Hernia

You are most welcome. Have a speedy recovery.

Has anyone wore a hernia truss for a scrotal hernia? I have one on the right side, but have other health issues and was wondering if this is a better option because I have no insurance and was looking for other options.

Has anyone wore a hernia truss for a scrotal hernia? I have one on the right side, but have other health issues and was wondering if this is a better option because I have no insurance and was looking for other options.

I've never tried one, but have heard/read that they're not really all that effective. I suppose it depends on just how bad your hernia really is. Decades ago, I had surgery to correct my bilateral inguinal hernias.

I had a double hernia repair surgery a few years ago. It was done with a laparoscope. The worst part of it was taking the pain pills and the constipation they produced. Enemas relieved the constipation.

When I was between 5 -13 yrs old my Pediatrician while naked laying down did plenty of hernia examinations on me. Every time I visited him, where ever he examined me, he would do 2 exams with my legs spread wide open.

When I was around 18 I did have a femoral hernia I had to have surgery then, successfully.

My 50 year-old son had inguinal repair in June at a major NYC hospital and while the repair went well, he's been left with loss of feeling in part of his left leg...

My 50 year-old son had inguinal repair in June at a major NYC hospital and while the repair went well, he's been left with loss of feeling in part of his left leg...

Sometimes there can also be loss of feeling in parts of the scrotum.

It's all part of the incision to access the hernia. One of the benefits of the laparoscopic repair is that the small incisions are made in the midline which reduces the likelihood of that happening.