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Inguinal Hernia Recurrence after Bilateral Sports Hernia Repair?
Hi HerniaTalk,
I would really appreciate any input/feedback from this discussion forum regarding my situation. My groin problems started almost 2 years ago, after I ran an ultramarathon in the Sahara desert. During the run, I already started experiencing a heavy feeling in my groins, but I decided to push through the pain. Around 5km from the finish line, I accelerated and felt a sudden sharp stabbing pain in my right groin…
Eventually, after a lot of physiotherapy attempts, I was diagnosed with a bilateral sport’s hernia. I had a dilated external ring, pain on palpation of the external ring through the scrotum, and a bulging of the posterior wall under valsalva. The ultrasound report also mentioned having two true inguinal hernias with fatty content being pushed through two “big” internal openings. In September 2023, I eventually underwent a bilateral Nesovic (Modified Bassini) repair.
My recovery from this surgery went much slower than expected, and today, I am still experiencing intermittent pain… Here are the symptoms I still experience:
– Heavy dull pain in the groin area, ranging from the hip joint area towards the inner thigh area. The pain comes and goes randomly, with no real pattern, and ping-pongs between the left and the right side.
– Weakness/instability when doing single-leg exercises. I have a hard time keeping my knee still when for example squatting slightly on one knee, this movement also seems to aggravate the pain afterwards.
– The pain does not seem to get worse with physical activity, often I actually don’t experience pain while moving. It is mostly when standing/sitting still that I experience the painful symptoms.
– Feeling of pressure on the bladder. Sometimes I have to go to the bathroom, but end up peeing only a little bit…– I wake up with lower back stiffness/tightness almost every morning. As soon as I start moving, the tightness seems to dissipate.
– Tingling nerve sensation in the feet and sometimes in the shins whenever I put sudden pressure on my left leg (for example, when standing up from a chair).
– Difficulty breathing deep down into the abdomen, due to a feeling of tightness in my groin area.I have seen Dr. Muschaweck in Munich a while back, and she told me she saw a “walnut-sized” hernia recurrence in my right groin. When I do valsalva or caugh, I even have the feeling I can feel “something” moving under my skin, as if something is filling up that area. In my left groin, the ultrasound examination did not show anything. However, it is mostly my left groin that is symptomatic and giving me the dull pain… She proposed me to have a bilateral groin revision. I would like to have this confirmed by a second opinion before moving to a revision surgery.
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4 Replies
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Dr. Towfigh can be contacted directly at the Beverly Hills Hernia Center. I don’t think that she does any evaluations through the HerniaTalk forum.
https://beverlyhillsherniacenter.com/
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Why would you take a second opinion from the internet over an in-person opinion from a world renowned expert in hernia repair who has worked on world famous athletes?
“She proposed me to have a bilateral groin revision. I would like to have this confirmed by a second opinion before moving to a revision surgery.”
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Hi Good intentions,
I’m not seeking a second opinion from the internet. I’m trying to get hold of Dr. Conze, or to have the MRI Protocol done on Dr. Towfigh’s website after which I would like to have an online appointment with her.
All I want go get out of this forum is to share my story and see if there are any others out there who recognize my situation. It’s been a very long and mentally draining journey, and the last thing I need at this point is your criticism. So please, think twice before you try to outsmart others on an internet forum.
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To avoid wasting 15k EUR while not necessary?
What an idiot comment..
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