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Hernia repair and coughing/sneezing/laughing

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SirSlothXCI
SirSlothXCI

Hi all,

I've recently had laparoscopic repair of an umbilical hernia where surgical mesh was used to reinforce the defect in the abdominal wall. The surgery was on 30 January, which has been almost 2 weeks.

I still feel an extremely sharp and almost unbearable pain in my abdomen when I cough, sneeze or laugh.

Coughing and sneezing is the absolute worst. The feeling is hard to describe, almost like my muscles are all torn up and all my insides are falling apart. I've spoken to my surgeon and he explained that this might occur for the next 3 months.

Is this normal? Has anyone else had a similar experience?

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