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A 30-year-old male asked:
Could mesh from an inguinal hernia surgery cause chronic pain at the base of the penis/scrotum area? if so, what can be done? (other than painkillers)
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Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Surgery - Plastics 36 years experience
Nerve entrapment: It could if nerves were entrapped in the repair. This may also be effected by the use of permanent versus absorbable sutures. Hypersensitivity is not unusual for 2-3 weeks, subsiding thereafter. If yours has persisted longer than that, notify your surgeon.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Inguinal Hernia surgery a week ago, today I noticed my scrotum is enlarged with looks like fluid. Is this common or did my surgery cause hydrocele?
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It can happen: It is possible that the inguinal ring may have been made too tight. Another possibility would be bleeding. It should resolve. If it does not,call your... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Had hernia repair 2 months ago, w/o mesh open surgery . after 15 days I masturbated, and from then I've been masturbating 7 times a week. I have pain in groin now, and some veins in scrotum seems to be enlarged, and groin hardened on left side?
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
Stop: you can stop masturbation for a few days. If the groin pain is at site of hernia repair use a heating pad few times a day. If still not better see you... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
If mesh from inguinal hernia repair causes chronic pain. Can anything be done to fix it (other than painkillers)? Or will just have to live with it?
Dr. Johnny Greenanswered
Colon and Rectal Surgery 43 years experience
Injection/mesh remov: First, pain from inguinal hernia mesh usually improves significantly in the first 3 months after surgery and about 90% of patients with abnormal pain ... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
I had open surgery for left side scrotal hernia a week ago. For the past 4-5 days my scrotum and penis have been swollen. Any tips? Timeframe?
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 58 years experience
Common problem: after your type of surgery , will take couple of wks to swelling to go down , if lot blood collects may take couple of months go for follow up visit ... Read More
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Ok to wait and see as long as slowly but surely getting better day by day as Dr. Rao elaborated. Nonethelss, see surgeon timely but not over-jealously. Best luck...
Jul 3, 2014
A member asked:
It's been 3 weeks since my hernia surgery but my testes is outside the scrotum just beside my penis. Is it normal?
Dr. Gregg Nishianswered
Bariatrics 24 years experience
Hernia: No, that is not normal. You should not have any bulging anywhere.
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