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In general, I recommend leaving a bandage in place for 2 days. If there are steri-strips or tapes across the incision, I would recommend leaving them in place for at least one week. Once the steri-strips start to detach from the skin, they can be removed. It is generally safe to shower within 48 hours...
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In 2001 I had a ruptured appendix and had to have an emergency appendectomy. The surgeon made his incision down my stomach and around my naval. I realize that the condition was life threatening and there were a lot of things "rearranged" in my body but the Post operative care seemed to create...
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There are many causes of groin pain. Pain in the groin without a bulge is most commonly a muscular injury. However, if the pain persists, it is possible that you may have a sports hernia. These sports hernias are often not detected until the time of a laparoscopic exploration. I generally recommend a...
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We are starting to learn more about hernias and to understand the biology of hernia formation. Patients that develop hernias may have abnormalities in their collagen. Experimental data has demonstrated an abnormal ratio of collagen 1 (mature collagen) to collagen 3 (immature collagen) in hernia patients...
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Both my dad and my grandfather (on his side) have had hernias. Are they hereditary? Does that make me more likely to have one?
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I started having pain in the upper part of my right leg a few weeks ago during a game of basketball with my buddies. I took it easy for awhile (no working out, no basketball, no lifting weights) and the pain left. But as soon as I became active again, it came back. A friend suggested I could have a hernia...