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4 years of hip/groin pain. Help!
Dr. Towfigh,
Thank you for your response. I have had two hip labrum repair surgeries (along with psoas tendon release) but no hernia surgeries. The surgery did not help the pain, but probably didnt’ make it worse either. Not much change. The pain has started to get worse this year though. Still have pain in the front, pretty close to where the psoas was attached, maybe slightly closer to the groin. Also have pain on the side/back, where the gluteus maximus tendon is. I have looked at the SI and lumbar spine, but nothing appears wrong there. I am kind of running out of options and ideas, which is why I am investigating the possibility of a hernia. I can’t decide if doing hernia surgery for a “maybe” , is worth the risk of making it worse. I asked this in another thread, but If you take down the peritoneum, do you have to place mesh at that point or can you stop at that time and do nothing? I was thinking maybe that was a possibility if no hernia is seen once the scope is in. Do you know of a good hernia surgeon in San Diego county by chance?
Thank you