Health Problems

What kind of hernia is it? We do them all the time in an outpatient setting and they’re not too big of a deal. The indications for having it done open vs laparoscopically vary from location, severity, unilateral vs bilateral, and even surgeon preference. Likewise the use of mesh vs no mesh depends on the hernia itself and surgeon preference. In an outpatient setting, where patients are generally in good health otherwise, these surgeries take 30 to 90 minutes, you spend an hour or so in recovery, and then you go home.

As with any surgery, the actual surgeon is what makes the difference. All the best instrumentation and implants (mesh, in this case) won’t make a difference if you have a sloppy or incompetent surgeon. Unfortunately, unless you know them personally or work with them or know people who do, finding out who is truly good or not can be seemingly impossible.

So one of the 'complications' I've had with diabetes is I lost all the hair on my shins and calves. Completely bald from the kneecap down

I've been exercising hard for a few months now. Got a long way to go, but I noticed that hair was sprouting back on my legs

I still have a few mild numb spots on my feet that I don't think are reversible , but maybe I can reverse it getting worseb

Haus said:

Well, my Dr can't see me until Friday then i'm going to find out more.

Strangest thing is happening. it's feeling "better", and what's more odd is that if I tense up my abdominal muscles and press on it there's no pain. If I relax my sides and press, then it hurts. Very odd, so waiting for Dr to figure this out.

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Sounds like it's retracted and trying to partially heal. By tensing you're closing the rupture, by relaxing you're exposing the weak area. Which is why it hurts if you press on it relaxed.

That's my guess as to what's causing that behavior physically. You'll still want a treatment for it because left to itself it will just herniate again.

Well, just got my butt pellets again. I am looking forward to not being lethargic all the time.

Concerning enough to see a doctor about.

If it happens again it's more concerning obviously. If it's a one off, well weird shi T happens and whatever that was wasn't good, but it's done.

Kuriin said:

Typically diverticulitis pain is LLQ/LUQ pain, however, you can have diverticulosis throughout the colon, so it can be difficult to differentiate. You can't confirm it without a CT scan, though.

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They diagnosed my diverticulitis with a CT scan, and after having a few more mild "attacks" (basically discomfort, soreness, bloating, and constipation for 4-5 days) they did a colonoscopy but said my pockets were so few and small, they were surprised I was showing symptoms at all. What's funny is that I have never had another attack since the colonoscopy, and they think the prep basically cleaned out whatever was causing the flare ups.

I mean don't freak him out though. But no, you shouldn't be getting random migranes.

It's not always a stabbing pain in your arm. It can be as simple as a tightness in the chest and a shortness of breath, with prolonged difficulty breathing. You can feel it in your jaw, too, but that's usually women.

Heart attacks aren't always like they're portrayed in tv and movies. But sometimes they are. Sometimes it is that stabbing chest/arm pain.

Strokes can also be not immediately obvious until you see the facial droop. Or they can be super obvious.

Yeah, a ct scan would have shown what are the immediately worst possibilities.

Theres still a couple of not great possibilities. But if you've developed a meninginoma, they don't have to actually cut your head open anymore. They can shoot lazers into your BRAIN.

And fuck dude I dunno what all the possibilities even are. Probably isn't that. Just even that isn't as bad as it was like 10 years ago.

Springbok said:

Good advice. Had the aura migraine Monday and have felt worse as week has gone on so ran by ER tonight after work feeling fairly dizzy/weak with a slight headache still.

Did a physiological exam, eye exam etc and all looked good. Attending thought symptoms were very unusual though and ordered ct scan to be sure. Came back clear, but he referred me to neurologist tomorrow as he wasn’t equipped to rule everything out.

Kinda scary, but I’m sure ct would show large tumors/legions, bleeding etc

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Having gone through some fun stuff the past couple years, I can tell you the ER cat scan guy is just there to check brain and spinal cord. Literally anything that shows physical impairment or damage in either. Be forewarned about neurology, now that you are not in immediate danger they are going to take their sweet ass time. Best of luck, I know the pain stuff is shitty, hope you are back to 100% soon.