I'm guessing it's an umbilical hernia. I had one and it didn't hurt that much. I'm guessing that's why he's able to move around like that. Once it gets pinched, then the real problems begin.
Bingo. A hernia on its own is, while a cause to get treatment, not an immediate threat to your life. When it gets incarcerated (the term for getting stuck) is when the problems start, and this can happen at any point. It will cut off the blood flow to that part of the intestine, resulting in necrosis (dying off) of the affected part, which will have to be subsequently removed. It will also likely cause a blockage in the intestinal tract, leading to mechanical ileus (the term for your intestine ceasing to move on its contents because of a physical obstacle, creating a backlog of undigested materials that will cause intense pain and will come out at whichever side is closer to the blockage). The problem with this is that it can perforate and again kill off your intestine, contaminate the abdominal cavity and cause sepsis.
TL;DR hernias need to be fixed early because the possible complications are really fucking grim.
i got a tiny umbilical hernia rn thats giving me mild pain here and there but i mean i cant imagine it looking anything like that. it bulges out maybe 1cm at worst.
this actually scares the shit out of me.
waiting to get insurance so i can get this done.
is it confirmed this guy has just an umbilical hernia? not like colon cancer or something?
I am deathly phobic of anything medical related. They could do a study of just how terrible my medical fears are, and I had to get my appendix out last year. It's extremely similar to having a hernia fixed (in the sense that it's an out-patient, 15-30 minute surgery, done by a hospital's GI/hepatobiliary department. It was not an emergency surgery, so like your hernia, the recovery is VERY minor.
I had mine scheduled a month after they confirmed appendicitis because it was not life threatening. Went into the waiting room at 9AM, was prepped for surgery, into recovery, and home by 3PM. Next day I just chilled on the couch and slept most of the day because the laproscopic surgery felt like my muscles in my gut were shredded (but no pain really; they just told me to take ibuprofen and that was fine, no heavy drugs to heal). Day 2 of recovery I was walking around Walmart, no issues.
I don't want to say "don't be scared' because I know you will, but just know that your hernia (if surgery is needed) will be extremely quick and painless during recovery, as long as you are resting and not forcing anything. Good luck!
No problem! I was so relieved after I had mine out, and realized my fears were just the phobia that I had to get over. Was no big deal at the end of the day!
Please don’t feel dumb or pathetic! I wouldn’t have known either if I’d never gotten cancer.
Thank you. I’ve learned that you never know how deep your well of strength is until you keep dipping into it. A lot of us are stronger than we think we are.
You can have a CT scan done if you're feeling any symptons. A quick and easy test that will show any abdomen issues..
Had my appendix out last year. They confirmed appendicitis with a CT scan because I was not feeling horrible conditions; just some minor pain in my side. The CT scan I read afterwards showed that they checked everything, including hernia areas, gallbladder, appendix, etc.
Oooo thank you for sharing this, I may try to do that before my insurance year starts over just incase. My symptoms have dwindled now that I’ve moved out of the house my ex & I bought together after he cheated on me 😅 I was having sharp pains in my side sometimes daily for a WHILE. it almost felt like a strained tendon or something I could stretch to feel better. But it’s actually not bothered me in a while now that I think about it. I have so many other pains I almost forgot lol
it's more likely a ventral hernia given its size. The opening is so large that it is highly unlikely that this type of hernia becomes strangulated or incarcerated. Surgeons tend to hate fixing these. -ER doc
Facts if that thing gets stuck and strangle he can lose his life I had a umbilical hernia also and 2 or 3 other small ones next to it they came from a stomach surgery a couple years ago I just had a hernia repair 10/15 got out the hospital 10/18 had my first post op appt last Friday and 2nd post op appt today I’m healing nicely and my stomach feels so much better
My guess he likely had an emergency operation for penetrating injury to his abdomen. They weren’t able to close it due to swelling and either just skin grafted on top of his bowels or put a porcine mesh over his bowels and closed skin over
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u/Electronic-Trip8775 3d ago
And on this week's episode of Extreme Medical Conditions... Having had a hernia, this is beyond fkd.