Post Inguinal Hernia Surgery Nerve Pain

What to do about post hernia surgery pain.

Post inguinal hernia surgery nerve pain. However some patients end up. Historically these nerve blocks were performed using a blind technique using anatomic landmarks as guidance for needle placement. Nerve blocks of the ilioinguinal iliohypogastric and genitofemoral nerves have been used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic post hernia surgery pain. An inguinal hernia procedure is a necessity or you could suffer fatal strangulation that results in gangrene.

Some types of pain improve best using cold while other types of pain improve most with heat. It concerns you about finances missed work recovery and discomfort. Nociceptive pain due predominantly to inflammation and neuropathic pain due to nerve injury. There are two predominant types of post hernia repair pain.

If it has been less than 6 months following surgery some natural pain from the procedure may still be expected. It may involve traumatic unintentional injury to one of the groin nerves in the area of the repair or it may involve scarring in the postoperative period a normal occurrence around a nerve. The thought of surgery is daunting. Both cold and heat can help lessen some types of post op pain.

Post herniorrhaphy pain syndrome or inguinodynia is pain or discomfort lasting greater than 3 months after surgery of inguinal hernia. Caregivers will tell you if cold and or hot packs will help your abdominal pain after hernia surgery. Chronic groin pain is defined as pain that is present for more than 3 months after inguinal hernia surgery. Inguinal hernia repair is common.

Chronic postoperative hernia pain also known as post herniorrhaphy neuralgia is defined as a nerve related pain which persists for more than three months and is unrelated to any other cause. Randomized trials of laparoscopic vs open inguinal hernia repair have demonstrated similar recurrence rates with the use of mesh and have identified that chronic groin pain 10 surpasses recurrence 2 and is an important measure of success. It is not all that uncommon a condition particularly for those who have undergone inguinal groin hernia surgery. And most patients feel better by a few weeks after surgery.

The most common type of postoperative pain is nociceptive pain presenting with tenderness along the inguinal ligament and radiation to the thigh. Chronic groin pain following an open or laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair surgery is often a complex issue and multi factorial. To determine the best course of action for lasting pain following inguinal hernia repair we must get our bearings on the underlying cause of the problem. Treatments include pain medications and nerve blocks.

No one wants to stay in a hospital. Symptoms include pain and a burning sensation in the area of the surgery.