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Posted 7/3/2011 12:09 PM (GMT 0)
Good day folks.

I had Davinci Robotic a little over a year ago. As part oif recovery I started walking a mile or so a day... and now do 3 brisk miles a day, at least (there was a study came out after I started this - saying a brisk 3 mi walk at least 3 times a week is shown to reduce recurrance).. but anyway..

So i've lost about 15 lbs, now at 185 or so. But I also started lifting some weights.. nothing major, but generally trying to improve myself.

The other day, as I was curling some weights, I feel this sharp pain just above the groin area on one side. Put the weight down, it went away.

Next day I tried less weights, still some pain... nothing major, but a distinct localized pain. Nothing protruding from the abdomen.

Today I can feel that slight pain, exact same location. I'm thinking hernia from the start.

In reading about hernia it made me wonder if the surgical work done for my pca could have weakened my abdominal muscles, making them more suseptible to a hernia.

Anyone else have or heard of this being a potential issue?

Good thoughts to all!

Posted 7/3/2011 12:17 PM (GMT 0)
I'd guess that half the guys here have had a hernia surgey... I know  I have.... but had that surgey before I knew I had PC.
Posted 7/3/2011 1:19 PM (GMT 0)
I got a hernia above the belly button where they removed the prostate. My surgeon told me it was probably due to the urologist pulling the incision to tight. The center of the belly is a weak part of the abdominal wall. i could feel a bulge from the hernia... I understand that this is fairly common to get this hernia after prostate surgery, but have found no stats on it.
Posted 7/3/2011 1:59 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks folks... Hope1, how did you get it "fixed"?
Posted 7/3/2011 6:36 PM (GMT 0)
Im going to the surgeon on Thursday. Last Uro appointment Inguinal Hernia was found. No pain but I know it is there. Will let you know what the knife dr has to say about it.

Cajun Jeff
Posted 7/4/2011 1:43 PM (GMT 0)
I had the same thing as Ricky2 and Hope 1--an incisional hernia in my navel right below the incision where the prostate was popped out by the robot.
Pretty easy surgical fix, glad I had it done.
Posted 7/4/2011 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
BobCape,

Congratulations on the weight loss and the increased exerise!

I've had the incisional hernia repair and three inguinal hernia repair.  Probably, all three were due to over exercise or lifting too much.  (ie. while training for a marathon, while moving furniture, while climbing a fourteener).

Did not have any pain with the incisional hernia repair (although I could sense the hernia being there) ... just a plum size knob at the site of the navel incision.  Easily fixed with same day surgery.  Mesh installed as a patch.  Quick recoery .

With the inguinal hernias I did have pain in the testicles.  Two were repaired with sutures and one with a mesh patch.  The latter made the DaVinci surgeon have to work to get around the mesh.  The inguinal repairs were also same day procedures, but recovery took longer

Posted 7/5/2011 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
 

http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2011/04/27/

Article on ((inguinal-hernia-after-open-radical-retropubic-prostatectomy))

Posted 7/5/2011 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
Bob:

I've had that exact same problem (similar exercises), but it eventually went away. In short, probable slight strain, but no hernia. There was no bulge either

Mel

 

Posted 7/5/2011 5:04 PM (GMT 0)
I actually took the opportunity during my RPP to have a hernia repaired. I got a twofer and only spent an extra 20 minutes on the table.

My brother on the other hand developed a hernia after his robotic surgery that had three feet of his intestine sticking through the hole starting to get gangrene when pain got his attention. (Stuck at the side of the road unable to even drive his car) He was not a happy camper.
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