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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:02:38 PM EDT
So while I wait for the doctor insurance circle jerk to authorized my CT scan..
It looks like I have a hernia right where the legs and the torso join just about where my belt line is. I am assuming lathroscopic(?_ surgery and mesh is the answer? How long does the recovery take? How soon can I go back to the gym and lift weights? |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:04:49 PM EDT
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High school pal got one repaired after crashing a three-wheeler. 14 years later, BAM....Crab-grass.
Be careful, OP |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:07:05 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 1badf350]
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I think I have a hernia in the exact same spot. Is yours about an inch or tow below your bellybutton?
When it acts up it feels like I’m being stabbed with a knife. For some reason when I piss while it’s acting up it hurts like a motherfucker |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:09:00 PM EDT
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I had one in that same spot around 10 years ago....didnt really hurt unless I ate a lot or it blew out.
When I finally got surgery I got some kickass pain meds though. Laid on the couch for a week and a half stoned watching fraiser |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:09:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1badf350: I think I have a hernia in the exact same spot. Is yours about an inch or tow below your bellybutton? When it acts up it feels like I’m being stabbed with a knife. For some reason when I piss while it’s acting up it hurts like a motherfucker Mine is on the left side almost above the leg joint but it also makes my left nut hurt sometimes. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:11:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MFP_4073]
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just depends
you might be a candidate for laparoscopic surgery. you might require the traditional 'open' approach. there are various types of hernias. what did your examining MD say ? as you know -- the surgeon would eventually examine you, verify your condition -- and recommend the best approach to repair it. recovery can vary. i had one done a long time ago. was back to benching heavy about 8-10 weeks later. 'normal activity' much sooner than that. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:13:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MFP_4073: just depends you might be a candidate for laparoscopic surgery. you might require the traditional 'open' approach. there are various types of hernias. what did your examining MD say ? as you know -- the surgeon would eventually examine you, verify your condition -- and recommend the best approach to repair it. recovery can vary. i had one done a long time ago. was back to benching heavy about 8-10 weeks later. 'normal activity' much sooner than that. Doc said it looks like a Hernia and you need a contrast CT scan. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:14:16 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Bogdan: So while I wait for the doctor insurance circle jerk to authorized my CT scan.. It looks like I have a hernia right where the legs and the torso join just about where my belt line is. I am assuming lathroscopic(?_ surgery and mesh is the answer? How long does the recovery take? How soon can I go back to the gym and lift weights? I’ve had two repairs done, both with mesh. 2018 - open repair right side inguinal hernia - 8 weeks before my 10 lb weight limit was lifted. Took another month to really stretch the scar tissues out at the gym and I started back slowly, not going anywhere near as heavy as I had before the surgery. Pain was minimal; slept in my own bed that night. Felt like I had done 1,000 crunches and the most serious ab workout of my life but it didn’t “hurt” per say, just felt like DOMS. Off oxy by day two, Tylenol and ibuprofen only. 2021 - lapro repair left side inguinal hernia - hurt FAR worse than open for me. The gas they pumped me up with gets in your shoulders and feels like knives when you lay down. Even with oxy, it was a 9/10 pain level the first day. I couldn’t lay down in my bed to sleep for nearly a week before the shoulder pain kicked in so bad I had to get up: my recliner was fine though. I nearly ran out of oxy during that recovery… stark difference in pain than the open repair. That being said, recovery was noticeably faster than open. I was back in the gym 6 weeks later. If I ever have to do it again, I’m going to demand open. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:17:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ark1332: I’ve had two repairs done, both with mesh. 2018 - open repair right side inguinal hernia - 8 weeks before my 10 lb weight limit was lifted. Took another month to really stretch the scar tissues out at the gym and I started back slowly, not going anywhere near as heavy as I had before the surgery. Pain was minimal; slept in my own bed that night. Felt like I had done 1,000 crunches and the most serious ab workout of my life but it didn’t “hurt” per say, just felt like DOMS. Off oxy by day two, Tylenol and ibuprofen only. 2021 - lapro repair left side inguinal hernia - hurt FAR worse than open for me. The gas they pumped me up with gets in your shoulders and feels like knives when you lay down. Even with oxy, it was a 9/10 pain level the first day. I couldn’t lay down in my bed to sleep for nearly a week before the shoulder pain kicked in so bad I had to get up: my recliner was fine though. I nearly ran out of oxy during that recovery… stark difference in pain than the open repair. That being said, recovery was noticeably faster than open. I was back in the gym 6 weeks later. If I ever have to do it again, I’m going to demand open. Crap, this is not good. Most pain killers dont work on me. Oxy only makes me stupid and foggy, I still feel 100% of the pain. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:20:29 PM EDT
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The surgery isn't bad. Recovery can suck. Had both sides done at same time. They say you might have some swelling. One of my epididymis swelled up so bad I wanted to die. No joke you could feel it and it was as big around as my thumb.
Until the swelling went down I was in a constant state of the feeling of getting kicked in the nuts. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:21:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bogdan: Crap, this is not good. Most pain killers dont work on me. Oxy only makes me stupid and foggy, I still feel 100% of the pain. When I did open, my body didn’t agree with the anesthesia so I kept throwing up afterwards and couldn't keep pills down (or anything else). I went nearly 12 hours without ANY pain meds and the pain was manageable. Just felt like I annihilated my abs with the worlds most intense ab workout. I’m sure they had local anesthesia too so that may have played a part in the pain level being manageable too that first day. No way in hell I’d do lapro again without pain meds though. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:23:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By usp4u: High school pal got one repaired after crashing a three-wheeler. 14 years later, BAM....Crab-grass. Be careful, OP What does crab grass mean? |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:24:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Ark1332]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BooJangles: The surgery isn't bad. Recovery can suck. Had both sides done at same time. They say you might have some swelling. One of my epididymis swelled up so bad I wanted to die. No joke you could feel it and it was as big around as my thumb. Until the swelling went down I was in a constant state of the feeling of getting kicked in the nuts. I forgot that part lol. With open repair my ballsack was like logging a grapefruit around afterwards. Turned all kinds of colors, similar to a bruise. Dark purple was the most interesting. Hardly any swelling when I had lapro done. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:24:59 PM EDT
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If it's a reducible inguinal hernia wear one of these during the day until you make a decision on surgery, it will keep it from getting worse. The heavy duty version is a little less comfortable but not bad and you'll probably be able to do most anything short of heavy lifting while wearing it. Maybe get one of each.
https://comfort-truss.com/ |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:25:19 PM EDT
[Last Edit: HecklerKac]
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Small non invasive surgery for the most part
Youll most likely get staples, pain meds, your skin will turn weird colors all in all youll be back to your normal self within 3 weeks (as in you can lift over 50 pounds) Depending on age and health of course 
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AK, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:27:15 PM EDT
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I just tuck in my guts after a sneeze, cough or fart like it's the 1800's
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:29:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By feetpiece: I just tuck in my guts after a sneeze, cough or fart like it's the 1800's https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-22-2016/xOKxca.gif I remember having to go outside at work and lay on my back for 10 minutes until the bulge went back down....felt strangely good |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:31:38 PM EDT
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I had double hernia surgery 12 years ago. Got the mesh. I think it was 6 weeks before my weight restriction was lifted. But for me, recovery was a cinch. I think I took ibuprofen for a couple days and that was it.
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:36:57 PM EDT
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I had laparoscopic and mesh put in. I was pretty rough for a few days. I looked and felt like I had been shot three times in the gut. It probably doesn’t help that I’m a little stubborn and won’t take any pain meds, including ibuprofen so I just toughed it out. Two weeks out I was traveling for work, white collar stuff. 2 months out I was able to hike in my plates and do arm workouts and stuff. Probably 4 months before I could run or do anything engaging core. I had complications with my body rejecting the anchoring stitches. The doc opened me up at the same locations and removed the stitches and a piece of the mesh. Recovery from that was a lot faster. I won a NV 2-gun match less than two weeks after that operation. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:39:08 PM EDT
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had open repair left inguinal w mesh in 2010. recovery sucked and i was young. i’m the anomaly, however.
get it fixed, you’ll be happier and no risk of incarcerating. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:51:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Ark1332: I’ve had two repairs done, both with mesh. 2018 - open repair right side inguinal hernia - 8 weeks before my 10 lb weight limit was lifted. Took another month to really stretch the scar tissues out at the gym and I started back slowly, not going anywhere near as heavy as I had before the surgery. Pain was minimal; slept in my own bed that night. Felt like I had done 1,000 crunches and the most serious ab workout of my life but it didn’t “hurt” per say, just felt like DOMS. Off oxy by day two, Tylenol and ibuprofen only. 2021 - lapro repair left side inguinal hernia - hurt FAR worse than open for me. The gas they pumped me up with gets in your shoulders and feels like knives when you lay down. Even with oxy, it was a 9/10 pain level the first day. I couldn’t lay down in my bed to sleep for nearly a week before the shoulder pain kicked in so bad I had to get up: my recliner was fine though. I nearly ran out of oxy during that recovery… stark difference in pain than the open repair. That being said, recovery was noticeably faster than open. I was back in the gym 6 weeks later. If I ever have to do it again, I’m going to demand open. Yeah whatever they inflated me with caused more issues that the pain from the repair it seemed like. I was still like an inflated balloon when I got home. Mine was an umbilical hernia and I went to work the next day but I really should not have. They sent me home. Turned out I had an infection in there that ended up taking out my pancreas and good chunk of my liver, left kidney and just generally messed up all of my guts pretty good. Induced coma, death (briefly) months of rehab and about a year out of work. All good now though 
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:52:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BooJangles: The surgery isn't bad. Recovery can suck. Had both sides done at same time. They say you might have some swelling. One of my epididymis swelled up so bad I wanted to die. No joke you could feel it and it was as big around as my thumb. Until the swelling went down I was in a constant state of the feeling of getting kicked in the nuts. I had epididymitis in my early 20's. That was terrible. Two weeks of feeling like my nut was in a vice grip being slowly pulled off my body. Swelling never did completely go away. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:58:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BASE: Yeah whatever they inflated me with caused more issues that the pain from the repair it seemed like. I was still like an inflated balloon when I got home. Mine was an umbilical hernia and I went to work the next day but I really should not have. They sent me home. Turned out I had an infection in there that ended up taking out my pancreas and good chunk of my liver, left kidney and just generally messed up all of my guts pretty good. Induced coma, death (briefly) months of rehab and about a year out of work. All good now though damn sorry to hear. glad you’re still here. they use co2 to insufflate for laparoscopic surgeries. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 4:00:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BASE: Yeah whatever they inflated me with caused more issues that the pain from the repair it seemed like. I was still like an inflated balloon when I got home. Mine was an umbilical hernia and I went to work the next day but I really should not have. They sent me home. Turned out I had an infection in there that ended up taking out my pancreas and good chunk of my liver, left kidney and just generally messed up all of my guts pretty good. Induced coma, death (briefly) months of rehab and about a year out of work. All good now though |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 4:05:22 PM EDT
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Have had two hernia's repaired. Would not allow them to put mesh in me. Did the traditional method, took a bit longer to recover but don't have to worry about complications from the mesh. The first couple of days sucked, but it wasn't terrible.
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Posted: 4/26/2024 4:07:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By swolliepop: damn sorry to hear. glad you’re still here. they use co2 to insufflate for laparoscopic surgeries. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By swolliepop: Originally Posted By BASE: Yeah whatever they inflated me with caused more issues that the pain from the repair it seemed like. I was still like an inflated balloon when I got home. Mine was an umbilical hernia and I went to work the next day but I really should not have. They sent me home. Turned out I had an infection in there that ended up taking out my pancreas and good chunk of my liver, left kidney and just generally messed up all of my guts pretty good. Induced coma, death (briefly) months of rehab and about a year out of work. All good now though damn sorry to hear. glad you’re still here. they use co2 to insufflate for laparoscopic surgeries. They might have run out of CO2. That would explain why the crew seemed so winded when I woke up. Good news is the mesh is still holding up fine, and they never bothered to send a bill, lol. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 10:05:30 PM EDT
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Had 2 linguinal herinas fixed. No mesh, about a year apart. First one sucked big time didn't want to eat because afraid I would have to poop.
Second one wasn't that bad. May be I was used to the pain. Back to work in a week, back to normal in 3 for both. There really isn't any other option than getting it fixed. Will only get worse. Suck it up I did. |
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AK, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 10:12:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HecklerKac: I remember having to go outside at work and lay on my back for 10 minutes until the bulge went back down....felt strangely good Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HecklerKac: Originally Posted By feetpiece: I just tuck in my guts after a sneeze, cough or fart like it's the 1800's https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-22-2016/xOKxca.gif I remember having to go outside at work and lay on my back for 10 minutes until the bulge went back down....felt strangely good I haven't been that bad in about two years but it's a humbling experience to endure. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 7:47:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By feetpiece: I haven't been that bad in about two years but it's a humbling experience to endure. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By feetpiece: Originally Posted By HecklerKac: Originally Posted By feetpiece: I just tuck in my guts after a sneeze, cough or fart like it's the 1800's https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-22-2016/xOKxca.gif I remember having to go outside at work and lay on my back for 10 minutes until the bulge went back down....felt strangely good I haven't been that bad in about two years but it's a humbling experience to endure. Mine were both inguinal so I never physically saw the bulge with them being down in the pelvis by the groin, but with both (and especially the first one) if it got aggravated it was like someone was squeezing my balls and wouldn’t let go. The ONLY fix was to lay down anywhere from 1-5 hours to get the pain to stop. Fun times… |
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