Inguinal hernia symptoms?
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12/12/2020 at 10:53 am #28285
Star
ParticipantI have been having severe pelvic pain for several months and recently consulted with Dr. Towfigh who found bilateral inguinal hernias on my MRI from several months ago that no one had caught. Just wondering if anyone out there has experienced some of the symptoms I have been having. Most match but there are a few things that don’t quite match.
My pain is worse in the morning. I sometimes wake up feeling like I have been punched in the gut. My nausea is also worse in the morning, seems to correspond with my pain level. I also have dry heaving. Pain is also worse after having been on my feet but I don’t do this often, the pain is so bad I am spending most days in bed.
The pain is on both sides but also right in the middle (suprapubic area). This is where I sometimes feel punched in the gut. When I first noticed the pain it was more to the right side, but now can be to the right, left, or in the middle.
The discomfort and pain is quite bad, sometimes feels prickly like barbed wire across my pubic bone area.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this?
The more classic symptoms I have are:
*Pain when sitting
*Nausea
*Ice helps
*Pain when standing for long periods of time
*Pelvic floor spasmI was diagnosed with a right inguinal hernia by my PCP who examined me back in May but surgeon said “no bulge” which led to a series of other procedures. Everything else was ruled out. I am getting pelvic floor physical therapy and my PT thinks the pelvic floor issues are caused by issues in the abdominal area, this is what reminded me of the possibility of a hernia and led me to seek out Dr. Towfigh. She is the only one who has been able to give me any sort of possible diagnosis for my symptoms.
Others have told me there is nothing there but I cannot accept this as it feels to me like there is clearly something that needs to be fixed.
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12/14/2020 at 10:35 am #28296
Good intentions
ParticipantHello Star. Dr. Towfigh is well-known for her methods of diagnosing hernias using imaging. If you read through the many posts on the forum you’ll probably find a wide variety of symptoms from hernias. It seems like you’ve followed the normal path of feeling pain, seeking help, and getting a proper diagnosis. Are you wondering if you can avoid surgery? Or are you second-guessing whether or not you really have hernias?
Good luck. Despite the prevalence of the condition in society the number of possible “solutions” is huge. It’s a difficult place to be.
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12/14/2020 at 2:46 pm #28299
DrBrown
ParticipantDr. Towfigh will provide you with an excellent result.
Best wishes.
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12/14/2020 at 6:51 pm #28303
Star
ParticipantNo, not questioning the diagnosis at all, just wondering if other women with hernias have pain in the middle above the pubic bone and pain that is often worse in the morning, as well as nausea that is worse in the morning. I am going to have hernia surgery but just want to make sure something else isn’t also contributing. Dr. Towfigh believes I may have a fascia tear. I would like to hear from patients who may have experienced similar symptoms. Dr. Brown, do you ever see this in your patients? I’m wondering if I might have a core muscle injury as well that was somehow missed on MRI, I was reading that those can sometimes be present along with hernias. Honestly at this point my pain is so bad I would just like to be opened up all the way across to find and fix whatever is wrong! I already had an exploratory laparoscopy but nothing was found except an adhesion that they attributed to my pain, but my pain didn’t resolve after surgery.
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12/14/2020 at 8:18 pm #28304
Star
ParticipantI feel like there is a pitchfork stuck in my abdomen above my pelvic bone all the way across 🙁
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01/09/2021 at 7:39 pm #28414
Star
ParticipantI had surgery Monday and the pitchfork is gone! Hernia pain and nausea is gone. I am having some post-op pain at 5 days out but not severe. Looking forward to continuing to recover.
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01/09/2021 at 9:17 pm #28416
drtowfigh
KeymasterGreat!
What did they find and what operation did you have done?
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