*** OFFICIAL INGUINAL HERNIA RECOVERY Thread ***

[dreamshock]

Glad you're feeling better man.

I'm 14 days post surgery and I feel absolutely perfect to walk.

It's like I never had surgery.

Crazy...

I have one concern though...

I have a slight lump/bump, it's easier to feel it than see it per se, but it's a definite bump similar to the old hernia bump..... hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....

**EDIT** nevermind... found this:

3-4 days after double lap hernia surgery a small bulge developed where largest hernia was have no pain no redness at all is that normal ?
Normal & Expected

The space where the hernia was will often fill up with fluid after surgery--we call this a seroma. It can often look & feel just like a hernia but it won't "yo-yo" in-and-out. Your body will slowly absorb this over the next few weeks-to-months. I ask my patients to return to see me 4-6 months after surgery for one last hernia exam since that fluid can interfere with the exam, as well.

i have that bump i think too near my penis where was my hernia, hope thats all right.Anyway im 5 days post my surgery and im feeling alot of aching in the balls, aching in the both legs too, walking without problems hurting only lil bit from the cutting but worried about the testicle pain.Im sitting at my house 24/7 and im sitting on the chair or flat on the bed.Feels so bad, feels like ive never gonna be able to return to fitness, im so demotivated.Do you have this testicle pain too? Im gettin mad everytime it hurts me there, cant live with this ****ing pain :@

[Ubiyca]

i have that bump i think too near my penis where was my hernia, hope thats all right.Anyway im 5 days post my surgery and im feeling alot of aching in the balls, aching in the both legs too, walking without problems hurting only lil bit from the cutting but worried about the testicle pain.Im sitting at my house 24/7 and im sitting on the chair or flat on the bed.Feels so bad, feels like ive never gonna be able to return to fitness, im so demotivated.Do you have this testicle pain too? Im gettin mad everytime it hurts me there, cant live with this ****ing pain :@

Dude. the BEST thing you can do to speed healing and heal well (regarding scar tissue) is to WALK. Go out, and walk a lot. Goto the mall. WALK. At least walk as much as you can in your house if you really feel like you can't go out, or go walk outside your house. You need to absolutely walk though, trust me. I'm surprised your surgeon didn't tell you how important this is? It's crucial to your recovery and so you don't have longterm pain. Also you'll see you will feel sooo much better day to day if you do a good amount of walking.

Yes I had the testicular pain as well, ached bad, and my left nut swelled up a lot and was bruised etc (the swelling and bruising is normal, just blood/inflammation, it will go away). This has all gone away and I am absolutely fine now. After like 2 weeks post surgery.. you'll feel fine man, just do a lot of walking in the mean time. The worst thing you can do is to not move around at all and stay in a chair all day or in bed. WALK. =]

[dreamshock]

Dude. the BEST thing you can do to speed healing and heal well (regarding scar tissue) is to WALK. Go out, and walk a lot. Goto the mall. WALK. At least walk as much as you can in your house if you really feel like you can't go out, or go walk outside your house. You need to absolutely walk though, trust me. I'm surprised your surgeon didn't tell you how important this is? It's crucial to your recovery and so you don't have longterm pain. Also you'll see you will feel sooo much better day to day if you do a good amount of walking.

Yes I had the testicular pain as well, ached bad, and my left nut swelled up a lot and was bruised etc (the swelling and bruising is normal, just blood/inflammation, it will go away). This has all gone away and I am absolutely fine now. After like 2 weeks post surgery.. you'll feel fine man, just do a lot of walking in the mean time. The worst thing you can do is to not move around at all and stay in a chair all day or in bed. WALK. =]

Okay thanks buddy, ill make sure i walk alot ANd yes the surgeon didnt tell me **** about walking. Ill be mostly stayin at home cause im really depressed and people used to see me so active person, cant go out without even bein able to run.Gonna make sure i walk alot really thanks

[Ubiyca]

Okay thanks buddy, ill make sure i walk alot ANd yes the surgeon didnt tell me **** about walking. Ill be mostly stayin at home cause im really depressed and people used to see me so active person, cant go out without even bein able to run.Gonna make sure i walk alot really thanks

No problem man.

Keep me updated on your progress.

I'm on day 16 and just feeling great...

I think I'll start working out with 5lbs dumbbells after 3 weeks, and then see how it feels, and maybe shoot up right up to 10lbs dumbbells but we'll see.

[Phoenix989]

Still got a few weeks before surgery. Been 5 months since the injury and weighed myself after it for the first time yesterday since my scale broke and I couldn't be bothered to get a new since I'm not training right now. I was down from 215 lbs to 211.5 lbs which was very encouraging that I didn't lose too much muscle. Waistline is the same so haven't gained fat.
Measurements are down 1 inch on thighs and chest and half an inch on arms, forearms, and calves. Even though it's not a lot I feel much smaller now which I really don't like but it'll be easy to get back what I lost once I get back to lifting.
My advice to anybody who's waiting for surgery is to keep the calories up to minimize muscle loss

[Ubiyca]

Still got a few weeks before surgery. Been 5 months since the injury and weighed myself after it for the first time yesterday since my scale broke and I couldn't be bothered to get a new since I'm not training right now. I was down from 215 lbs to 211.5 lbs which was very encouraging that I didn't lose too much muscle. Waistline is the same so haven't gained fat.
Measurements are down 1 inch on thighs and chest and half an inch on arms, forearms, and calves. Even though it's not a lot I feel much smaller now which I really don't like but it'll be easy to get back what I lost once I get back to lifting.
My advice to anybody who's waiting for surgery is to keep the calories up to minimize muscle loss

I'm surprised how much muscle mass I've managed to retain so far at 16 days post surgery.

I will say this...

I lifted right up to and even the day before my surgery. If there's no pain, there is no harm in it. My surgeon who is a hernia specialist, one of the best in Canada, said this. Strangulation is EXTREMELY rare. If I were you i'd keep on lifting until the day of the surgery.

[Phoenix989]

I'm surprised how much muscle mass I've managed to retain so far at 16 days post surgery.

I will say this...

I lifted right up to and even the day before my surgery. If there's no pain, there is no harm in it. My surgeon who is a hernia specialist, one of the best in Canada, said this. Strangulation is EXTREMELY rare. If I were you i'd keep on lifting until the day of the surgery.

Thanks, I'm thinking of starting training again until the surgery. But Last time I tried a few days ago I got massive groin pain after. Didn't feel much during the workout though

[dreamshock]

Hi there, im 12th day post surgery.Today i had my threads removed and i see both scars, looking very ugly...Hope they will look better in the future, i dont know if its because the thread remove but i get alof of ache in both legs and both testicles, hurts really alot.My doc said, i can lift in 2 months but i must not pressure the abdomens, then after 3 months mark i can pressure it.I hope i wont feel pain in the testicles/leg soon. Its really annoying.

[Ubiyca]

Hi there, im 12th day post surgery.Today i had my threads removed and i see both scars, looking very ugly...Hope they will look better in the future, i dont know if its because the thread remove but i get alof of ache in both legs and both testicles, hurts really alot.My doc said, i can lift in 2 months but i must not pressure the abdomens, then after 3 months mark i can pressure it.I hope i wont feel pain in the testicles/leg soon. Its really annoying.

You can only start lifting 2 months after surgery?

What kind of surgery did you get?

You could surely start lightly 3 weeks after surgery..

[Ubiyca]

I'm 25 days post surgery and I feel great.

I haven't started working out yet, just because... I'm kind of enjoying the time off, and giving myself extra time to heal.

I will start with light free weights soon though.

I feel zero after effects right now, zero pain. I can walk, run, sleep like I want to, etc. No problems, no pain, I don't even feel anything different at all.

[dreamshock]

You can only start lifting 2 months after surgery?

What kind of surgery did you get?

You could surely start lightly 3 weeks after surgery..

I had open mesh surgery on both right and left side cause i had double sided hernia.Im still feelin that ache, not alot but still having it.

[Ubiyca]

I had open mesh surgery on both right and left side cause i had double sided hernia.Im still feelin that ache, not alot but still having it.

2 months is veryyyy conservative. That means 8 weeks post-surgery.

What you should do IMO, is start back up lightly after 4 weeks, and work your way back up gradually, then after another 4 weeks, you'll be good to go and lift as heavy as you want (after 2 months/8 weeks total).

IF your repair was done without mesh, that's another story...

Some docs are just way too conservative. See how you feel after a month..

[dreamshock]

Im with mesh on both sides, i shall see how i will feel after month, cause im just 2 weeks and 2 days post surgery.

[Phoenix989]

Found out about this surgery without mesh called desarda which I thought sounded ok but know that I know how it's done it sounds really rough.
Basically, instead of using mesh a piece of the oblique is cut and folded over the hernia gap and sutured. I thought about it because I don't like the idea of having a mesh in my body but this sounds even worse and more painful. It's supposed to reduce the odds of recurrence but I don't know

[fulloffat]

Hello all hernia related folks. In May of 2012 I had an laparoscopic abdominal hernia repair (mesh) after a previous gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) about 4 month prior. Since then, I have had some irritation off and on. It is mainly when sitting. I've discussed it with the surgeon at the time and the result was it is part of the healing process. I can go weeks to a month without a hitch. I talked to my GP a few weeks ago and he said the scar tissue continues to build around even after a year, and pressure on the abdominal wall when sitting (I have a desk job) is putting pressure on the area. I'm just suprised something like this would still be a issue. It is very annoying.


Can any folks out there relate to any of this? Any thoughts? Any OTC folks took that might have helped? The interwebs information is not much help in recovery periods past a few months.

[Ubiyca]

Found out about this surgery without mesh called desarda which I thought sounded ok but know that I know how it's done it sounds really rough.
Basically, instead of using mesh a piece of the oblique is cut and folded over the hernia gap and sutured. I thought about it because I don't like the idea of having a mesh in my body but this sounds even worse and more painful. It's supposed to reduce the odds of recurrence but I don't know

Yes I've heard of that method and read up on it..

I would prefer a mesh though than any non-mesh technique, just personally because mesh will always be stronger than a pure tissue repair.

[Ubiyca]

Hello all hernia related folks. In May of 2012 I had an laparoscopic abdominal hernia repair (mesh) after a previous gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) about 4 month prior. Since then, I have had some irritation off and on. It is mainly when sitting. I've discussed it with the surgeon at the time and the result was it is part of the healing process. I can go weeks to a month without a hitch. I talked to my GP a few weeks ago and he said the scar tissue continues to build around even after a year, and pressure on the abdominal wall when sitting (I have a desk job) is putting pressure on the area. I'm just suprised something like this would still be a issue. It is very annoying.


Can any folks out there relate to any of this? Any thoughts? Any OTC folks took that might have helped? The interwebs information is not much help in recovery periods past a few months.

Personally...

I'm 4 weeks out, and I never had a problem at all with sitting down. Never at any point..

I had open surgery with mesh, FWIW.

[Ubiyca]

I'm 4 weeks and 1 day out of Open mesh tension free inguinal hernia surgery..

I have a lump that is firm, in pretty much the same spot where the original hernia was.

I called my doc and he was like... duh,, its the healing ridge.. it's fine, your hernia did not come back, it's completely normal don't worry.

Anyone else had something like this though?

It's a bulge under the incision where the original hernia was. I read it's probably just fluid and stuff.

[dreamshock]

I'm 4 weeks and 1 day out of Open mesh tension free inguinal hernia surgery..

I have a lump that is firm, in pretty much the same spot where the original hernia was.

I called my doc and he was like... duh,, its the healing ridge.. it's fine, your hernia did not come back, it's completely normal don't worry.

Anyone else had something like this though?

It's a bulge under the incision where the original hernia was. I read it's probably just fluid and stuff.

Ye i think i have bulge too on my both sides under the scar and above my balls.The thing is im on 2 weeks and 4 days, and im feeling alot of aching, in the leg in the abdomens and its really annoyin, i feel alot of it especially when i masturbate, but even if i dont i still feel it. Is it normal? It feels like it will never stop hurtin like this even though ive gone through the surgery, im thinking of running at week 3, maybe it will help?

[benelou]

I'm 4 weeks and 1 day out of Open mesh tension free inguinal hernia surgery..

I have a lump that is firm, in pretty much the same spot where the original hernia was.

I called my doc and he was like... duh,, its the healing ridge.. it's fine, your hernia did not come back, it's completely normal don't worry.

Anyone else had something like this though?

It's a bulge under the incision where the original hernia was. I read it's probably just fluid and stuff.

Heh. Makes me feel good about my doc. PRIOR to the surgery (open, mesh, lower abdomen right side only), he told me that lump is *exactly* what he wants to see. He told me the same thing immediately after the surgery that he was going to see me again in 2-3 weeks, and if that ridge had formed, he'd clear me to do everything, including lifting lighter weights.

I guess I should give an update.

SURGERY: September 6th, 2013 (open, mesh, right side only, lower abdomen)
POST-OP DAY 1: very painful, couldn't move much without pain

POST-OP DAY 2: pain reduced significantly, walked 1 mile outdoors slowly, still significant pain in the process of standing or sitting, but little/no pain when still or walking

DAY 3: Pain greatly reduced to the point where I could do high-incline (15%) treadmill walking for 50 minutes. Got heart rate as high as 165 with no discernible added pain or soreness.
DAYS 4-7: Continue high-incline treadmill walking for 45-60 minutes per day. Got average heart rate up around 150 for one of the workouts, even.

WEEK 2: High-incline treadmill walks 6 days. I actually set a personal record for highest average heart rate in a week. That's right, higher than the weeks where I was running 5-6 days per week prior to surgery. (I don't include weight training sessions in that, so I'm saying that in a direct comparison to running, the high-incline treadmill walking I did 7-14 days after surgery was a *better* cardio workout than my running.) Also started doing a few pushups. Worked up to 3ish sets of 10ish by the end of this week. Ended the week with a killer 2-hour high-incline treadmill walk: average heart rate 156, max heart rate 177, 1600+ calories (per my Polar HRM,) 6.81 miles, 15% incline the whole way, average speed 3.4mph.

WEEK 3: Follow-up visit was on Tuesday. Cleared to resume all running, and to do strength training. Doc said to keep it to weights I could do 15 reps on for a week or two, according to feel. I was more cautious than the Doc, so I did 2 bodyweight-only circuit workouts this week (pushups, low-bar inverted rows, assisted dips, assisted pullups, walking lunges with superset to bodyweight squats) and didn't lift anything until the next. Treadmill walks Monday and Tuesday, then returned to jogging on Wednesday, hard interval run on Thursday, and ended the week with a 2-hour, 14.5-mile run on Sunday.

WEEK 4: Full heavy running week (I'm training for a half marathon) of 40+ miles plus 2 upper body and 1 lower body strength training session. Kept to Doc's orders to do 15-rep weights. No issues.

WEEK 5 (this past week): 2 upper and 1 lower. Increased weight to 10-12 rep level. Began week with full heavy running, latter part of week beginning taper for Half Marathon race on 10/20. No issues.

I've eaten extremely cleanly since the surgery other than one splurge on wings two days after the operation (NFL Week 1..had to have some wings ). The doctor commented on my visit that for someone my age (44) my recovery seemed to be going much better than normal, and after asking a few questions, he attributed it to a combo of prior fitness and current nutrition, so as others have said, I'd definitely encourage eating well post-op. But yeah, the bottom line is that was able to run 14.5 miles at an 8:18 per mile pace 23 days after the surgery and resumed a pretty normal strength training regime a little over a month afterward.

[benelou]

im thinking of running at week 3, maybe it will help?

I guess I should have included this in the tidbit above about my recovery: my doctor told me that I *should* be walking on the treadmill with as high of an incline as I could handle ASAP, and then running once he cleared me.

[ShoulderBrah]

I guess I should have included this in the tidbit above about my recovery: my doctor told me that I *should* be walking on the treadmill with as high of an incline as I could handle ASAP, and then running once he cleared me.

Yes... Walking stimulates blood flow to the area. Jogging and running after being cleared is great for blood flow as well. Makes for a speedy recovery.

[Ubiyca]

Heh. Makes me feel good about my doc. PRIOR to the surgery (open, mesh, lower abdomen right side only), he told me that lump is *exactly* what he wants to see. He told me the same thing immediately after the surgery that he was going to see me again in 2-3 weeks, and if that ridge had formed, he'd clear me to do everything, including lifting lighter weights.

I guess I should give an update.

SURGERY: September 6th, 2013 (open, mesh, right side only, lower abdomen)
POST-OP DAY 1: very painful, couldn't move much without pain

POST-OP DAY 2: pain reduced significantly, walked 1 mile outdoors slowly, still significant pain in the process of standing or sitting, but little/no pain when still or walking

DAY 3: Pain greatly reduced to the point where I could do high-incline (15%) treadmill walking for 50 minutes. Got heart rate as high as 165 with no discernible added pain or soreness.
DAYS 4-7: Continue high-incline treadmill walking for 45-60 minutes per day. Got average heart rate up around 150 for one of the workouts, even.

WEEK 2: High-incline treadmill walks 6 days. I actually set a personal record for highest average heart rate in a week. That's right, higher than the weeks where I was running 5-6 days per week prior to surgery. (I don't include weight training sessions in that, so I'm saying that in a direct comparison to running, the high-incline treadmill walking I did 7-14 days after surgery was a *better* cardio workout than my running.) Also started doing a few pushups. Worked up to 3ish sets of 10ish by the end of this week. Ended the week with a killer 2-hour high-incline treadmill walk: average heart rate 156, max heart rate 177, 1600+ calories (per my Polar HRM,) 6.81 miles, 15% incline the whole way, average speed 3.4mph.

WEEK 3: Follow-up visit was on Tuesday. Cleared to resume all running, and to do strength training. Doc said to keep it to weights I could do 15 reps on for a week or two, according to feel. I was more cautious than the Doc, so I did 2 bodyweight-only circuit workouts this week (pushups, low-bar inverted rows, assisted dips, assisted pullups, walking lunges with superset to bodyweight squats) and didn't lift anything until the next. Treadmill walks Monday and Tuesday, then returned to jogging on Wednesday, hard interval run on Thursday, and ended the week with a 2-hour, 14.5-mile run on Sunday.

WEEK 4: Full heavy running week (I'm training for a half marathon) of 40+ miles plus 2 upper body and 1 lower body strength training session. Kept to Doc's orders to do 15-rep weights. No issues.

WEEK 5 (this past week): 2 upper and 1 lower. Increased weight to 10-12 rep level. Began week with full heavy running, latter part of week beginning taper for Half Marathon race on 10/20. No issues.

I've eaten extremely cleanly since the surgery other than one splurge on wings two days after the operation (NFL Week 1..had to have some wings ). The doctor commented on my visit that for someone my age (44) my recovery seemed to be going much better than normal, and after asking a few questions, he attributed it to a combo of prior fitness and current nutrition, so as others have said, I'd definitely encourage eating well post-op. But yeah, the bottom line is that was able to run 14.5 miles at an 8:18 per mile pace 23 days after the surgery and resumed a pretty normal strength training regime a little over a month afterward.

Thanks for the reply man!

Now, just to clarify... you also had a lump, that resembled your original hernia lump, after surgery? was it there say.. 4 weeks after surgery? when did it go away? has it fully gone away yet?

[benelou]

Thanks for the reply man!

Now, just to clarify... you also had a lump, that resembled your original hernia lump, after surgery? was it there say.. 4 weeks after surgery? when did it go away? has it fully gone away yet?

Yes, I still have a lump right there as of today, 5 weeks and 5 days after the 9/6 surgery. It's in the same area as the hernia lump, but it is fairly significantly larger than the hernia, maybe twice the diameter. In the first conversation with my surgeon, he said that my scar tissue would grow into the mesh and it would be swollen for a while, and that the scar tissue itself is what repairs the area and keeps the hernia from coming back. He was so nonchalant about me having a hardened lump there that it seemed perfectly normal and a big part of the healing, so I didn't think to ask how long, but my understanding is that scar tissue can remain harder and more swollen than normal tissue for a very long time. I'm no expert or anything and haven't thought much about it, but I've just assumed that the lump will be there for months, if not longer. Now, my hernia was in my lower abdomen, to the right and above my penis, so I was probably less weirded out about lumps, mesh, scar tissue, and whatnot than if I were dealing with one in my scrotum. That lack of concern probably helped contribute to my lack of asking too many detailed questions about the lump as well. And of course given that I've had no pain and have resumed a normal exercise routine, it's not something I'm worried about at all. Hope that helps.

[Ubiyca]

Yes, I still have a lump right there as of today, 5 weeks and 5 days after the 9/6 surgery. It's in the same area as the hernia lump, but it is fairly significantly larger than the hernia, maybe twice the diameter. In the first conversation with my surgeon, he said that my scar tissue would grow into the mesh and it would be swollen for a while, and that the scar tissue itself is what repairs the area and keeps the hernia from coming back. He was so nonchalant about me having a hardened lump there that it seemed perfectly normal and a big part of the healing, so I didn't think to ask how long, but my understanding is that scar tissue can remain harder and more swollen than normal tissue for a very long time. I'm no expert or anything and haven't thought much about it, but I've just assumed that the lump will be there for months, if not longer. Now, my hernia was in my lower abdomen, to the right and above my penis, so I was probably less weirded out about lumps, mesh, scar tissue, and whatnot than if I were dealing with one in my scrotum. That lack of concern probably helped contribute to my lack of asking too many detailed questions about the lump as well. And of course given that I've had no pain and have resumed a normal exercise routine, it's not something I'm worried about at all. Hope that helps.

I probably had the same kind of hernia as you. Inguinal hernia.

Just above penis, but me it's on the left side.

It was a small bulge before surgery (unless I worked out then it swelled up). and yes now the lump after surgery is bigger in diameter slightly and in a slightly different spot. My doc was very nonchalant about it too, over the phone anyway.. in fact he seemed annoyed that I asked, lol. He was like.. if you had read the papers I gave you, you would know it's something called the healing ridge, blablabla, completely normal, etc.

It was bigger last week by far, it seems to be getting smaller as time goes by but it's still just as big as the original hernia right now. My doc did say by December it should be gone.

Like you.. I have zero pain at this point. Since week 3 it's been largely pain free. Honestly right now, at 4 weeks after surgery, I don't even feel like I had a surgery whatsoever (but I have not started working out yet, my doc said I could but I'm just playing it safe until I see him for my followup on Oct 17). FYI I was also largely pain free before surgery as well.

Now... just out of curiosity.. any chance you can post a pic of your lump here? (no homo). I will do the same, just to compare. =]

[dreamshock]

I probably had the same kind of hernia as you. Inguinal hernia.

Just above penis, but me it's on the left side.

It was a small bulge before surgery (unless I worked out then it swelled up). and yes now the lump after surgery is bigger in diameter slightly and in a slightly different spot. My doc was very nonchalant about it too, over the phone anyway.. in fact he seemed annoyed that I asked, lol. He was like.. if you had read the papers I gave you, you would know it's something called the healing ridge, blablabla, completely normal, etc.

It was bigger last week by far, it seems to be getting smaller as time goes by but it's still just as big as the original hernia right now. My doc did say by December it should be gone.

Like you.. I have zero pain at this point. Since week 3 it's been largely pain free. Honestly right now, at 4 weeks after surgery, I don't even feel like I had a surgery whatsoever (but I have not started working out yet, my doc said I could but I'm just playing it safe until I see him for my followup on Oct 17). FYI I was also largely pain free before surgery as well.

Now... just out of curiosity.. any chance you can post a pic of your lump here? (no homo). I will do the same, just to compare. =]

Pain free since week 3? Im at week 3 and 1 day and im still feeling alot of pain, today i ran for 4-5 minutes and i had little discomfort while runnin but then after i got home i started feelin that pain in the leg and discomfort in abdomens.I had one surgery (open mesh) for Bilateral Hernias on both sides.Is the time for this type of hernia doubled? Just because i had in both sides...I also feel pain in leg/abdomens while i walk and then have a sit, or doin sex activities.Feels like this pain will never stop, im doin alot of walks since im at school.I doubt the doc i had surgery wanst good because hes one of the best in the best hospital at the city.Feelin so scared...

[renzzy08]

I was diagnosed and confirmed that I have Inguinal Hernia. I feel so frustrated, humiliating and depressed to know that I must stop my workout because of my upcoming surgery.

I hope you know what I feel. You know the feeling that your in the momentum, closer to your goals but then you have to stop because of this?

I need your words of encouragement guys. I want to continue and gain more.

[Ubiyca]

Update:

Saw the doc on October 17th, he was very pleased with my hernia recovery. Said I was in no danger of messing up the surgery at all and I could lift 1000lbs if I wanted but I should start working out lightly since I took 5 weeks off from doing anything aside from walking.

He said my bump should be gone by January (when I see him next for my last post-surgery check-up).

I started working out with 10lbs dumbbells 2 days ago. I notice my bump maybe gets a bit bigger as the day goes on.. much like a hernia... bit scary.

Is it the same for you guys?

[Ubiyca]

Yes, I still have a lump right there as of today, 5 weeks and 5 days after the 9/6 surgery. It's in the same area as the hernia lump, but it is fairly significantly larger than the hernia, maybe twice the diameter. In the first conversation with my surgeon, he said that my scar tissue would grow into the mesh and it would be swollen for a while, and that the scar tissue itself is what repairs the area and keeps the hernia from coming back. He was so nonchalant about me having a hardened lump there that it seemed perfectly normal and a big part of the healing, so I didn't think to ask how long, but my understanding is that scar tissue can remain harder and more swollen than normal tissue for a very long time. I'm no expert or anything and haven't thought much about it, but I've just assumed that the lump will be there for months, if not longer. Now, my hernia was in my lower abdomen, to the right and above my penis, so I was probably less weirded out about lumps, mesh, scar tissue, and whatnot than if I were dealing with one in my scrotum. That lack of concern probably helped contribute to my lack of asking too many detailed questions about the lump as well. And of course given that I've had no pain and have resumed a normal exercise routine, it's not something I'm worried about at all. Hope that helps.

Hey dude,

do you notice your bump gets bigger as the day goes on?

I.E, smallest upon waking, biggest at night/before sleep?

Seems a bit scary as this is the same thing with a hernia, but I guess any mass would act like that, even healing scar tissue (hopefully).

[netsfan549]

Doctor said I have a hernia that I can leave like this or get surgery. I tried working out get pains the next year. I guess nothing else I can do right?