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Do I Have a Hidden/Occult Hernia?
Hi Dr. Towfigh
I believe the bruising is at the injection site. The bruising may be caused by excessive swelling of the abdomen possibly being caused by intestinal angioedema. I have had a blood test done that shows I have low C1 esterase inhibitor function. Yesterday I saw an immunologist and had more blood work done for possible urticaria and angioedema. He has put me on antihistamines and an anti-inflammatory. Hopefully, this will help with the swelling and pressure. It will be interesting to see what we find out. I do believe that the hernia operation was a success. I do not have the bad, gnawing pain behind the belly button anymore. The recovery just took longer than I had expected. Thank you again for your wisdom and support. I think this message board does a great service to help patients find out answers and also to help others with similar symptoms find support. Thanks again! -
Do I Have a Hidden/Occult Hernia?
Hi Mela414,
Thank you so much for your concern and nice words. I hope you have a smooth, short recovery and are feeling better very soon. I think my abdominal issues are more than just the belly button hernia that I had. Yesterday I went to see an immunologist and had quite a lot of blood work done. I think I am going to find answers very soon. Overall, my hernia surgery was a success. The recovery just took longer than I expected. My pain behind the belly button has definitely gone away. Which is a very good thing. I am sure your surgery will be very successful and you will be back to normal soon. Again, thank you very much for replying to my post. -
Do I Have a Hidden/Occult Hernia?
Hi Dr. Towfigh,
I was waiting until I had my 8 week follow up appointment to reply. The surgeon told me that the hernia is repaired and that the repair looks good. I am still having symptoms though. My entire abdomen is extremely swollen. It is extremely uncomfortable when I am walking. I think it is because my center of gravity has changed and it is just too much weight there in the abdomen. Today I am having pain and soreness at the belly button. When I looked at my belly button there is bruising again. It is red and blue inside the belly button and around the edges. Also, there is a bruise to the left of the belly button in the photo. The bruising went away 7 weeks after surgery. And when I saw the surgeon 2 weeks ago there was no bruising. Having the bruising coming back does not seem normal to me. I am attaching a photo. Why is this bruising occurring? Is this normal? Thanks.
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Do I Have a Hidden/Occult Hernia?
Hi Dr. Towfigh, After doing an online consultation with you I had hernia surgery 4 weeks ago. You had seen a belly button hernia on my MRI about 5mm and suggested surgery using sucher to close the hernia. The hernia was 1cm when the doctor went in so it was closed with mesh. I was told to return to normal activities the next day (but no lifting or bending) and that I could expect 3-4 days of pain and discomfort. I was not expecting so much bruising and soreness. It has been 4 weeks and I still have 5 bruises that are very deep purple in color around the belly button area. I have little sharp stabbing pains constantly. I have trouble sitting down and standing up. I am very uncomfortable walking from my car into the grocery store. It is like there is something weighing me down. I walk slower and slower. I have trouble sitting upright. I have to sit in a reclining position or just lie down on my back. As the day goes on my abdomen, especially the lower abdomen, swells up. At my 2 week follow up with the surgeon, he told me everything looked good and to give it 2-3 more weeks for the bruising, swelling, and pain to go away. He said it can take up to 8 weeks to heal. I wanted to ask if this all sounds normal 4 weeks after having open surgery to repair a belly button hernai with mesh. Thanks!
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Do I Have a Hidden/Occult Hernia?
Hi Dr. Towfigh,
Thank you so much for your reply. No, I have not had any surgeries of the abdomen. My pain is right above the belly button as you described. It is a very deep, gnawing pain: sometimes burning and sometimes a soreness. I also have pressure that pushes downward sometimes and it makes it very uncomfortable to walk. Is this also a symptom of a hernia?
Not one of my doctors actually read the films themselves. They only read the reports. I was told to bring in my cd to one of my gastro doctors. When I gave it to her, she chuckled and told me she could not read it. She always goes off the report.
I will look into the 2 doctors that you have recommended but I think I feel comfortable doing an online consultation with you and sending my records and images.
Thank you again for responding.