Re: GRRRR. My doctor (OT)

A corset then! You do need something to keep that injury protected.
You are quite right, Pat. It would be far better if the thing was
kept confined into where it should be, how can I get a corset these
days though?
I remember when someone I knew had a similar hernia. Her guts kept
popping out through her navel. When it happened, it would take her
45 minutes or more to stuff it back in - a painful, and, I imagine,
rather gross process.
And isn't that unsanitary? You're touching your internal organs with
hands that probably have bacteria on them, that ordinarily wouldn't
go directly into the body via that entry point. There's a reason we
have skin to cover our organs! And you probably don't "scrub" the way
a surgeon does, every time you have to poke at the protruding organ.
I sure hope you find a doctor to take care of it soon!
Joyce

At risk of being blasted by those who know better, I couldn't sleep
tonight w/o saying to Tweed:
That is *not* your stomach protruding out the opening, no way. From
my knowledge of anatomy (CT scans show your anatomy from a
horizontal point of view, w/things all layered) what's popping out
there is either large or small intestine, at worst, if indeed it *is*
an incisional hernia, as doctor confirmed to you.
Before you go buy and/or put a snug/tight fitting "truss-type" device
of any sort over your hernia site, *please* get ahold of your
medical people (whoever they are; I lost track of the UK caregivers
discussed) and make sure you would not be restricting the circulation
of intestinal herniation bothering you.
Forgive me for unsolicited advice above....ER work entailed many
cases of people doctoring themselves and end results thereof.


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