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Abdominal Hernia
I've had an abdominal hernia for a few months now and it now protrudes more often. I went to the doctor last week and he told me that since it's not painful, he recomended I wait until it hurts because of risk of complication. He said he would have to cut across, push away its surroundings, push it back in, then sew it up. However, I have since heard of minimally invasive mesh surgery. I’m not obese and never had previous surgery, but he never mentioned this option. Should I take his advice or
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You can get physiotherapy done to strengthen weak abdominal muscles to tone up.
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Avoid lifting weight, bending forward, contact the doctor asap
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