What is chronic groin pain after inguinal hernia repair.
Hip pain after inguinal hernia repair.
An inguinal hernia causes chronic discomfort that affects your lifestyle.
And unable to feel pain.
I had a laparoscopic repair in august with a polyester self gripping mesh for an inguinal hernia.
Pain is one of the most common complications after hernia repair surgery with mesh a medical device made of polypropylene plastic that supports weakened or damaged tissue.
Chronic pain after hernia repair is not all that uncommon a condition particularly for those who have undergone inguinal groin hernia surgery.
Most do not cotton to an incision in the pubic area close to the sexual organs.
Femoral hernias are often located very close to the hip bone and as a result may cause hip pain.
Hi i dont think you have a inguinal hernia i have had 5 hernias and the pain your describing sounds to me like its coming from your hip or you could have a pinched nerve that would give you that exact same pain that you are experiencing i hope this helps you im going thru hell myself i have that same pain right now i think i have another hernia well good luck to you ok.
And most patients feel better by a few weeks after surgery.
Inguinal hernia repair is common.
Depending on which study you refer to the incidence can be as low as 9 percent or as high as 62.
I am sorry you are having pain.
It doesn t improve on its own however and can lead to life threatening complications.
Chronic groin pain can occur in more than 15 of patients who have this surgery.
Inguinal hernia repair is a common surgical procedure.
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It accounts for about 800 000 surgeries performed in the u s.
Inguinal hernia mesh repair 10 weeks ago.
Femoral hernia repair can be done as either.
Chronic groin pain is defined as pain that is present for more than 3 months after the inguinal hernia surgery.
An inguinal hernia isn t necessarily dangerous.
You might think surgery will remedy the situation.
The anatomy of an inguinal hernia concerns many men.
As with most surgeries some pain after hernia repair resolves after the incision and tissues heal.
However some patients end up.
Sometimes sharp 6 on scale of 10 pain at hip line radiating to below groin.