Inguinal Bilateral Hernia Repair
Posted 06-13-2008 at 12:30 AM by TundraSoul
Today I had surgery to repair a double inguinal bilateral hernia, which has been bothering me for many months. This is the sort of hernia that bulges out in your lower abdomen and where the sack hangs down into your scrotum.
If your bladder is full you'll feel pressure from it that can be very uncomfortable. Other activities like walking, running or exercise can also irritate the area. I can't imagine how people can live with it permanently but I'm told many do.
I was also told that this is the most common type of hernia and is easily repaired using a laparotomy procedure. The wonderful nurses and doctors at my hospital took great care of me always making sure I was comfortable and had everything I wanted.
The operation took less than 2 hours and I don't remember any of it. I remember waking up in recovery with three small bandages on my lower stomach where the surgeon entered and made the repair.
Afterwards the most difficult part was simply getting up and down. Anything that puts pressure of the stomach muscles will cause pain where the repair was made. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the worst pain you ever felt I would rate this a 4. A couple Vicodin is all I really needed and I was out of the bed by the end of the day to make this blog entry.
If you have a hernia I strongly recommend you have it repaired and not try and live with it.
Hernia Information
My Hospital
If your bladder is full you'll feel pressure from it that can be very uncomfortable. Other activities like walking, running or exercise can also irritate the area. I can't imagine how people can live with it permanently but I'm told many do.
I was also told that this is the most common type of hernia and is easily repaired using a laparotomy procedure. The wonderful nurses and doctors at my hospital took great care of me always making sure I was comfortable and had everything I wanted.
The operation took less than 2 hours and I don't remember any of it. I remember waking up in recovery with three small bandages on my lower stomach where the surgeon entered and made the repair.
Afterwards the most difficult part was simply getting up and down. Anything that puts pressure of the stomach muscles will cause pain where the repair was made. On a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is the worst pain you ever felt I would rate this a 4. A couple Vicodin is all I really needed and I was out of the bed by the end of the day to make this blog entry.
If you have a hernia I strongly recommend you have it repaired and not try and live with it.
Hernia Information
My Hospital
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Yikes - hope I never have one of those. Glad to hear you're up and moving around, get well soon.
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Good luck with your recovery. I had the same operation done when I was 12, in 1968. I was an active kid. I don't remember it being especially bothersome before the operation, but it was a good repair, and hasn't returned. It wasn't a laparotomy in those days, and I have a 4" long scar as a souvenir.
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