abdomen and thigh). It is called "inguinal" because the intestines push through a weak spot in the inguinal canal, which is a triangle-shaped opening between layers of abdominal muscle near the groin. Obesity, pregnancy, heavy lifting, and straining to pass stool can cause the intestine to push against the inguinal canal.

    Symptoms of inguinal hernia may include a lump in the groin near the thigh; pain in the groin; and, in severe cases, partial or complete blockage of the intestine. The doctor diagnoses hernia by doing a physical exam and by taking x rays and blood tests to check for blockage in the intestine.

    The main treatment for inguinal hernia is surgery to repair the opening in the muscle wall. This surgery is called herniorrhaphy. Sometimes the weak area is reinforced with steel mesh or wire. This operation is called hernioplasty. If the protruding intestine becomes twisted or traps stool, part of the intestine might need to be removed. This surgery is called bowel resection.




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  • hillbillyhippiechichillbillyhippiechic Member Posts: 97 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    BlackRoses,
    Do you work in the medical field? I was about to answer 'cause I'm studying but I'm not even into the actual Nursing classes yet! You're just too cool!

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  • sodbustersodbuster Member Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quickslvr:
    I've had 2, one when I was 6 yrs old and the second when I was 21. Two different areas. Get it fixed, don't live with it.

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  • drawndrawn Member Posts: 544 ✭
    edited November -1
    1968= 6 inch scar, 4 day hospital, 3weeks of home recovery.

    1990= 1 stitch, out patient.
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  • Warpig883Warpig883 Member Posts: 6,459
    edited November -1
    I have had 6 of them fixed in the last 7 years. Have a scar from my sternum to below the navel. Keep getting hernias on it. I have 2 of them right now. If they start hurting I will go in.

    I have never had steel mesh put it but another kind of mesh that is absorbed after the muscles grow together.

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  • concealedG36concealedG36 Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I had one that was surgically corrected several years ago (inguinal, BlackRoses ). I swear I had NO IDEA how often I used the muscles in that area (to cough, move, even BREATH) until I was recovering.

    As long as you're going to the doctor you'll be just fine...



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  • tccoxtccox Member Posts: 7,379 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    CAUTION, this is not without risk. I have had two hernias and the last operation left me numb in the groin area, yes, the whole groin area. It can really mess up your love life. When I told the doctor about it, I got a blank stare and he said he had never heard of such a thing. Apparently this is not all that rare since I have an uncle who told me the same thing happened to him. Ask your doctor if he knows what the inguinal nerve is and where it is and how to repair any damage he does to it. Tom

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