i just had a hernia repair 6 weeks ago and now i went to the docter and he thinks its back again, he said he cant fix me he has to send me to a specialist, im so upset because it was so painfull. the first time they did it they made 3 incissions this time it was 10 .what is going to happen next time? this time i was in the hospital for 1week because my inside shut down, it was awfull! he said it was a 12% chance of coming back this time, what adive can you tell me please
Hi threat would be more helpful to know what hernia you had or have. There are umbilical hernia, inguinal hernia, incisional hernia, diaphragmatic hernia. If you tell us what hernia it is we will be able to advice you appropriately. In general, if a hernia had been fixed using only your tissues, there is a good chance of it coming back because the very first reason why you have a hernia is because your tissues are weak and let your organs go out of their position, so repairing a hernia with only your own tissue will likely lead to a hernia coming back especially for inguinal and umbilical hernias. So surgeons will repair certain hernias by using artificial tissues called mesh to reinforce your tissues. I advise that you see a specialist general surgeon.