Reply To: Had my surgery done finally – Shouldice

[MarkT]

Chuck, I agree 100% with Watchful…don’t put the cart before the horse…diagnosis is the priority.

A hernia can still be palpable if there is no visible bulge…so a physical exam is the first step. If you already had a physical exam that did not find anything, then imaging is the way to go.

Get a dynamic MRI done. It is likely your best option to nail down a diagnosis (whether it is a hernia or something else) which will then inform a course of action.

Ruminating about the past, talking to someone on the phone, contemplating which surgeon to see if you have a hernia recurrence…none of that gives you good information about what you should do next. Get a diagnosis, then go from there.