Stomach after hernia surgery Posted: 01-07-08 14:06pm
my stomache has been growing larger for a
number of months resulting in my muscles
parting down the middle then two days ago
i found a lump above my naval. i've been
to the doctors and they've booked me in at
the hospital, i was just wondering if
anyone could tell me what i should expect
my stomache to look like post op. it was
flat before this started will they close
my muscles back up etc
thankyou laura
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^Serenity^
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Posted: 01-20-08 10:33am
Hi Laura
How are you feeling now?
Did you end up back in surgery?
Your stomach will be a little bloated
after any operation in the abdominal area,
but it should have went down by now.
Did you have mesh implanted during your
hernia repair?
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sampa2008
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bloated stomach after hernia surgery Posted: 04-01-08 18:38pm
Hi there,
Five weeks ago I had bilateral inguinal
hernia surgery , my stomach is bloated and
and I had a flat stomach before, it is
hard and when I breath does not do any
movement.
I had mesh implants and I am very
concerned. Since I had the hernia surgery
my stomach just above my waist is getting
bigger and my wound didn't heal very well,
first there was lots of discharge, and
been very painful and hard hv any feelings
on the groin area.
I have asked the doctor and he said he
doesn't know.
I don't know when I can be back to go to
the gym and exercise and if I can do
sit-ups to sort this bloated.
If anyone had the same problem, please get
in touch, urgent need advise.
Is it going back to normal, or has
anything gone wrong?
Thank you
Alex
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Posted: 04-02-08 08:56am
Hi Alex
I am so sorry you are one of the many
people suffering from the latest mesh
hernia repairs. Did you read the thread at
the top of the forum on complications from
hernia meshes? It is important to file an
adverse event report with the FDA. They
need to be aware of how many people are
really suffering from the meshes.
As for your doctor not knowing what is
going on, I'd suggest finding another
doctor who can help, it will not be easy
to find a doctor who will take this on. I
am still in so much pain 24/7 no lie and
still trying to find a doctor treat me,
all they do is push us off to pain
management, which for most is going to be
lifetime problem. The pain is awful.
I would not recommend going to the gym
until you know for sure what is going on.
These meshes are dangerous, not everyone
has complications but many I've spoken to
are in this situation, with chronic
groin/abdominal pain, some have open
wounds, nerve and/or muscle weakness.
There are doctors throughout the country
investigating the meshes.
It is important to find out the type of
mesh they implanted in you. Some have been
recalled, even the ones not recalled are
causing a lot of the same problems.
Feel free to pm or post here if you have
more concerns. Again I really am sorry to
hear you are going through this. I don't
mean to discourage any more than you are
but this is what I have been fighting with
for sometime now and doing research on it.
