[Vish]

Thanks for sharing all this Monika. My big fear is that I want to get pregnant immediately and then my flat abdomen will really start to grow. I fear the hernia will only get bigger with this. Plus, with the incarcerated fat permanently sticking through, I worry about tons of pain through the pregnancy. I don’t have months to do an exercises if I get pregnant now. I also don’t want an emergency situation during the pregnancy that puts me in surgery while pregnant. Did your doctors give you any insight about how your hernias might act in a pregnancy? If they could get much bigger or put you at risk?

[Vish]

Hi Monika,

Thanks so much for your response. The fat is stuck in mine and can’t be pushed back in. I appreciate what you’re saying about delaying this, though. My surgeon left it entirely up to me. He checked it I have Diastasis Recti and it appears I have very little separation at this time. He’s happy not to do the repair, and it’s actually the pain that’s driven me to think it’s better to do this now than deal with potentially much worse pain in a pregnancy as my abdomen stretches. I discovered and felt my hernia 4 months ago, so I haven’t had it for very long. It seems to me that in these 4 short months, as I’m a very active person, the pain has become worse. I really really appreciate your advice. Any further thoughts?

[Vish]

Thank you for these responses!

Monika – was your small hernia incarcerated? Mine is with fat tissue and it’s definitely painful if I have any bloating or stomach extension. My doctor has left it up to me and says there’s a high chance of recurrence.