On 27 Apr 2007 03:40:36 -0700, Jerry wrote:

On Apr 27, 4:16 am, HW@....(Henri Wilson) wrote:

If you really want to help me, I've just torn a bloody femoral
hernia. Is there keyhole surgery available now. I had one done
the old way fifteen years ago and was out of action for about
a month.....Can't afford the time now.....

As a matter of fact, I watched a femoral hernia repair last week
as part of my rotation. They are a very common complication of
pregnancy, and NO, that's not any sort of dig at you, it's just
one of the things that I'm going to learn how to do.

Whether laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery is an option depends on
the particulars of the case. I cannot advise you on that.

The surgery that I watched involved the surgeon making a 6 cm
incision over the hernia, opening up the femoral canal, pushing
the loop of intestine back into place, then reinforcing the canal
with a piece of polypropylene mesh. The whole procedure was done
with the patient under regional anesthesia, and she was sent home
the same day.

Modern "tension free" surgical techniques for femoral hernia
repair are far less intrusive than those used fifteen years ago.
In the case of the patient that I watched, she was advised to
take it easy for the next two or three days, and to avoid
strenuous exercise or heavy lifting for a month.

That sounds great. I had better get it done before it gets any larger.
I read somewhere that a glue is being used rather than staples...or both..

Sorry to bore you with my ailments but you are probably better
at this than physics....

I should HOPE that I'm better at this than physics! After all,
it's to be my profession, not my hobby.

Just like physics is MY profession, not my hobby...

Jerry



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