I have a date for hernia surgery

Hissy_Fitz
Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
in Ovarian Cancer #1
August 9th. Unfortunately, I won't know until I wake up if he could do the repair via a laparoscopy route or not. If I luck out and get the lap procedure, I will be home the next day. An open abdominal surgery will mean a week in the hospital.

I have a 14 inch incision and he plans to reinforce the whole thing with mesh.

I must confess, when he told me I might be in the hospital a whole week, I was very upset and almost called it off.

Carlene

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  • Mwee
    Mwee Member Posts: 1,338
    #2
    Ugh, so sorry
    Here's hoping for laparoscopy! Does this mean that you'll soon have "abs of steel"?
    ((((HUGS))) Maria
  • skeeter1002
    skeeter1002 Member Posts: 43
    #3
    Here's hoping they can go
    Here's hoping they can go the laparoscopy route. I know I hate being hopitalized as I can never rest cause they keep bugging me LOL. Hope and pray all goes smoothly for you.
  • poopergirl14052
    poopergirl14052 Member Posts: 1,183 Member
    #4
    skeeter1002 said:

    Here's hoping they can go
    Here's hoping they can go the laparoscopy route. I know I hate being hopitalized as I can never rest cause they keep bugging me LOL. Hope and pray all goes smoothly for you.

    I need one too
    but I am afraid of another surgery. I also have a large scar and a hernia in the upper part of my abdomen. I don't want to spend a week in the hosptial either. I know I should have it done and get it over with. I hope your repair goes well. I wish They could take out some of my fat while they are in there ,,lol..val
  • kikz
    kikz Member Posts: 1,345 Member
    #5
    poopergirl14052 said:

    I need one too
    but I am afraid of another surgery. I also have a large scar and a hernia in the upper part of my abdomen. I don't want to spend a week in the hosptial either. I know I should have it done and get it over with. I hope your repair goes well. I wish They could take out some of my fat while they are in there ,,lol..val

    Here's hoping
    you are in and out, Carlene. You deserve a break.

    Karen
  • kayandok
    kayandok Member Posts: 1,202 Member
    #6
    Carlene,
    I hope you can get the lap surgery too. I have heard the mesh mentioned before, and been curious about it. Does it go over the bowel, or in the incision part? Can it be cut into, if heaven forbid! you had to have another surgery?
    K
  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
    #7
    kayandok said:

    Carlene,
    I hope you can get the lap surgery too. I have heard the mesh mentioned before, and been curious about it. Does it go over the bowel, or in the incision part? Can it be cut into, if heaven forbid! you had to have another surgery?
    K

    It goes between the outer
    It goes between the outer layer of skin and the wall of the abdominal muscle. It tends to be more successful if the omentum is still in place, which mine, of course, is not. But I am still hopeful I can get by with the lap procedure. This guy is board certified and spent an additonal year, training just to repair hernias. He basically said he will spend up to an hour "chipping away" at scar tissue, and if an hour does not yield results, then he will open the old scar back up - not the whole 14 inches, but a good part of it.

    And yes....they can just cut thru it if there was a need to open me back up.

    Carlene
  • jloe
    jloe Member Posts: 174
    #8
    Glad you're clear to do this
    Just as we think we'll say no, it's hard to turn away. Hoping for the lap procedure and I'm glad your finally able to have this. :):)
  • Susan53
    Susan53 Member Posts: 178
    #9
    hernia surgery
    Carlene I just had hernia surgery April 26th the mesh they put in me wasn't that big. My hernia was on the left side of my incision. I wasn't looking forward to the surgery either, I must admit the surgery was the easiest surgery I have ever had. Best of luck on your surgery.
  • antcat
    antcat Member Posts: 270
    #10
    Hi Carlene
    I just wanted to wish you good luck with your hernia surgery. I also had hernia surgery in 2008 in which they used mesh. But, the doctor did tell me that over time, the surgery might have to be redone. I wasn't able to have it done laparscopically because they fixed my hernia at the same time I had to have surgery for ovarian cancer.

    I wish you the best of luck and hope you have a speedy recovery.
  • joan60
    joan60 Member Posts: 89
    #11
    Hernia
    I'm also having surgery for a incisional hernia on Aug. 9th. My surgeon said he will make a incision on my scar from surgery in 2010 and put in a mesh, he said I should be able to go home the same day depending on how quickly I recover from anesthesia. My thoughts go out to you and I'm not looking forward to surgery but want my stomach back without the bulge.

    Best of luck,
    Joan
  • leesag
    leesag Member Posts: 621 Member
    #12
    joan60 said:

    Hernia
    I'm also having surgery for a incisional hernia on Aug. 9th. My surgeon said he will make a incision on my scar from surgery in 2010 and put in a mesh, he said I should be able to go home the same day depending on how quickly I recover from anesthesia. My thoughts go out to you and I'm not looking forward to surgery but want my stomach back without the bulge.

    Best of luck,
    Joan

    Thinking of you
    I will praying for outpatient hernia surgeries for you ladies! I also have a hernia, just above my belly button. I call it my little alien. No one has suggested that it needs repair yet, and quite frankly, I am sick of hospitals! I'll carry my alien with me and decide whether or not to deal with it next summer!

    Hugs and Healing to all of you!

    Leesa
  • Cafewoman53
    Cafewoman53 Member Posts: 735 Member
    #13
    Good Luck !
    I will be sending you good thoughts on the day of your surgery, wishing you to get the operation you want!
    Colleen
  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
    #14
    leesag said:

    Thinking of you
    I will praying for outpatient hernia surgeries for you ladies! I also have a hernia, just above my belly button. I call it my little alien. No one has suggested that it needs repair yet, and quite frankly, I am sick of hospitals! I'll carry my alien with me and decide whether or not to deal with it next summer!

    Hugs and Healing to all of you!

    Leesa

    Leesa....I understand
    Leesa....I understand completely. I actually thought this would be day surgery. Had I known that they might keep me for a week, I probably would not have signed on for it, at all. But when I tried to back out, my husband wouldn't let me.

    My hernia was a "little alien" too, but it keeps getting bigger. Now it's the size of a large cantaloupe. If I cough or sneeze (or pick up something heavy, strain, etc), mine hurts. It's a sharp, burning pain and I really notice it if I have a "fit" of sneezing or coughing. Plus, the bowel loops protruding thru mine can easily twist and cause a bowel obstruction. Having had one of those, I am very reluctant to chance another.

    All my doctors except Dr Sabbatini have encouraged me to have it repaired, and he didn't really discourage me - just pointed out that it takes a month to recover, etc. He said, "You will have to take medicine for pain." What else is new....LOL

    Carlene
  • oska
    oska Member Posts: 36
    #15
    Hernia surgery
    Hi. Carlene,
    I have just had a torn right rectus muscle repair done with mesh, it was done at the same time as a second debulking for the first recurrence of my stage 3c ovca which was diagnosed October 2009. I think I would be doing a lot better but I have such a hard time with pain meds cant seem to find anything that suits me, I also have no appetite and bouts of nausea.. Next step is more chemo, not sure yet what I wIll be on my tissue was sent away for sensitivity testing. I was in the hospital four days and a week in rehab.
    Good luck with your positive attitude you will do well.
    Love Patricia
  • EnglishGal
    EnglishGal Member Posts: 101
    #16
    oska said:

    Hernia surgery
    Hi. Carlene,
    I have just had a torn right rectus muscle repair done with mesh, it was done at the same time as a second debulking for the first recurrence of my stage 3c ovca which was diagnosed October 2009. I think I would be doing a lot better but I have such a hard time with pain meds cant seem to find anything that suits me, I also have no appetite and bouts of nausea.. Next step is more chemo, not sure yet what I wIll be on my tissue was sent away for sensitivity testing. I was in the hospital four days and a week in rehab.
    Good luck with your positive attitude you will do well.
    Love Patricia

    I found this an interesting topic
    I too have an incisional hernia. When I had a CT scan last November, my onc told me I was in remission - he said, "but" and I thought, "Oh no, what now?" He then told me I had a small incisional hernia. I was surprised and not too happy and said, "Does this mean more surgery, I've had enough surgery for two lifetimes!" We both laughed at that, and he said, "No, you can probably live with this but if it ever pains you, tell me."

    I've been told not to put on too much weight as this will affect the hernia, so for now, I am living with it. It does stick out but I figure, "Hey! I'm feeling good and have my life and it's a small price to pay."

    But I will be keeping close watch on it. So far, it hasn't given me any problem.
  • MK_4Dani
    MK_4Dani Member Posts: 314
    #17
    who?
    Who will be updating us on this board or FB of your status?
    We will need daily update!
    Mary
  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
    #18
    MK_4Dani said:

    who?
    Who will be updating us on this board or FB of your status?
    We will need daily update!
    Mary

    Mary, I am well armed! I
    Mary, I am well armed! I will take my iPhone and my iPad to the hospital with me.

    Carlene
  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
    #19
    MK_4Dani said:

    who?
    Who will be updating us on this board or FB of your status?
    We will need daily update!
    Mary

    Mary, I am well armed! I
    Mary, I am well armed! I will take my iPhone and my iPad to the hospital with me.

    Carlene
  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
    #20
    MK_4Dani said:

    who?
    Who will be updating us on this board or FB of your status?
    We will need daily update!
    Mary

    Mary, I am well armed! I
    Mary, I am well armed! I will take my iPhone and my iPad to the hospital with me.

    Carlene
  • Mwee
    Mwee Member Posts: 1,338
    #21
    Hissy_Fitz said:

    Mary, I am well armed! I
    Mary, I am well armed! I will take my iPhone and my iPad to the hospital with me.

    Carlene

    Dear Carlene
    Yup, bring along your IPhone, IPad and our best wishes, too! Here's to a quick trip in and out of the hospital and a speedy recovery.
    (((HUGS))) Maria

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