Multiple hernias??
Question: I had ingual hernia surgery this past December. Everything seemed to go over fine and heal nicely.
I now have what I think to be another hernia in the same general area as the first. It is smaller and has less complaints than the first, but it is 'new.'
I'm just wondering how concerned should I be that I have multiple hernias, and not in the same place?
(I plan on seeing a doctor very soon for diagnosis.)
Answers: In many people, the abdominal wall weakness that leads to an inguinal hernia occurs at birth when the abdominal lining (peritoneum) doesn't close properly. Other inguinal hernias develop later in life when muscles weaken or deteriorate due to factors such as aging, strenuous physical activity or coughing that accompanies smoking. Although far more men than women have inguinal hernias, no one is immune — including infants, pregnant women and older adults.
Not necessarily dangerous in themselves, inguinal hernias can lead to life-threatening complications. For this reason, your doctor is likely to recommend surgical repair of a hernia that's painful or becoming larger.
The previous hernia could have been surgically repaired crudely. It could quite possibly be the exact same hernia that popped out again. Good luck on your surgery. Hernias can be a *****.
I now have what I think to be another hernia in the same general area as the first. It is smaller and has less complaints than the first, but it is 'new.'
I'm just wondering how concerned should I be that I have multiple hernias, and not in the same place?
(I plan on seeing a doctor very soon for diagnosis.)
Answers: In many people, the abdominal wall weakness that leads to an inguinal hernia occurs at birth when the abdominal lining (peritoneum) doesn't close properly. Other inguinal hernias develop later in life when muscles weaken or deteriorate due to factors such as aging, strenuous physical activity or coughing that accompanies smoking. Although far more men than women have inguinal hernias, no one is immune — including infants, pregnant women and older adults.
Not necessarily dangerous in themselves, inguinal hernias can lead to life-threatening complications. For this reason, your doctor is likely to recommend surgical repair of a hernia that's painful or becoming larger.
The previous hernia could have been surgically repaired crudely. It could quite possibly be the exact same hernia that popped out again. Good luck on your surgery. Hernias can be a *****.
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