Inguinal Hernia Surgery after Radiation

[sharpcut]

Happy Holidays Anyone had Inguinal Hernia Surgery after Full Pelvic Radiation. PSA undetectable for now My Radiation ended 5 months ago. Surgeon has an opening for Hernia Repair tomorrow My opening feels like 2 half dollar size so I wear a truss when I lift or run

My question is will waiting longer give tissue more time to heal ? Or is the damage done and waiting will not help ?

Post radiation I have more leakage but not more than 1 pad a day if that

Erections do last as long or are as strong ! 20 mg of sildenafil each night continues

Will Inguinal Hernia Repair do further damage to Penile Function

Thank You in Advance. Stay Strong and Safe

[Hirsch]

no penile function effect..what does your surgeon say about post radiation healing..he should know..

[sharpcut in reply to Hirsch]

Thanks Hirsch. Still no reply He might be away or out not sure

[cancerking]

I had a double hernia repair. No problem at all. I am glad that I did it. I now do setups and light jogging.

[sharpcut in reply to cancerking]

Thanks Cancerking

[j-o-h-n]

Be prepared to be repaired............. Hernias are like ex-wives.... they never go away,,,,

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Friday 12/11/2020 5:56 PM EST

[sharpcut in reply to j-o-h-n]

LOL. Thanks John

[drmoose]

I recently (October) did a double hernia repair - laparascopic TEP (totally extra-peritoneal). The operation takes about 1.5 hours (full anesthesia - Propofol), they sew in a mesh to strengthen the inguinal channel (design flaw of male anatomy 😉). I have PCa but so far no surgery or radiation, but the doc left open the "inguinal triangle" so if I choose surgery the repair does not get in the way.

Recovery relatively quick e.g. normally 1-2 nights in the hospital, no bike riding or heavy lifting for at least a few weeks, "complete" recovery in 8 weeks. Am glad I did it and all is good.

There are a few options, so check out your surgeon (my GP recommend the same surgeon he used for the same operation, he has done something like 5,000 of these repairs). He likes the TEP - laparascopic means just a few small holes, nothing going into the abdomen reducing risk of infection. Can be done with a robot as an option, but takes longer (robot setup) and advantages minimal for this procedure. There are also surgeons who do a more "open" procedure and enter the abdomen, risks of infection and blood loss go up, but I guess there are some reasons why this is still necessary in some cases.

Just do your due diligence on the surgeon, then go for it!

[sharpcut in reply to drmoose]

Wow dormouse. Thank You so much for that ! I have decided to give tissue more time to rest from Radiation before I do the repair

[drmoose]

Maybe more than you want to know but here is a good paper with pictures (and video) reviewing the procedure ales.amegroups.com/article/...

[sharpcut in reply to drmoose]

Thank You dormouse very helpful ! Decided to give my pelvic region more to to heal before I fix my hernia