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Posted 5/15/2012 8:53 AM (GMT 0)
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any thing. , now all the pain all the Dr.s Left our retirement plans down the toilet.


[color="#800080">someone] the hiatal hernia in the stomach. when my son was born a hiatal and inguinial hernia. that was really frightened.

Sorry...I was trying to fix your post and it changed color. CRA

Post Edited By Moderator (hep93) : 5/15/2012 10:33:11 AM (GMT-6)
Posted 5/15/2012 4:30 PM (GMT 0)
Lavendar, are you having this checked out? It's true that left untended a hernia can possibly strangulate or rupture. I've had 3 incisional hernia and have gotten them repaired because they were uncomfortable and unsightly. Have you considered having yours repaired so you don't have to worry about it? If you choose not to have surgery, or until you do, you should wear an elastic binder to hold the hernia in and give support against it growing larger.

Hugs,
Connie
Posted 5/15/2012 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
We are getting different information about the incisional hernia that Mike has popped in the last month.

They are not anxious to see him, not anxious to do anything about it, don't want to see him until next regular appointment in August??????

Only reason to fix, says TC is cosmetic.

That sounds wrong. What the heck is stiking out. It is at the intersection of vertical and horizontal scar...he has a Lexus scar not a Mercedes.

But I've done a bunch of reading, I always do. And there are risks and complications associated with hernia repair...increased kidney problems, infection, lung problems. Almost never have problems withe previously trasplanted liver. AND, incisional hernias often return. The numbers I read say a person with one is 25-50% likely to have another....each with the above risks. (The range I state is because I looked at several conflicting articles).

I need to read more as some people have a new incision in the belly to repair and others have a laproscopic repair.

Can anyone tell us what their experience is with incisional hernias?

Carol
Posted 5/15/2012 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
Carol, it's bowel that is sticking out. I had to have the first incisional hernia done twice. It came back after about 2 mos. The surgeon had used a "natural, biodegradable" material the first time and it didn't hold up. The 2nd time, he used mesh. I had another incisional repair at a different location after transplant. It was much, much larger, going almost the width of the Mercedes cut. That was repaired with mesh at the time the opened me up again in March.

It has also been my experience that I'm much more concerned about the hernias and want them repaired more than the docs. I find the hernias very uncomfortable and unsightly; i.e., my clothes don't fit. So I want them repaired ASAP. However, at this point, having had surgery in March, I'm praying I won't need another one anytime soon.

Hugs,
Connie
Posted 5/15/2012 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
Carol,

I don't know alot about hernias, but I will tell you that my husband had a small umbilical hernia and his doctor (the one I don't like ) said the same thing, that repairing it was only cosmetic. Well, now that he has ascites, it went from the size of a pingpong ball to the size of a grapefruit and he also has a ventral hernia above it. Neither of which can be fixed now because of the liver issues and the cancers. It is very uncomfortable for him and there are some risks of strangulation. I suppose if that happens then they will operate in spite of the risks.

If someone can repair it now while he is otherwise fine, I would do it, although the risks of any ascites for him now is probably not high.

Marie

Posted 5/15/2012 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Mariel, see if you can get him an abdominal binder that closes with Velcro so it's adjustable.

Hugs,
Connie
Posted 5/15/2012 9:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Carol,
I have the same incision as your husband and a year after the transplant, had a hernia in the same spot. I don't believe mine was the bowel sticking out as it was too high. My surgeon told me it wasn't a big deal, but working construction, I knew it would get worse from lifting things. He understood and a couple of months later, repaired it. They did it early in the day and I walked out of MGH later that afternoon. My hernia was about the diameter of a half dollar and stuck out a half inch.
Posted 5/15/2012 9:56 PM (GMT 0)
David, do you know how much bowel there is and how much room it takes up?

That was certainly an insignificant hernia compared to mine, but it would've gotten worse with lifting, so you did the right thing.

Hugs,
Connie
Posted 5/16/2012 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
My hernia was above/on the diaphragm. I could make the "thing" go up and down by putting pressure on it from holding my breath and pushing.
Posted 5/16/2012 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
Ahhh. I wonder if it was part of the diaphragm coming through?

Hugs,
Connie
Posted 5/16/2012 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
This conversation is giving me the shivers. We don't see the doc until August. Too long for me. Mike is creeped out. C
Posted 5/17/2012 12:43 AM (GMT 0)
Is Mike wearing a stretchy bandage around the hernia. It helped me. Mine is like a wide ace bandage.
Posted 5/17/2012 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
D

Yes, a belly band.  He says it is quite comfortable.  The poke out part is pointed.  How odd.

C

Posted 5/17/2012 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
ML, where is it located?

Hugs,
Connie
Posted 5/17/2012 8:18 AM (GMT 0)
I belive what I was talking about was .My baby (now grown whit his own children) had an inguinal and a umbelical hernia at the age of six weeks. The Dr. said even though he was so little he recommended immediate surgery or they may become estrangulated and that was serious. So he had surgery.

I was told when I had the esophgus scoup ? That my varcis were minimal, I have an ulcer which I knew I'v had it for many years, and that I had an inguin hernia in my stomach. Which he showed me photos of. It looked big to me. None of the dr.s I saw said anything about wether I should get it fix or if there are any dangers.

This was just at the end of may. when I was told I am still undiagnosed but my MELD has been unchanged for over 5 years so I was being taken off the transplant list. I will have to reach about 28 then If I am very Ill I will be reconsidered . The hernia is at the top of my stomach and looks like a tennis ball pushing into the stomach.
Posted 5/17/2012 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
Lavendar, are you going to have your hernia repaired? It sounds pretty large to me. Esophagus scope is an upper endoscopy.

Hugs,
Connie
Posted 5/17/2012 2:57 PM (GMT 0)
Lavender

I'm confused.

You say the hernia was seen on scope of your stomach

And you called it an inguinal hernia.

I looked the words up as we are dealing with hernias at my house snd I anxious to have all the information

I thing inguinal hernias are where a piece of bowel works it's way through the abdominal fascia and appears like a bump on your belly or maybe its the groin.  Not sure.

A hiatial (I'm not 100% on spelling here) is the stomach kind..inside, not ouitside your body.,

In both cases I am reading it is not an emergency to fix them. That they are generally not painful.

Are you going to encourage your Doc to take action?

Keep us posted.

Carol
Posted 5/17/2012 3:39 PM (GMT 0)
An inguinal hernia occurs in the groin area. A hiatal hernia is where the stomach protrudes into the chest area rather than poking out.

Hiatal Hernia

A hiatal hernia (say "hi-AY-tul HER-nee-uh") is different from other types of hernias, because it involves the stomach instead of the intestine. It occurs when part of your stomach bulges up through your diaphragm and into your chest. The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle that separates your belly from your chest. You can't feel a hiatal hernia or see a bulge.

Inguinal Hernia

An inguinal hernia (say "IN-gwuh-nul HER-nee-uh") occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the groin muscle.

Most inguinal hernias happen because an opening in the muscle wall does not close before birth as it should. This leaves a weak area in the belly muscle. When tissue pushes through the muscle, it creates a bulge.

The main symptom of an inguinal hernia is a bulge in the groin or scrotum. It often feels like a round lump. The bulge may hurt or burn. It may form over a period of weeks or months. Or the bulge may appear all of a sudden after you lift heavy weights, cough, strain, or laugh.

If you have an inguinal hernia, it won't heal on its own. Surgery is the only way to treat it

Lavendar, unless I misunderstand your post, I think your doctor may have mis-spoke and you have a hiatal hernia, not an inguinal. But not if you can see it.

Sorry this is probably no help.

Marie

Posted 10/29/2012 8:29 AM (GMT 0)
It was an endoscopy ,they were doing to check for varcies. They found non. What they did find was my ulcer was acting up. At the entry to the stomach there was like an egg shaped intrusion which they said was a hernia. It does not show on the outside . But they gave me photos of the inside of my stomach. It is kind of scarry since ,32 years ago when my baby was born they told us the operations had to be done asap. (needless to say they did not use a *scoup* on me.)
I am worried about it . But since I have lived this long why complain
Posted 10/29/2012 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
Lavendar, if it were dangerous, they would operate. And it's scope, not scoup. In the Hepatitis Resources folder, we have a list of correctly spelled medical words, along with a few "regular" words.

Hugs,
Connie
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