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Yet another abdominal hernia?

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lesley73033
lesley73033

Over the past 6 years I have had 5 abdominal hernias repaired in the UK.  The consultant told me that I have an "atypical abdominal wall"  and shored it up with a lot of mesh.  That was 2 years ago and appeared to be successful.

However, last week I started getting familiar tenderness and burning sensation near my right hip.  I got trapped wind and then diarrhoea.  On Saturday the nausea kicked in.  I believe I have a hernia that is causing a partial obstruction.  Every day since saturday I have the runs and nausea for about 2 hours after I get out of bed.  But I can't feel any bulge and my stomach isn't hard.  I can eat in the afternoon and that doesn't make me sick but the pain is still there

Today I finally rang my GP for an appointment and was told that the earliest urgent appointment they can give me is for next Monday.  I was hoping that this is a tummy bug but the present symptoms don't make sense.  I don't feel ill enough to go to a and e but I'm also scared that this could escalate quite quickly.

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  • judith14588
    judith14588 lesley73033

    Posted

    Sounds like you have intestinal adhesions.  Here is where it gets difficult......they never go away.....there is no cure and they cause intestinal obstructions.  Yes, a Colorectal surgeon can clip them away which is called adhesiolysis but they usually come back.  I know because I have them with the same symptoms. 
    • lesley73033
      lesley73033 judith14588

      Posted

      I'm not sure if that's better than another hernia or not.  It's been 3 years since I last had surgery on that side.  Do you get a dull ache down your leg when you walk? 

  • Tammyshernia
    Tammyshernia lesley73033

    Posted

    You need to go to a gastroenterologist not a family dr run don’t walk but it doesn’t sound like it’s obstruction or you wouldn’t be going to the bathroom but don’t go to any surgeon not all surgeons are qualified to do hernia surgeries they may tell you that but you need a gastroenterologist that have done 1000s and 1000s of these people have died from going to and surgeons you would go to a back surgeon to do a Pap smear so don’t go to anyone except a gastroenterologist 
    • lesley73033
      lesley73033 Tammyshernia

      Posted

      Here in the UK, unless we can afford private health care, we must go through our family doctor for a referral to a specialist unless it's an emergency.  My last surgeon specialised in colorectal surgery and was very good. I'm sure that I have an intermittent partial blockage as I was fine yesterday but today the pain is back in the same place an I have trapped wind.  I just hope it's something simple that can be sorted without more surgery

  • lesley73033
    lesley73033

    Posted

    And yes, it's another hernia.  Doctor found it straight away.  We agreed just to keep an eye on it as things have pretty much settled down and I really don't want any more abdominal surgery.

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