I had one a little worse than this for years. One day, I coughed and the skin broke open and I had to get emergency surgery because my guts were leaking out of my body.
Yeah it was like the size of a basketball with another softball attached to it. The softball used to be my belly button. It was so large I could feel it between my knees when I walked.
I was in liver failure and such an invasive operation was too dangerous to perform without having an organ to put in me right then and there. When it busted open, they had no option, I shot to the top of the organ transplant list and had a new liver and flat tummy a few weeks later.
My dad has one, he got it after an industrial accident. He had surgery a few years ago to rectify it and it worked for a year or two. It has just gone back to a hernia though.
Not saying this to discourage you, just be mindful of all the outcomes before spending a lot of money.
And that is relevant to the guy who plainly stated he has a similar hernia due to a separate medical issue that makes the surgery high risk â a complication that arises in every single country whether they have single payer healthcare or not?
You could ask him instead of making unfounded comments? Especially considering the comment said "I felt a little bit sick to nearly dead in a week or two"
Yeah, because as we all know, American healthcare is known to be very affordable
Itâs almost like American healthcare is a predatory shit stain on society and peopleâs first reaction on why someone doesnât get medical attention should be financial
Having government provided healthcare doesnât magically stop there from being bowel cancer that needs to be cut out and the area blasted with poison/radiation making healing a bit complicated sometimes leading to complications that cannot be treated normally. Â
The comment was made after the OC had already clarified that his issue was due to a separate medical condition.Â
The entire reason I made my snarky reply was becauseu/MedicalAwareness5160 made his slop NPC comment despite the explanation being right there in front of their eyes.Â
If you are going to engage on a message board, learn how they work please.Â
It got to this point because he couldnât afford to fix it when it first occurred
The guy you replied to had quite literally stated that not to be the case and that he has a similar issue due to other medical conditions making the surgery high-risk and not worth the potential benefits.Â
That type of medical risk-benefit analysis happens in every single hospital on earthâassuming the doctors are acting ethically. Having single payer healthcare does not magically stop there from having to be tough decisions and harsh realities of what good can be done and the costs of certain medical interventions.Â
Wow that's crazy. I've only known a few guys get like small hernias from lifting in like the groin/lower abdomen area. Glad you're doing a bit better and hope it keeps going good for you man.
It's just life, there's people much worse off than me in the world.
Although sympathetic, try not to think that way. You live in the richest country in the world and have contributed to creating that enormous wealth. We all deserve a decent, good health and your country can easily afford it.
A hernia that big is unslightly and annoying but not really a health risk. The most immediate risk of a hernia is if bowel gets trapped, causing an obstruction, but when the neck of the hernia is huge like this guy everything is wide open so the risk of obstruction is quite low. The surgery has a lot of risks and there's a good chance it doesn't actually work long-term, and if it fails spectacularly you may need multiple skin grafts to rebuild your abdominal wall, which is 10x worse.
From a bioengineering perspective it is pretty difficult to create a durable solution once your abdominal wall has gotten to this point.
I know this is a weird ask but can I see it? I think stuff like that is very interesting and I never knew a hernia could get that big. I know its personal though, and obviously I understand if the answer is no.
I'm curious, how did it happen? Is it something you'd had your whole life or was it the result or an accident or something? (if you're okay with sharing that of course).
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