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Umbilical hernia, how soon surgery?
Hey I found a lump in my stomach and I went to see a doctor, he suggested ultrasound and when I did ultrasound the lab technician said I have hernia but when I went back to see my doctor he was gone, I doesn't have any pain or anything just this swollen thing in my stomach, i took this scan yesterday, how soon should I see the doctor and take surgery? Should I watch my hernia? Will it go away alone? This is my report
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This is umbilical hernia, need to be operated. Unless it’s strangulated you won’t get pain. As the disease progresses, omentum blood supply will be compromised. Then you’ll start getting pain. I’d suggest you to consult nearby surgeon for further evaluation and management
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Avoid coughing and straining.
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Hernia is a condition that do not heal on its own, nevertheless they either remain the same or increase. Surgery is a must for any hernia- timing can be planned accordingly.
According to your reports it doesn't need an emergency surgery but definitely surgery should be planned electively as early as possible.
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Till surgery is planned
- Apply abdominal binder- reduce the swelling by lying down and apply an abdominal binder over it- this will help prevent the swelling from further increasing
- if heavy weighted - kindly try decreasing the weight- through diet and exercises which doesn't increase the abdominal pressure
- if any conditions like chronic cough or chronic constipation - treat them first
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