hernia surgery drainage

Gastric bypass 2012, lap chole 2013, exploratory lap 2014, panniculectomy 2015, ventral hernia repair 2015, mesh removal from hernia repair with exp lap 2016, and recently open epigastric incisional hernia repair 2/21/2017. I am one month post op from recent surgery. Immediately upon opening my eyes from surgery I knew something was different. I had extreme pain, more pain then I've had with any surgery I've had.

I was diagnosed with a seroma in August after having hernia surgery. I'm just now returning to work and I was wondering if heavy lifting will cause the seroma to swell and become sore again.

Saw another doc today unrelated to surgery and she said it could be a hernia. She did a quick bedside ultra sound and said it is not fluid. What did yours turn out to be?

I suggest that you discuss with your surgeon regarding definitive means of addressing this problem such as repairing the abdominal hernia through surgery, so that future fluid accumulations can be prevented. Also, this abdominal defect may harbor intestinal contents, and aspirating it will not be a good idea since bowels may be hit and punctured. Regards and God bless.

Also, you may be advised to wear a scrotal support for a time after surgery. Ice packs applied to the scrotal area during the first 24 hours after surgery may help reduce swelling. It is pretty common to develop hydocele after an operation, like for a hernia. hope all goes well. good luck.

I'm almost 34 y/o. Have 4 kids. After the 4th pregnancy I now have an umbilical hernia that I would like to repair, but I might also need an abdominoplasty as well. Has anyone had an abdominoplasty/tummy tuck? Would like to know how the recovery part of it was afterwards. How much pain? Very nervous to do this. I'm not a fan of going under the knife. Want to know the risk involved? I've been told that abdominoplasty is one of the high risk surgeries for blood clots.

I am new to this forum. I have just had my second surgery for thyroid cancer and have a seroma. I have had to had it drained 3 times which is more of an nusaince than anything else. My doctor seemed to think I did this to myself by doing too much to soon. I didn't do anything but sit on a couch and knit. I think the problem is he should have put a drain in. He took out 36 lymph nodes on the right side of my neck.

I have (related to transflap surgery 2 years ago) a hernia, only recently diagnosed. I have had a large amount of fluid there for months and it is difficult breathing when I bend over or by the end of the day when the fluid accumulates, both hands spread over the area where fluid is accumulated will not cover the size of the area. It is very uncomftable and limits my activities of daily living and working. I am tired all the time. I have been telling doctors about it for several months...

In general, drainage after surgery can be more prolonged than expected. You want to be sure to keep the skin around the drains as dry as possible, also report any signs of infection such as fever, redness or burning of skin around drains to you surgeon.

Does a slow drainage indicate the need for surgery? Sympoms include pain URQ under the ribcage. The pain can be intense at times but mostly uncomfortable. I can't lay on my right side when sleeping. The pain feels as if a C-clamp is piercing the front and back of my adomen. Any suggestions?

i had surgery on jan 15,2008 for hernia removal and ulceration fix that was caused by pryor surgeries. i'ts now been about 3 nweeks later and just noticed fistula on my abdomen.a lot of drainage coming out more than before. im going to need another surgery ? and is it possible of this returning to haunt me for the third time?

Hello, 23-feb-2016, gallbladder removal was successfully completed to my mom by open surgery!! After the surgery every day bilary drainage was "400-500ml" but yesterday it stopped at "100ml". My question is, is the drainage will reduce gradually or it may stop suddenly???

Prior to last spring I was in terrific shape. I had a total colectomy w/ ileo-rectal anastamosis on June 22nd. The laporoscopic surgery went fine until my bowels went to sleep and I began to vomit. After a week of drainage from my belly everything started working and I was released. On Oct 10, my small bowel flipped, herniated and ruptured at the anastasmosis site causing emergency surgery and ended up in the ICU.

The best thing for you to do is to have your testicle examined by a doctor, preferably an internal medicine specialist or a urologist. The swelling of your testicle may be due to an infection (orchitis) or an hernia (this is a condition where some of the abdominal organs slide into the testicular sac because of a weakened abdominal wall). A testicular tumor is also a possibility and has to be ruled out. A testicular ultrasound can help differentiate between these various conditions.

s possible the problem could be a hernia which can unfortunately easily happen after any form of surgery.

I had a hernia repair 9 days ago and felt pretty good so I went for a massage at an AMP. The incision site appeared in tact and was not bleeding or anything. Coincidence or not but 24 hours post massage, the incision site started to have drainage and there was some abdominal pain. I am now admitted in the hospital for an infection that Dr’s say is a deep infection. Now I’m wondering if I caught infection from massage table/sheets as well as pontential other issue like STD.

3weeks post surgery ( knee scoped) I got a large fluid bump 2 days ago it started draining and doesn't stop. It is clear to reddish clear sticky fluid. Is this normal?

Is this a result of surgery, the accident or both. I don’t understand how a car accident can cause a hernia.

My husband had the surgery many years ago and he did just fine. You will have to take it easy for awhile though. Depending on how extensive the hernia is, I would'nt be too surprised if they do the surgery out patient. Of course you'll receive pains meds and the Dr will send you home with a script for pain meds.

I had a lumpectomy on 9/17. Drainage tubes were not used. Now I have these fluid pockets. I had it drained on Thurs and then it was all back and went and had it drained again on Friday. Now it seems the fluid pocket is still there plus I'm sore from all the draining. Do surgeons normally put in a drainage tube after a lumpectomy?

I have not had the problem, nor the surgery, but a good friend of mine had had both. If you are still having the discharge of stool from the vagina it needs to be checked out.

Anyway my question is has anyone had a surgery other than the nissen fundo to repair the hernia. I am interested in having mine fixed but do NOT want my stomach wrapped around my esophagus. I'd like for a surgeon to just go in and pull the stomach to its proper position and sew up the hole in the diaphram essentially returning everything to its natural order.

belly button for the first 8 years or so of her life and then it just became normal looking. Always thought she had a little umbilical hernia but it never was. The drainage just stopped 4 days ago, but the pain is terrble still. The MRI showed nothing and we don't know about the US yet as it was done yesterday. Wound areas do not look infected at all and the WBC is normal with a normal diff. . I will mention your thoughts to our surgeon. Thank you again for your input.

I initially noticed what appeared to be a bulge in the area of a femoral hernia. The surgeon determined that there was no hernia, but noticed an enlarged lymph node on ultrasound and noted that there may be some swelling or fatty deposit around it. The doctors weren't initially concerned about the enlarged lymph node, explaining that it may have just been a lingering effect from a suspected tick-borne illness I had a year earlier that caused multiple nodes to swell much larger.

my father had knee surgery about 2 yrs ago and it constantly drains fluid hes got to keep it covered so it doesnt get everywhere his knee is so irritated from the tape pls help his Dr has been Noo help

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