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Posted 3/1/2015 1:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone.

I want to tell you what happened in the last months.

As more of you know I have had a terrible constant pain in my stomach, and I made a lot of test diagnostics and they didn't see anything.

But in December the doctor makes me an angiotac that shows a right inguinal hernia. The doctor says that perhaps this hernia was incarcerated and he sends me to a surgery.
The surgery was one month ago.

After the surgery the pain has lowered in about a 70%, this is good, very good, but I have a persistent symptom, that is a terrible pressure sensation below my belly button, all the days after eating I have an increase of this pressure and a tachycardia (I had this symptom before the surgery also) :(

I am not sure that I am totally healed, perhaps my body needs time to restore itself. In two weeks I go to the surgeon again to make a follow-up.

Meanwhile can you give me some advices?.

Thank you very very much :)
Posted 3/1/2015 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
First off, I know nothing about hernias but your surgery and post op stats sound very encouraging, especially the lessening of pain by 70% which is remarkable. I'd lie back and count my blessings until I saw my Dr. That's the proper time to address the below navel pain, especially as this pain was a pre-existing one . . . Q
Posted 3/1/2015 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thnx for update.

Glad you are feeling less pain !

Know nothing about hernias & post surgery pain.. have you called & spoken to your doctor ?.

Hope your pain lessens as your recovery continues.
Posted 3/1/2015 7:57 PM (GMT 0)
That's a pretty good decrease of pain-I'm so glad a cause was found.

The pain you have might be due to your body healing after the surgery. Even a fairly simple surgery causes trauma to the body.

I hope your pain continues to decrease-let us know what the Dr says.
Posted 3/1/2015 11:45 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the update. I'm glad they finally found the problem.
Posted 3/2/2015 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Seymour,
It is good to hear that you are recovering with a good share of pain relief since the surgery.
As with any surgery,your body does need time to heal. Everyone heals differently and you are still considered to be recovering so I would just take it easy. Follow any or all of the limitations or instructions that your surgeon gave you. Make sure that you are eating correctly, moving your bowels - sometimes abdominal surgery can bind you up and you might need a little help with that (I did when I had my surgery).
Rest easy until your post op appointment, if need be call your surgeons office and talk to them about the way you feel and they will decide whether to have you come in early or not.

Take care, sending healing thoughts from Texas!

Pam
Posted 3/2/2015 5:06 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sure that hernia was causing lots of pain, so glad you finally found a reason and had it fixed. As others have said it's too soon to expect total relief. It will be interesting to know what your dr says. I know someone who had similar surgery and still has a little pain sometimes a year later, nothing like the original pain, and it is getting better. His dr said this was normal.

It's good to hear from you again.
Posted 3/4/2015 9:37 AM (GMT 0)
It's good to hear from you again. Thanks for the update. I'm glad they found a cause for the pain. That is definitely a good amount of decrease in pain and the body is healing from surgery. I would mention tell the surgeon how you are feeling when you go for your post op appointment though.
Posted 3/4/2015 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Seymour.Took me a minute to remember.Stomach pains.That's got to be the worst.

I'm glad that they did find the Hernia and fix.Glad your pain level is decreased.

I've had no experience with non-knee surgeries so I've no idea.

Good to see you and hope you heal right up.

God Bless,

Rick
Posted 3/4/2015 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
Regarding your heart rhythm issue, I had a similar problem after hiatal hernia surgery. Sometimes hernias that are close to the chest (more often hiatal hernias) put pressure on the vagus nerve, which can cause your heart to go into a crazy rhythm or palpitations. Bloating is common after surgery in the gut. That might be what is causing the pressure sensation. It takes time to heal. Try to stick with non gas producing foods and stay away from carbonated beverages to help prevent bloat. It's no fun. Be sure to tell your doc about concerns you have at your follow up appointment.
As an FYI, the GERD forum here is a great source of info about "gut" related issues.
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