Incisional Hernia

I have an incisional hernia.  Has anyone else experienced this?  I have been told to keep a close eye on it until I see Dr. Birch on Monday. I am wondering what to expect.

Thanks
Katrina

 

Hi Katrina. I'm sorry but I don't even know what this is. Is it just a situation that developed at your surgical site? Other than this, how are you feeling? Good to hear from you.

Katie

If it is anything like an Inguinal Hernia, I just had surgery for that in May. It wasn't that bad. I had the surgery and was back to work a week and a half later. It only took about 30 min to do and I was dischagred the same day.  They open up the area and place a mesh patch  and maybe a mesh pug and then then they sew you up. The stomach may be harder than the pelvis though,Let me know what they say. You'll do fine just remember not to strain or life anything, you don't want it to become incarserated.

Good luck Katrina, I'll keep my fingers crossed that  nothing serious. Keep us posted.

Chrissy

Thanks for the info!

I guess for me incisional hernia is when you have a surgical incision that heals on the outside but not on the inside and your peritoneum and or bowels get sucked into the hole causing a large lump. I see my surgeon on Monday but until then I have to monitor the lump. Big is bad. LOL

Katrina

I was just wondering how your appt went on Monday?

Jill

 I have had an incisional hernia.  I had surgery to repair it.  It isn't a quick day surgery.  I was in hospital I think 5 days.  I was off work for 8 weeks.  Sometimes they can just sew the tissue back together again and sometimes they need to put in mesh to reinforce the tissue.