Hernia surgery nerve damage
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I was like oh god here we go again but he had also told me that I might have nerve damage from the previous surgery. I explained that I felt ok since the surgery so how could it be nerve damage? He told me that nerve damage can come instantly or come months after having surgery. I didn't know what was going on all I knew was I was in alot of pain and wanted this fixed or whatever. So workers comp sent me back to the original surgeon that fixed me prior.
I have very bad indigestion. I was told this could be from damage to the vegus nerve. Can you give me insight into this matter? Can the damage to the Vegus nerve cause the indigestion problem as well as the ulcer, and hernias? Can the thyroid problem be from the Vagus nerve. I had the gall bladder taken out last year and continue to have pain. I am not a smoker or drinker. Recently I have had some anxiety problems. Help!
I am female so am not sure if our pain is the same, mine is from nerve damage done from a hernia repair. They gave me a topamax it works as a pain management pill and it stops the nerves from snappsing (being so sensitive). They could also try a nerve block in the back which would elevate all meds and just block the source of the pain.
So yes the topamax has its drawbacks as it works all over your body, and nerve block can pinpoint were they block.
Hi,
You can only wait it out. Many times the nerve is stunned because of the surgery and surgical swelling can make this worse.
The situation normally reverses itself over time as things settle down in the surgical area. There is no way to predict the amount of time it may take as each is individual.
For most, the feeling does come back though.
Hope this helps.
When did the sneeze occur?
I have a similar issue. If you've had the nerve damage for 20 years, whatever nerve damage exists is probably permanent. I've been told that nerves heal at a rate of about 1/2 inch per month, so for the sciatic nerve, you are looking at up to 2 years for recovery. After that, what you have is what you have. Now, that assumes that your problem is entirely resulting from the nerve damage. I don't know what type of strengthening you've tried.
The commonest complications of the inguinal hernia repair include urinary retention, scrotal hematoma, ilioinguinal nerve damage, ischemic orchitis and recurrent hernia.
Additional complications may be associated with individual body conditions or comorbidities.
You will have to schedule corrective surgical treatment depending on whatever condition requires priority attention. This can be decided upon once you finish discussing your options with your surgeon.
Do keep us posted.
Regards.
Hey my name is Paul and I am an active 25 year old male. Almost 2 years ago I had surgery (mesh repair) for hernias on both sides of my lower abdomen (awsome). Since then the pain never really went away on the right side. It seems like was a little better than before surgery, but now feels like the pain is getting worse, and it really hurts... like an 8 at times. I had it checked out 3 times since the surgery and they said there was no "recurrent hernia".
This is a common complaint that is often attributed to nerves regenerating over time. Unfortunately, due to invasive surgery, tissue and nerve damage and especially if you had radiation therapy the discomfort could last for a long period of time. If your pain is constant I think you should be seen in a Pain Center, because there are definitely treatments for it.
A second exploratory surgery was performed to see if the femoral nerve was entrapped in any way with the mesh from the hernia surgery. The nerve appeared free from the mesh. I have had every nerve block available in my spine, in my pelvic region, and in my testicle. I have been on pain medication for over two years and have tried several nerve medications, (Nuerotin and Lyrica) to no avail. I am getting to the end of my rope with pain and options for treatment.
I could be wrong here, but I was under the impression that aortic grafts have nothing to do with using the leg. My understanding is that it's simply a dacron synthetic material that is used to mold a new aortic root. I'm guessing your son had a bicuspid aortic valve and the aortic aneurysm that goes along with that, it dissected, and he was miraculously saved (the mere fact that your son is alive today is fairly rare).
School got really busy, I finally found a surgeon that could do a nerve ablation for me, then last week seven days before my surgery I had a car accident, and finally this week I had the surgery. So it's been kind of crazy.
I had a bilateral ilio inguinal cryo- nerve ablation done on Tuesday for both my ilio inguinal nerves which were impacted due to hernia surgery. For anyone else who may have had a similar procedure recommended I will try and save you some time searching for doctor.
Thank you for your question. These symptoms you are having can occur due to impingement, irritation or compression of nerve of thigh. Most frequently involved nerve is lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh (which is branch of femoral nerve). This condition is called meralgia paraesthetica which manifests itself as pain, tingling or burning sensation of outer thigh.
Read up on the vagas nerve, and many questions will be answered. And yes, the vagas nerve causes anxiety. Much like a nerve struck in your tooth, the nerve in your stomach can cause a bodily reaction. Hope this helps. ps Docs dont like to talk about the vagas nerve. Probably because they dont have solutions.
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