Inguinal Hernia Pain 6 Months After Surgery
Addagada rao answered 55 years experience general surgery.
Inguinal hernia pain 6 months after surgery. An inguinal hernia causes chronic discomfort that affects your lifestyle. Laparoscopic appendectomy 6 months ago still pain sometimes in incision on the left pain in inguinal hernia doc said no hernia but still pain. If you are wondering how long does the pain last after an inguinal hernia repair then you might be flabbergasted to learn that surgery pain lasts only one or two pains but the discomfort can reemerge months following the. It is not all that uncommon a condition particularly for those who have undergone inguinal groin hernia surgery.
It accounts for about 800 000 surgeries performed in the u s. Postherniorrhaphy groin pain is defined as pain lasting 3 months after surgery which is one of the most important complications occurring after inguinal hernia repair and occurs with greater frequency than previously thought. P 0 02 and p 0 04 respectively and qol at 1 month and 6 months p 0. Chronic groin pain is defined as pain that is present for more than 3 months after the inguinal hernia surgery.
At 6 months 25 of patients reported pain of some intensity. A hernia is a condition in which part of an internal organ or tissue bulges through a muscle. As you know first hand hernia repair can be painful ye. What is an inguinal hernia.
The scarring process can cause tightness in the groin area that is described by many patients as pain when their activity forces this area to stretch. Severe pain was reported by 1 of patients in both groups. You might think surgery will remedy the situation. Chronic postoperative hernia pain also known as post herniorrhaphy neuralgia is defined as a nerve related pain which persists for more than three months and is unrelated to any other cause.
Why am i still in pain 6 months after inguinal hernia operation answered by dr. In an inguinal hernia the. And most patients feel better by a few weeks after surgery. A statistically significant difference in favour of lightweight mesh was found at multivariable analysis for pain 1 week and 6 months after surgery.
Chronic groin pain can occur in more than 15 of patients who have this surgery. However some patients end up.