A 39-year-old member asked:
Is it normal to have post operative pain relating to inguinal hernia repair?
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Dr. Lee Pedersonanswered
General Surgery 29 years experience
Yes: Usually goes away in a few weeks, if it persists for months, may be caused by scar tissue around sensory nerve in the area. Injections of numbing medication can help, rarely reoperation to cut the nerve is needed.
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Dr. Joel Gallantanswered
Infectious Disease 38 years experience
Of course: It would be unusual not to have post-operative pain. Your surgeon should have told you what kind of pain to expect and how long it should last.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Is there much post operative pain relating to inguinal hernia repair?
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Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 58 years experience
Not much: Most of the time moderate pain , will need just non narcotic pain medication only , how ever some sensitive patients will complain of severe pain for few days, requiring narcotic medications for a wk or so.
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Dr. Scott Welker commented
General Surgery 29 years experience
Laparoscopic approach has the least pain of all methods
Apr 17, 2012
A 37-year-old member asked:
I am having operative pain relating to inguinal hernia repair. What to do?
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Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
YourSurgeonKnowsBest: Pain following hernia surgery is common & expected, varying quite a bit depending on the type of hernia & method of repair. Within days-to-weeks, the pain dissipates quite a bit. If possible, it is often best to take anti-inflammatories rather than narcotics to rx the pain. I advise you to contact your surgeon for specific recommendations.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What is usually prescribed for post operative pain relating to inguinal hernia repair?
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Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Pain meds: Typically, a synthetic narcotic combined with Acetaminophen is used along with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory meds. Hope this helps.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Type of pain killers prescribed for post operative pain relating to inguinal hernia repair?
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Dr. Daniel Paraanswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Varies: Usually a narcotic pain pill such as Percocet or vicoden is prescribed after inguinal hernia repair. I like to add Ibuprofen as well, it seems to decrease the amount of narcotic needed to control pain in the first week after herniorraphy.
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