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Does Hernia On The Right Side Need Immediate Medical Attention?
My husband has a hernia on the right side it doesn t go in the hole anymore it just hard bulge in it hurts and really bad we went to the emergency and the doctor tried to put it back in but it wouldn t go he told him to make an appointment with his doctor it wasn t life threatening his appointment in a couple days is bigger and throbs he also has one in his belly button the pain goes to the right side of his back now his leg goes numb like something is getting cut off should he wait two days or should he go now
Fri, 15 Jul 2016
Hello
This needs immediate surgical repair.
When it can't be pushed back in, that's called an incarcerated hernia and it could lead to a strangulation of a piece of intestine caught in it and that would be a very serious condition
This needs immediate surgical repair.
When it can't be pushed back in, that's called an incarcerated hernia and it could lead to a strangulation of a piece of intestine caught in it and that would be a very serious condition
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