But if it is not a hernia then why the bulge, the pain, the fact that it disappears when I lay down, it hurts more when I do any type of pelvic exercise or even when I go to the bathroom. And you can feel something kinda bulge out more when I cough? If worse comes to worse and this doctor goes in with the scope and doesn't find a hernia than he will just stitch me back up and I deal with it. I just need to know what the heck it is and they only way I think that is possible is for someone to go in with a scope and see. I will let you all know what happens after the procedure.
Before surgery please reconfirm it with CT scan (CT scan will not miss a hernia), I think surgery should not be done coz some FELT A HERNIA (for a routine hernia I will not recommend CT but ur case is different). Pain can be of neurogenic origin too
Best wishes
I would like to think it is a phantom hernia but the pain has been getting increasingly worse and the last doctor I went to said he actually felt the hernia. If it is a phantom hernia then I am being cut open for nothing, which I am not fond about so I do hope there is actually something there that can be fixed.
Dear Smittys
I am sorry to know about your suffering but I am sure you will become alright soon. Surprisingly, Strongest and weakest thing in this world is Human's mental strength. So keep faith and and dont let ur mind become weak. I think you have a "phantom hernia", as your muscles are weak due to spine/ nerve injury they protude in toto without any defect (Hernia is a protusion thru a defect). There is no defect so it is not pickedup by CT scan. Just see the change in prominance/ protusion by making the muscle tight (bending/ coughing/ making the abdimonal muscle tight etc.) If it becomes more obvious then consult again for hernia
Best wishes
Dr R Tewari (India)
Just wanted to let you know that I went to one more doctor because the lump is really starting to hurt. He is a general surgeon and he is based in Montclair NJ. He felt the lump, told me to cough and said "You have a hernia" Just like that.
He said he didn't even need to look at any of the images I brought (MRI,CT,Ultrasound which were all negative anyway)
The interesting thing is he said it is not your typical hernia. I have what they call a Spigelian hernia. I have my surgery scheduled for September 10th.
Just glad I FINALLY have an answer.
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I am planning on seeing a general surgeon in NYC to get another opinion.
WOULD REPEAT THE CT TO MAKE SURE U DO NOT HAVE A HERNIA