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  • Hernias always get bigger?

    Posted by Alephy on February 8, 2020 at 1:37 pm

    This is another recurrent reading: hernias cannot get smaller, they always get bigger with time….the argument is often used to sell a surgery sooner rather than later. The idea behind is that a broken wall cannot get back to being unbroken. Or that a something loose can only loosen more…but is it really so with a part of the human body?

    Alephy replied 4 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Alephy

    Member
    February 11, 2020 at 12:11 pm

    Indeed! Never smoked and I have perfect weight and exercise regularly! ☺

  • DrBrown

    Member
    February 10, 2020 at 4:03 pm

    @alephy
    Worry more about symptoms.
    If the hernia is not causing any trouble, it does not need repair.
    Also, work on getting the body in shape. Stop smoking. Get Skinny.
    Regards
    Bill Brown MD

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