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I have a hard sore lump on my section scar my gp said its muscle tearing or the start of hernia, didn't prescribe me anything and told me to exercise, no treatment plan nothing not even forthright investigations?
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Get a second opinion from a general surgeon. Trapped omentum in an emerging incisional hernia site at a surgical scar can continue to cause pain, and "exercise" can enlarge the hernia site, which makes for more immediate surgical repair necessary.
Answered 11/28/2022
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