Inguinal Hernia Numbness Before Surgery
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Inguinal hernia numbness before surgery. It pushes through a weak spot in the surrounding muscle wall the abdominal wall into an area called the inguinal canal. Then if surgery was successful you may begin to feel more sensation as inflammation and swelling from your procedure improve. If your hernia repair was for the common inguinal groin hernia and done via the classical open method not laparoscopic then it is very likely that the numbness is due to an injury to a nerve ilio inguinal that lies in the region of surgery. About 5 months after inguinal hernia surgery the area under incision is stll numb and at times dimfficult to walk my famy md says it is normal is it.
If you also experience loss of sensation in your legs or problems with bladder. Peter ihle answered 53 years experience in orthopedic surgery. If you had numbness before your surgery it may be worse after surgery especially if that was the reason for your surgery. Routine elective division of the ilioinguinal nerve during open mesh inguinal hernia repair does not significantly reduce chronic groin pain beyond 6 months and may result in increased rates of groin numbness.
An incarcerated inguinal hernia is a hernia that becomes stuck in the groin or scrotum and cannot be massaged back into the abdomen. The prevalence of groin numbness was also similar between the two groups at 12 month post surgery rr 0 79 p 0 48. Had an open repair last thursday of a very small hernia which was originally thought to be femoral i have no pain but the area on my pubis is still a bit swollen some numbness too answers 3 ask a doctor. However it is a good idea to call your surgeon and get rechecked.
Your surgeon will put you under general anesthesia to keep you asleep during the surgery and so you. An inguinal hernia usually occurs when fatty tissue or a part of your bowel such as the intestine pokes through into your groin at the top of your inner thigh. Rao on numbness after hernia surgery inguinal. An incarcerated hernia is caused by swelling and can lead to a strangulated hernia in which the blood supply to the incarcerated small intestine is jeopardized.
Open surgery or surgery with a laparoscope can usually repair an inguinal hernia.