about the hernia

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Hi ,

Santi also had an ingenial hernia right before we were to cast him the second

time. His was out and buldging and causing a great deal of pain, the doc pushed

it back in and that seemed to work for a couple of weeks, but then it came out

again and they decided it was time to operate. The operation was really easy,

like Siabhan Santi has beals which is very similar to Marfans, thus it is more

commen in these children. I don´t think the cast would be causing it, it most

likely is making a hernia that is already there come out quicker then it would

have without the cast on. Within a couple of weeks after the surgery, he got

casted again without any complications or problems. Surgery is really the only

way to repair the torn tissue. I was relieved to have the surgery, I was

worried every time he cried fearing that the hernia had come out again. You

will be surprised at how easy the surgery is and the recup time is super fast.

Good luck and don´t worry,

Hugs from Santi

jabostock <jabostock@...> wrote:

Hi

Siobhan was dx with an inguinal hernia while in her 3rd cast - We

saw the protrusion (she had no pain) and her doctor referred us to

a " general surgeon " , here in Canada.

He said that hernia's were common in people with Marfan Syndrome

(which is Siobhan's dx), and we set a date for him to repair it,

when Siobhan came out of her cast.

He also thought her whole abdomen looked herniated!!! Which freaked

me out, and initially was planning on keeping her in for 3 - 5 days

and repairing the whole area! But, when the cast came off, her

abdomen didn't look herniated anymore!!!! So, the general surgeon

just repaired the original hernia, with day surgery.

Siobhan has another inguinal hernia, on the opposite side, which

doesn't need repairing yet, they just watch it.

Usually hernia's aren't an emergency, unless accompanied by symptoms

of sickness, fever etc... They will want to watch Alison, and

possibly make a date for a repair when she's cast free.

Keep us posted on what Dr D says....

Jacki

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> Alison (16 mo) has an inguinal hernia. We discovered it

yesterday. Have

> any of your children had this? I called Shriners last night and

the nurse

> suggested that we go to Primary Children's Hospital right away. I

didn't

> feel the urgency as Alison seemed to be doing fine when the hernia

reduced.

> I'm now waiting for a call back from my Ped and Dr D'Astous for

further

> instructions. My gut feeling says that this could be caused by

the cast

> pressure. Any thoughts or experience would be appreciated.

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> Thanks

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