Ok, so I got in to see a General Surgeon. He gave me a physical exam & said he didn’t feel a bulge but wants me to have a CT to check for a Hernia. The rx he wrote for the CT is with contrast but it’s not with Valsalva or dynamic. Dr. Towfigh, you said it should be with Valsalva- but how do I get my surgeon to order it that way? They don’t like it when us laypeople tell them how to do things. My primary doctor may write it up for me if the surgeon won’t. I would have to check. So, will the non-valsalva CT with contrast be sufficient or do I push for it with Valsalva?