Re: Persistence of post op hernia pain


"Kurt Ullman" <kurtullman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have three cuts (actually probably more accurately puncture wounds)
right is a row. One in the bellybutton and one on each side. If I
understood the doc right, the bellybutton was to introduce the gas and
the other two were for the actual rooting around and the dirty work
(grin). The belly button is okay, the puncture on the left hurts a bunch
when I move around and the one on the right hurts, but much less. Can't
bend over yet for instance.

Sounds like he did that trans-peritoneally instead of in the pre-peritoneal
space, so reasons for the pain might be either a port site hernia, a port
site hematoma, or pain from the sutures used to close the muscle wall at the
port site. If you feel any lump at either of the two port sides on either
side, I'd go have it looked at. Otherwise, it's just taking an unusually
long time to heal. If it's still hurting that much 4 weeks out, that is
rather outside the norm.

HMc



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