UMBILICAL HERNIA -1

This is my umbilical hernia prior to operation on June 18, 2009

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Education

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• umbilical
• herina
• operation
• before
• surgery

[laughlane]

I've had mine for so many years now. Got it while lifting furniture or groceries after carrying a long, skinny, slightly jaundiced 9-pound bouncing baby boy. The biggest part of it is the burning pain I get when I try to lift anything heavier than 50 pounds. Love to get it done but some reason waiting lists are over 10 years here in Canada…

[freakysideshow]

@laughlane wow waiting list 10 years? When I went to surgeon, he stated that these need to be taken care of right away, because the more you tear the breach, the more internal organs portrude, and you run the risk of your bowels getting tangled up, then they have to remove bowel.  When the breach first occurs, its just fat, and all they had to do is put one permanent stitch in to fix. Later on, it requires a mesh patch under the muscle, and its more invasive.

[NennadS]

@freakysideshow, how did you get your hernia? I'm not sure if I got mine in the gym or after one very, very large meal.

[freakysideshow]

@NennadS True Story: I got emotionally upset over something someone did, became severely constipated for several days, wound up straining too hard, and gave myself a hernia. Sucks when I think about it. All I would of had to do is take a good laxative during this period of emotional disturbance. Instead I stuck it out because I was too embarassed to go to the doctor and talk about it. I should be on television on "World's Dumbest."

[NennadS]

I have something very similar, but surgeon told me not to sly whole pig for 1 kilo of meat. :)

They don't think that operation is necessary. One question: Do they put biodegradable mesh, or permanent mesh? Do they cut hernia sac, or just put it back in stomach?

That's two questions. :)

[freakysideshow]

@NennadS depends on whether or not its just fat or bowell if they tuck it or cut it

[laughlane]

@freakysideshow: Not to bore you with particulars but mine is same size yet slightly above navel so I imagine they'll be able to make the incision in the navel and sew it right up. It hasn't changed since I noticed it so I guess I'm just lucky. Glad you caught yours before it got worse. (I'm also lucky because I've got family to help out with the heavy lifting while I wait for the operation.)

[NennadS]

@freakysideshow This might be my case too, I don't remember actual moment when I got it, it was just there one day. I remember that once I ate so much that my abdomen was hard as a rock. Maybe I had constipation too, can't remember.

I should also be on "World's Dumbest".

[cycoberry]

@freakysideshow Got my surgery Friday, And While operating the Dr. found a 2nd hernia wich he fixed as well,But man im sore, im afraid to have bowell movement because it feels like i might tear something, But what i wanted to ask you was did you bruise around the incision? And how long do you think befors i can go tuna fishing????lol

[freakysideshow]

@cycoberry My belly button doesnt look excactly like it did before, but I go to the pool at a campground I belong to and my closest friends didnt notice anything at all after the glue/scab fell out. It looks different to me, but not to other people, there are so many configurations of belly buttons out there I dont think anyone will notice at all, but you might a little just cause you know what it looked like before.