She hasn't even been lifting
This weekend, I noticed Emmie had a hard lump on the right side of her upper groin area, closer to her abdomen. I showed it to Josh and he agreed it was definitely a lump. But then the next morning, it was gone.
Yesterday I noticed it again, but then it was gone in the middle of the night. But then it was there this morning, so I called for a sick visit appointment at the pediatrician and they got us in tonight.
He said she has an inguinal hernia and referred us to a pediatric surgeon for a consult. Our doctor said she will need surgery; it's the only way to repair an inguinal hernia. If we let it go, it could get worse and she could get the tissue that is protruding into it caught and it might not go back up and it would require emergency surgery.
I thought hernias only afflict weightlifters, so I had been restricting her to two sets of reps with very light weights. Maybe it was the squats that did it? I knew I should have spotted her.
I am not freaked out, just more bummed and feeling bad she will have to go through having anesthesia and not eating before the surgery and all the blah blah blah that goes with it. Not to mention the fact they are going to CUT MY BABY OPEN. Granted, it would be laproscopic, but that's not the point.
Anyone have any experience with this? I have been Googling and "they" say it's kind of common in boys, pretty rare in girls, and usually there is some family history (none that we know of) or other urological problems (God I hope not).
Yesterday I noticed it again, but then it was gone in the middle of the night. But then it was there this morning, so I called for a sick visit appointment at the pediatrician and they got us in tonight.
He said she has an inguinal hernia and referred us to a pediatric surgeon for a consult. Our doctor said she will need surgery; it's the only way to repair an inguinal hernia. If we let it go, it could get worse and she could get the tissue that is protruding into it caught and it might not go back up and it would require emergency surgery.
I thought hernias only afflict weightlifters, so I had been restricting her to two sets of reps with very light weights. Maybe it was the squats that did it? I knew I should have spotted her.
I am not freaked out, just more bummed and feeling bad she will have to go through having anesthesia and not eating before the surgery and all the blah blah blah that goes with it. Not to mention the fact they are going to CUT MY BABY OPEN. Granted, it would be laproscopic, but that's not the point.
Anyone have any experience with this? I have been Googling and "they" say it's kind of common in boys, pretty rare in girls, and usually there is some family history (none that we know of) or other urological problems (God I hope not).
posted by Amy at
9:37 PM
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Sending a hug that everything is OK.
{{{Emmie}}}
I am really only familiar with adult patients. Do they need to use mesh or are they repairing using suture? Also, ask if they use a product called Versa Step -I prefer this to Versa Port because it is safer. They may not use either port in pediatrics -I am not sure. I can call a product rep. that I know and ask what the best pediatric products are -if you want me to. Let us know if we can help.
Ann
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So sorry about the surgery. My son had a "perirectal abscess" on his bum when he was 6 1/2 months old. The surgeon had to go in, drain it, cut all the way down to his "hole" and let it heal. Talk about four weeks of torture (diaper changes). The internet said that it was very rare; didn't make me feel much better. I felt like such a horrible mother, even though the doctor said there was absolutely nothing that I did that caused it. It sucks when the crazy things happen to our kids. I'll be praying that all goes well.
Sorry I can't help. My son had some issues with this, but didn't require surgery. Hope that you can get it scheduled sooner than later and put it all behind you. Hope that all goes well and that the surgery will go quickly and she recovers in no time. Poor baby doll!
I'm sure all will be okay. How stressful. Good luck. She'll do great!
oh my goodness; I'm so sorry to hear that. ((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))
So sorry for poor Emmie. I'm sure she'll be fine, and the good thing is she won't remember a thing. You on the other hand, how stressful! Hang in there.
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