sngoldstein
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Chronic pain and recurring Hernias
In that case you need to get it fixed. What I do in these cases is a good bilateral laparoscopic repair to make sure there is no recurrence. If that doesn’t fix the pain and nerve blocks don’t work, an open exploration under local anesthesia directed by the patient will sometimes help localize the area of nerve entrapment. It is also possible that your pain is being caused by something else, possibly not amendable to surgical treatment. There are people we can’t fix.
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Chronic pain and recurring Hernias
If the primary problem is pain, and you can fix it with a nerve block, that’s what I would recommend. If the problem is that the hernia is incarcerating (getting stuck), and that is the source of your pain, then of course you need to get it fixed. From the posts it sounds like the hernia is on the opposite side and relatively asymptomatic.
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Chronic pain and recurring Hernias
I am a hernia surgeon in NY. Your story is unfortunately not uncommon and very frustrating. My advice is to try the nerve block first. Even if you have a recurrence on the right, if it is not bothering you, you can leave it alone for now. Get your pain issue solved first before having more surgery which will just complicate the issue.
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hernia specialist in New Hampshire
Pelvic pain during intercourse is occasionally due to pelvic congestion (varicose veins in the pelvis). An ultrasound and/or CT with contrast is the diagnostic test of choice.