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Inguinal hernia size
A 45-year-old member asked:

Dr. Charles Breauxanswered
Pediatric Surgery 40 years experience
The main indications: ... For hernia repair are to prevent possible incarceration (bowel getting stuck in hernia) and significant pain or discomfort that prevents you from ... Read More
4.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 56-year-old male asked:

Dr. Michael Sparacinoanswered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
See your doctor: These are all wonderful topics that you should discuss with your doctor and/or surgeon. They should be more than happy to discuss these topics with y... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Depends: It depends on many factors including your weight, motivation for local anesthesia, and hernia details. Sounds like it will be difficult under local be... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Richard Pollardanswered
Anesthesiology 31 years experience
Talk to MD: Some hernias can be repaired by an open technique using light sedation. If the surgeon believe that mesh is best then they will use a general anesthet... Read More
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Howard Usitaloanswered
Urology 41 years experience
NO: One may feel like it's smaller while the swelling is resolving but otherwise you gots what you gots.
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Ravi Chauhananswered
Urology 23 years experience
No: These are not likely related.
5.7k viewsReviewed Sep 30, 2020

Dr. Joseph Sucheranswered
Trauma Surgery 27 years experience
Absolutely not: You may experience swelling in and around you penis an this may make it appear as if your penis is smaller than its usual size. But, suffice it to say... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A 61-year-old male asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
46 years experience
Ask Magilla Gorilla: I saw something like that today, only in a gorilla. No, just kidding. Ultrasound showed it to be what's called a "spermatocele,"a benign sack of fluid... Read More
2.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 58-year-old male asked:

Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 40 years experience
Sometimes: Swelling after hernia surgery commonly affects the cord structures to the testicle ; the testicle itself. Bruising can be seen too. I cannot tell if t... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 54-year-old male asked:
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Dr. Scott DeVilleneuveanswered
General Surgery 23 years experience
A : A bulge in your abdominal wall that comes out when you cough or sit up and then goes back down when you lay down sounds very concerning for a hernia. ... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Eric Chevlenanswered
Internal Medicine - Oncology 48 years experience
Primary care doc: A pea-size ball is very unlikely to be a hernia. A palpable lymph node would be more likely. That is the sort of thing that your primar care doctor c... Read More
3.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 36-year-old male asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
Trauma Surgery 51 years experience
Will resolve....: in 3-4 wks. Wear an athletic supported and ice the area 3-4X/day.
Try to elevate your legs for 20 min. 3-4 /d
522 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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