HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Hernia repair follow up

Support Forums
>
Prostate Cancer
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 8/15/2017 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
Just a follow up on my hernia surgery nearly four years after my RALP The surgery was done under local with sedation. Next to a prostatectomy it was a piece of cake. The surgery was done out patient at 1:30 pm and I was home by 4:30pm. I have some discomfort but Percocet covers it. I intend to switch over to NSAIDs and Tylenol tomorrow.

The surgeon discovered that I actually had two hernias. This may have been because I have had two laparoscopic procedures, an appendectomy and a prostatectomy. The literature says that up to 25% of patients who have laparoscopic procedures will eventually develop a hernia. So there you go!

For me the take away is that I would much rather have a surgical procedure with no consequential pathology report at the end.

Two care, Scott
Posted 8/15/2017 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
Good to hear you made it through.

Andrew
Posted 8/15/2017 2:39 AM (GMT 0)
Was your hernia repair laparoscopic? I'm up for bilateral repair.
Posted 8/15/2017 3:59 AM (GMT 0)
No, I had an open repair. Th surgeon made a point that I needed a repair because of two previous laparoscopic procedures so why make four new possible hernia problems. Secondly, open hernia repairs with mesh are slightly more successful.
Posted 8/15/2017 9:42 PM (GMT 0)
Glad to hear, I have an umbical hernia that's come up after my RALP last December. No pain, just looks funny, why did you wait 4 years? I may do the same, tired of doctors mainly.
Posted 8/15/2017 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

I did not wait four years. I only noticed "the bulge' about 4 months ago. I showed the hernia to my urologist who told me to take care of it. It will only get bigger. So I took care of it. Not nearly the pain I had after the prostatectomy but it is more sore if you know what I mean.
Posted 8/17/2017 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
Great to hear and thanks for sharing the experience. I still have pain but no bulge around the main incision site and still wondering if it's a hernia or post RALP pain ( I'm 10 weeks out of surgery - feels like ages)
Posted 8/17/2017 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
It all takes time. No wonder they call us the "patient."

Scott
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply