MRI after resection and reversal.
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Hi everyone..me again. Last time I posted I had just been diagnosed with an incisional hernia. I've since been back to the surgeon because of a nagging right sided groin pain. I had this years ago and a female doctor I had was convinced I had an occult hernia, but it didn't show up on ultrasound. Anyway life got in the way and the symptoms were coming and going and went really bothering me. Well lately this has come back with a vengeance. I have been looking after my grandson and doing lots of lifting. Anybody following my story has probably read since my reversal I have had problems with my bladder. So my surgeon is sending me for an MRI to pinpoint what is causing my problems. He's looking for possibly a hidden hernia or problems with my appendix because that's where the pain is located. I have had pain in my back since my surgery which can come around to the groin but the pain doesn't appear to be that kind of pain if that makes sense? Anyway all these tests expensive so I hope there's an answer. I did have an ultrasound but that didn't show anything only the incisional hernia, it actually wasn't looking for a groin hernia and apparently ultrasounds aren't always the best thing to find female hernia. . This whole journey is so frustrating. . Thanks for listening this is a great forum.
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vic_07103 Rhiannon_5000
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its a shame that common sense gets lost on health professionals unless a) they lose sight because keeping you coming back=$, or b) you haven't explained "doing lots of lifting =back with a vengeance".Don't confuse the two separate pains you are describing because the Incisional hernia isn't usually too painful UNLESS you do heavy lifting or lifting cumbersome objects (a child)..... do you smoke? do you have diabetes? are you overweight? Not quite sure why you weren't convinced /scheduled to have the incisional hernia repaired, unless those risk factors interfered because it doesn't heal on its own-surgery is necessary. Now the incisional hernia brings on its own risks; bowel obstruction being one.
Rhiannon_5000 vic_07103
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The incisional hernia not the problem. It's not really symptomatic at the moment. It's the other hernia he thinks I've got that symptomatic. .That's the one that the female doctor a long time ago thought that I had but they could just couldn't find it at the time. . I'm not overweight I'm very slim I'm not a smoker I'm 64 and I'm extremely fit I'm also a vegetarian and my surgeon said he'd never ever had a vegetarian that had had a resection due to diverticulitis
vic_07103 Rhiannon_5000
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the other hernia? you did not write you were diagnosed with another hernia but you did write nothing else was seen, no risks for surgery -no smoke, no xtra weight --and still no repaired hernia since it will not heal on its own? its obviously causing you unbearable pain from lifting your grandchild? so lets hope the MRI shows NOTHING and you can take care of what you already have.
Rhiannon_5000 vic_07103
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I said in the post above( did you read it) that a doctor suspected some years ago that i had an occult ( that means hidden)inguinal hernia, that my surgeon now also suspects I may have. Completely different from the incisional hernia from my ileostomy scar.
vic_07103 Rhiannon_5000
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My docs deal in diagnosis, not suspicions. they suspect? for years? that just keeps you sicK and in pain. Once diagnosed, you can have a plan. A plan to stop pain, diminish pain, feel better.
Rhiannon_5000 vic_07103
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An mri is for diagnosis.