Sean85
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Sean85 started the topic does anyone else constantly check themselves for hernias? in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 year, 2 months ago
After working out it’s just instinctual for me at this point. I’m always poking and prodding the area of where I had my inguinal hernia repair, just to make sure everything feels “normal” and no sign of a recurrence. I don’t know. Maybe the exercise is irritating the mesh and that’s where my urge comes from. Just wondering if anyone can relate.
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Sean85 replied to the topic Lichtenstein Repair Wrong Ways – Dr. Chen in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 year, 2 months ago
Thank you for sharing this. I had both my left and right inguinal hernia repairs at the UCLA Lichtenstein Hernia Clinic in 2016 where Dr. Chen teaches. When he said “we do bad things all the time but fortunately the human body is forgiving” it sorta shows what a mess this procedure is.
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Sean85 started the topic What were the signs you had a recurrence? in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 years, 5 months ago
I’m a 34 year old male that underwent open mesh repair at UCLA for left and right inguinal hernias in 2016.
I’m having a hard time differentiating normal post-hernia surgery discomfort from the discomfort a recurrence might cause.
Ever since the surgery I’ve experienced mild discomfort at the site of the incisions after working out.
I’ve also…[Read more]
