So how do you know when your symptoms require treatment? Take a few moments to learn how to recognize the signs. Hernias are a common problem, and you probably know someone who has one. But did you know there are different kinds? Take a moment to learn more about the various types of hernias and how to recognize the signs.
No one wants to think about cancer, but knowing your risks of colon cancer can help with early detection, which also increases your chance of successful treatment. Learn more about the factors that can influence your risk of developing colon cancer. Do you have pain or itching around your anus? Is the pain sharp, cramping, twisting, squeezing, or crushing? Or, is the pain stabbing, burning, dull, numb, or "pins-and-needles" feeling?
When did the pain start? Did it begin quickly or slowly? Is the pain steady or does it come and go? Does the pain wake you from sleep? Do certain things or activities cause the pain to start or get worse like coughing or touching the area?
Does the pain come before, during, or after meals? Does anything lessen the pain like changing positions, resting, medicines, or changing what you eat? Hernia Pain Medicine Options Medicine: Keep a written list of what medicines you take and when and why you take them.
Bring the list of your medications to your appointments. Learn why you take each medication, if you do not know ask for information. Do not take any medications over the counter or prescribed without first talking to us. Always take your medicine as directed.
Call the office if you think your medicines are not helping or if you feel you are having side effects. Do not quit taking it until you discuss it with the office. If you have anxiety, it is important to let us know because lessening your anxiety can help lessen your pain.
Anti-nausea medicine: Pain medicine may upset your stomach and make you feel like vomiting. Because of this, pain medicine and anti-nausea medicine are often given at the same time. This medicine may be given to calm your stomach and control vomiting throwing up. You may be given one of these medicines in addition to other pain medicine to help keep your pain under control. Pain medicine may not get rid of pain completely. But, it should keep it at a level that allows you to move around, eat, and breathe easily.
Do not wait until your post-surgery hernia pain is too bad to ask for medicine. The medicine may not work as well at controlling the pain if you wait too long. Tell caregivers if the pain does not improve. Hernia Pain Control Techniques Pain control techniques help you deal with pain instead of taking it away. Comfort Measures to Aid with Hernia Pain Have someone help you get as comfortable as possible in bed, this includes asking for more pillows or blankets if you need them.
Make sure the temperature in the room is OK for you. Having your back rubbed may help you relax and lessen your pain. You may feel better by putting a cool cloth on your hands or face. This problem arises when the nerve adheres to the mesh following the initial repair. The mesh is placed to bridge the defect in the inguinal floor or to plug the internal ring.
Ideally, the mesh only comes in contact to the muscles, conjoint tendon, or the inguinal ligament, which would create a strong construct to reinforce the weakened inguinal floor. However, just as the mesh adheres to the muscles, tendon, and ligament, it can adhere to blood vessels, bowel, nerves, and any other structure in the area. In most, cases this adherence is not symptomatic; however, when the nerves are involved, this can result in severe pain as described earlier.
The nerves should be able to glide freely in the inguinal canal, but when there are stuck to the mesh, every time the person moves in a certain direction, the nerve sends signal to the brain which represents the pain. These symptoms usually do not present for several weeks after the surgery since the it takes several weeks for the scar tissue to form.
In some case, the pain can improve as the nerve frees from the scar tissue with increase most, but the reality is that most the time it does not since the reaction to the mesh can create more scar than a suture only repair. Inguinal hernia repair is common. It accounts for about , surgeries performed in the U. And most patients feel better by a few weeks after surgery. However, some patients end up with chronic groin pain.
It can last for months and is sometimes quite debilitating. It may even interfere with sitting or walking, says general surgeon David Krpata, MD.
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