My doctor tells me I have a small tear aprox a centimeter along the my groin. It all started when I experienced my left ******** aching sometimes...mostly when I was walking or doing physical labor. I guess the bulge is putting pressure on my man plumbing hence the pain down below. Now I hear the horror stories that usually it progresses until the tear becomes too large and then an operation is required. Is this so and do I eventually suffer until the tear hits the point to where I need surgery to fix my problem??

I'm totally bummed, so any one with experience on the matter that can elaborate for me.

 

I had one on the right side of my pelvis when i was a baby...All they do is stich you up. =) Good luck.

 

my 17 year old almost died, at 4 weeks of age, from an inguinal hernia (which sounds like yours is in the same location, as was Austins) that became incarcerated........the tear in your abdomen is small right now, but yes it can become quite larger over time or all of a sudden with stress and strain of your everyday movements.....once the tear becomes large enough for your bowel to fall inside, it will be MORE painful and MORE serious of an issue.......I suggest speaking to the doc about repairing the tear NOW or ASAP!!! Not trying to scare or talk like I know more than anyone else, but if your bowel slips through the tear and into your inguinal sack (being polite) and thus becomes incarcerated (blocked) it can then cause a rupture of your bowel and then toxins can spill out into your body and not only do you have the actual surgery to worry about but you can develope a SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING infection as well.......my younger brother had the same issue when he was 1 year old.......it is a common affliction in men AND women.......

Daddy ended up with an inguinal hernia at the age of 60.....it ruptured......we almost lost him.......he was in the hospital for over 2 months, he was in a coma for almost a month, and he ended up losing his left ********, as well as 6 inches of his bowel, before it was all over.....he did recover, it was a LONG road for us all.......

hernias are hereditary, as you can see it has hit every generation in my immediate family.....you should check into the history with your family.....but I will tell you this....

It may not be serious right now, but it can change in an instant.....I would not hesitate to ensure your health is secure.....

PLEASE talk to your doc and/or get a second opinion....I would rather have a 1 inch incision with a small mesh patch secured to prevent further tear of the abdominal wall, than to have to endure any further complications......

{{{{{hugs}}}}}

 

I agree, get it taken care of ASAP.

My grandfather was a fire fighter in excellent condition, was doing his daily push ups and POP. He died of a hernia because it was in the late 30s before penicillin. It does run in families too. My mother survived because hers popped in the 60s and she had modern anti-biotics.

A lot less painful (especially where yours is) and safer to have it done before disaster strikes. Yours right now can probably be done out-patient. If yours strangulates or gets gangrene you will be in a world of hurt.

 

I have a small hernia aswell. My doctor told me until it tears/becomes a real problem that I should leave it and continue on doing what I do. He said eventually I will need surgery but until it becomes a real problem not to have surgery. He said people with a hernia on one side are VERY VERY likely to develop a hernia on the opposite side, so if you go into surgery too soon you might just end up on the table again for the other side. My best friend had a hernia operation (at age 22) and he was stuck in bed for about 3 days, then was forced to walk around (very gingerly) for the next 4 days, then released from the hospital. I saw him about everyday while he was going through this, and although it was very painfull (he would curse everytime I made him laugh) he was better in about 2 weeks. He is serving right now and best of luck to him. Shouldice - Operations this is where he went, supposed to be one of the best places in the world for this operation. We both laughed at the tennis courts/etc they have set up as no one can barely move much less play tennis after operation. He was completely back to normal in about 2 months. OH, BTW, they did not put him out for the operation, only nummed the area and put a sheet up so he couldnt see. GOOD LUCK!

 

Had an inguinal hernia repaired laproscopically. Up and about right away, no restrictions after 10 days. Not much pain.

Now the other side is going, and because I had an appendectomy on that side, no laproscopic next time....so I'm watching it when I lift....

Perhaps you should get a second opinion on your hernia. Some docs are "conservative" when it comes to surgery for one reason or another. Since these usually don't get better on their own, I wonder what the logic is in letting it progress to a more serious, more painful, and possibly dangerous state before intervention. Silly me, I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on TV, but I think the "ounce of prevention" statute may apply here.

Good luck.

 

I had one repaired in October, bigger than the one you're describing, but it will likely get worse and definately won't repair itself. You WILL have to get it fixed someday. I went in for outpatient surgery around 9 am and was home by 3 pm. It IS gonna hurt some after you get it fixed, not gonna give you false hope. I'm all better now, it's been about 6 weeks...

 

I had one repaired back in Jan of 2002.
Get that thing repaired!

Although I was in pain back then, it was nothing compared to the badly infected gall bladder I had removed back in August!

 

Thanks for the relpies and your concerns. Doctors are scarce around here and to find a good one is hard, a have went through 2 of them in the past 4 years from retirement and cancer. I have an appointment for a second opinion and to get a full check-up, hopefully this referral with turn out good. Everything feels fine right now, but I know it is only temporary...I'm one of thoses guys who is pretty attuned to his body and this is one of those times where I know something has to be done. Just like when my appendix almost exploded, felt like bad gas pains, but I knew it was something more serious.

 

I had one repaired in 99. I was at the doc,s. office at least every other week.for over 3 years.
He sent me to 3 specaliest and they could find nothing.
When I fineally told him something was gonna have to be done, he sent me to a urinary track doctor.( don't remember what you call them).
My ******* was so sore he couldn't touch it and my regular dr. had told him I had a syst on one of my *********.
After surgery when I fineally woke up the Doc. told me that my appendix and part of my colan was in my sack.
Needless to say I didn't go back to the family doc. again.
They put in mesh to keep things from falling again.
For a few years I could feel the mesh inside when I moved.

 

Had one back in the '80s, repaired with no problems. Get it fixed, and don't overload it afterwards. (Reasons don't exist to manually lift large heavy objects, that's what machines are for.)