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They can’t see much without mri contrast in your abdomen. I was pretty much refused a mri scan if I opted to not have contrast. It depends on the body part when it comes to contrast apparently in the abdomen it’s not very good without it. I usually opt for ct scans for this reason. But of course you get the radiation dose.
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I was getting ct scans every 6 months of my abdomen for a different tumor. I did have a mri after it got larger but that didn’t show anything different. I don’t know what absorbable sutures are made of you may be allergic if they are from some mammal origin. They can take a long time to absorb as well.
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There is still lots of stitching even in mesh free repair. Depending on the technique the stitching remains or dissolves. Your body could be reacting to that. I developed a Desmoid tumor after a bowel surgery about 1 in million chance of that. Initially it just showed up as inflammation in scans until in about 6 months was the size of a baseball and could no longer be called inflammation. I’d skip the nerve block they are just trying to feel like they are helping.
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I get a ct scan or mri scan every 6 months for unrelated issues.
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Mine was never picked up on mri or ct scan and you could see mine when standing. I’d ask the surgeon what he’s looking for on the ct scan. Cant speak to the radiation I’ve had probably 10 ct scans in the past 2 years I’m still alive. Although in my case radiation was better then dying lol.
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I put it off for years. Then one day I basically said it’s time. Mine was more annoying and not visible. Also once I made the surgery appointment I felt I couldn’t back out. Obviously I could. Pain is short term even if you have a couple miserable days think about the big picture. I had a decent amount of uncomfortable ness but it subsides.
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I had a Shouldice repair done by Dr Reinhorn. First if I ever had another hernia I would go back to him. I didn’t take any pain medication allergic to nsaids and can’t take Tylenol. Didn’t sleep well the first night it was tough to move kinda like a beached whale. Lots of swelling just kept icing it. If your at all constipated figure out how not to be. I think at 8 days I would have been fine going to a game I may have been careful in crowds. My recovery I felt was slow but a steady improvement. It was 8 months ago I still occasionally know I had the surgery.
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Yes bodybuild your core. Side planks, bird dogs etc. When you can do 3-4 sets of 10 a day correctly you probably can ease back into other weightlifting. Agree with the other poster lots of folks with herniated discs on bodybuilding forums.
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I have several of these http://www.groin-hernia.com/hernia-support.html
they work excellant
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You might try calling some places that do ultrasounds for pregnancies and host those ridiculous parties where you invite your friends and they look at the baby on the ultrasound. That was what I did and the person who ran the business was more then happy to do it without any type of referral and was quite knowledgeable. They actually taught ultrasound technicians. It was like $100.
A CT isnt really dependent on the technician you strain and the machine does the rest that is why most doctors prefer them. Plus they increase your risk of cancer which means more business.
The surgeon I went to would not order a ultrasound he didnt like them. My primary care doctor played dumb and would not order one. Call some places.
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You should be standing up not laying down during the ultrasond.
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Sounds like you may have something else going on and they found a inguinal hernia you probably already had.
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I would avoid a surgeon who wants to “reinforce” the other side. A ultrasound is non invasive and it can be done standing up which is how its easiest to see a hernia. Its only a couple hundred bucks too. It will show more then a mri in most cases if you have a hernia. Id start there.
Im a active soccer player I used to play 3 times a week I played with a inguinal hernia for several years and never had a issue. To me it does not sound like you have a inguinal hernia or at least not one that is causing your pain. Perhaps you already had the inguinal hernia and have something else going on.
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When I saw a surgeon the one thing they said about ultrasounds is your at the mercy of the technician. Some are good some are bad. If you get a bad one they probably miss it. I had a ct scan done the radiologist and surgeon could not agree on the scan. Surgeon said he saw a break in the wall radiologist said he was not convinced there was a break in the wall. I later had a ultrasound done and we tried every position possible to try and find the hernia. She seemed knowledgeable but I have no way to know.
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Hold a pillow up against your groin when you sneeze or cough, blow your nose etc. That was what a hernia surgeon told me.
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A surgeon I saw on mesh repairs I felt gave a honest answer when it came to non mesh repairs. He said they were just as strong done by the right hands. However he said he didnt know how to do them and would not attempt them without being trained extensively by someone else. I think the training is becoming more and more difficult to get.
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Make sure the urologist is aware they will examine. I had a vasectomy although the urologist did not think I had a hernia. Its still up for debate. The procedure does not go anywhere near the inguinal canal they poke a hole in your sac and pull the junk out then jam it back in. The one issue I had was 6 months later I started to have mild groin pain I didn’t know what to blame the vasectomy or the hernia. The groin pain subsided which is good but I dont know what it was from.
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quote Good intentions:I don’t think that this is true. I’ve thought of the difference between professionals and athletic people and the effort expended by each can be similar. The skill levels are different but the work on the body is about the same. The damage that the mesh does is not just pain, that can be disappeared with drugs. It’s real damage, with swelling, and inflammation, followed by healing efforts. There are also real effects on physical function in that area. Constant inflammation causes other problems. You would expect professional athletes to be even more sensitive to the physical damage that the mesh causes.
When the meshes are removed they are always smaller than when they were put in. They’re not flexible anymore, not soft, not pliable. Often the tissue around the mesh is inflamed.
Unfortunately there is not evidence either way. You certainly can find some well known athletes who have had tissue repair a quick search shows several famous soccer players who have had tissue repairs. I suspect there are many more lesser known athletes who opted for the quickest repair they could get to get back on the field. When your career only goes a couple years you cant take the summer off to heal. Back surgeries are a prime example look at all the fusions and disc repairs they mention when you watch a football game. There was no waiting to see if it would get better. They cant wait they lose there job.
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quote Chaunce1234:I believe that Dr Towfigh offers tissue repair to thin patients.
For what it’s worth, Shouldice Clinic in Canada has weight requirements on their repairs, which suggests that a tissue repair works best on people who are not obese. They routinely prescribe diets to people if they come in and don’t fit into their BMI criteria, telling them to come back after they have lost weight.
Seconding that comment by “Good Intentions”, those three doctors routinely work on professional athletes and thin patients, and my understanding is that whenever possible they default to using tissue repair.
Keep in mind most professional athletes have whatever surgery gets them back on the field fastest not what might cause chronic pain. As they can play through chronic pain with medication.
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@ Andy2023 I was able to move around slowly fine. A numbing agent was used during the surgery that supposedly lasted for about 24 hours. Normally its not used but there was concern about pain because I could not take any pain medication. At 24 hours I never noticed it had worn off. There was concern that I would be in a world of hurt at 24 hours but it never happened. I think the near constant icing helped. I was able to get up and down fine. Ive had previous abdominal surgeries (hemicolectomy) they told me to do really quick breathing when you need to get up as it prevents your core from engaging that helps.