Swayze
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Only test done standing up was scrotum exam. Everything else was laying down. Not sure if that’s right as my doctors seem kind of disinterested but it may be standard. Again this is not medical advice and I am just a regular dude trying to get right.
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This is the video that shows a few techniques. Cant vouch for them but it did help me find it and add to that not a single doctor tried any of this prior aside from laying flat abdomen palpating.
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Thanks for the input Chuck. I went down the YouTube rabbit hole last night and found a diagnostic that helped me find my hernia. Laying flat on my back with my leg up and coughing revealed the smallish hernia. I guess that makes it an indirect incomplete or bubonocele.
I agree with Kaiser not really caring much about a proper diagnosis. I think I reduced it and since it didn’t get past the superficial ring they would probably just suggest a wait and see.
That said I will probably switch my insurance to a better provider this fall. Who should I seek out in CA for this type of repair so I can select the appropriate insurance to switch to. Germany and Korea aren’t real possibilities for me.
Thanks.
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Dredging this thread back up because I am currently experiencing what I can best describe as ilioinguinal nerve pain (radiating to inner thigh, right testicle, scrotum – dull pain and discomfort on pubic bone constant) without any obvious bulging. There may be some very slight swelling on right side of pubic bone but I can’t differentiate between the fat pad on that area and any swelling.
Had a umbilical hernia repaired in 2015 by Dr. Goodyear (mesh) and while this pain is not the same – the feeling of heaviness in the general area is making me think this is the start of an inguinal hernia. With my umbilical hernia I could ‘push in’ the bulging but there does not really seem to be anything to push in in this case. I was lifting heavy bags of yard waste a few weeks ago that could have caused this. I visited the dr (Kaiser CA) this past week and they placed me on NSAID and are having me report back next week for possible MRI or CT if pain persists.
Is there a particular imaging technique that would be preferable for identifying an inguinal hernia (that is likely fat) that I should advocate for? I also saw on some threads that David Nguyen was the preferred doctor for Kaiser patients – but since he is referral only and I have no way of getting in touch (Kaiser is brutal in this regard) I figured I should try here first.
Thanks for any insight.