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Is it possible for an inguinal hernia to be caused by non~hodkins lymphoma? I thought I gave myself a sports hernia in the last part of April (but now I don't know): Picked up a very heavy backpack caused severe pain in left inguinal channel, left scrotum, hip, and aound to the back. Went to ER, and despite recounting the event, and reporting of my inability to void, I was prophylactically diagnosed with a UTI given IV antibiotic, RX oral antibiotic (Cipro?), and Viodin. The following day was seen by internal med MD, given prostate Exam (among others) told it was prostititus, and given RX for increasing anibiotic course. After speaking with a friend's wife (pediatrician), it was suggested I get an inependant eval. Went to county ER, and despite my tale of physical strain, and a CT scan that revealed a hernia, was told epididimytus/orchitus. It was suggested that the hernia must have been present for a long time. The anibiotics had no affect.
After two weeks (and HMO's not knowing of county visit and CT scan) was given a scan, revealing again a very "small" hernia that could, I was assured, not possibly be the cause of the pain i was reporting (believe me when I say OUCH) eventually I was granted ban audience with a surgeon who strongly suggested a "watc and wait" strategy. I elected to go forward with repair, and subsequently had surgery completed by non~tension plug and mesh method. While in recovery room waiting to go home (I was realy shoked that the procedure doesn't warrant even a ONE night hospital admission), was told of a large amt of destroyed tissue surounding the entire area, and he didn't know what from. He removed the destroyed tissue and I've not yet heard of any pathology results and no explanations have been offered.
Ever since the surgery I've been experiencing tons of pain. I can't sit stand or walk without causing an unbearable ammt of pressure related discomfort, causing me to be diapheretic (sp) and eventually lose consciouness. i always have trouble starting and maintaining urine flow, and sometimes despite drinking above average amts of liquids, have NO .urgency and can't pee. Also, trouble maintaining erection, and orgasm causes sharp bolts of stinging throught the trunk of penis and throughout scrotum. Post erection it looks and feels like my left teste has dissapered halfway into my abdomen. When walking standing and esp sitting for any length of time it feele like a rubber band connected to my teste is bbeing stretched through my abdomen to the point of breaking, pulling my teste hard into the bottom of the abdomen, causing a crushing sensation that makes me feel sick.
Since my original pain causing event I've had about 50 seperate ER, post~op surgical, primary care MD, Psychiatric, and advice nurse contacts with no explanations for the cause of my discomfort or course of tratment sarted. I've been given nerve block injections and prescribed neurotryptilene, and gabaoentin, for nerve pain, and had Celexa added. The physical MDs assure me that this pain is purely Psychological and always refer back to psych. Psych assures that the issue is clearly muscular skeletan, and continually refer back to md. I've made an appeal to the organizational management, and they refuse to intervene. Ive since had my med coverage expire, and because md and psych's refusal to extend my existing CASDI. claim ive had no money since 8/14. I've gotton myself on the county's health plan, but no PCP's are available. After running through my syymptons including a drop of more than 25% of body weight in the last 3 months, no longer have an apoetite, night sweats, crazy itchty rash like skin on chest and shoulders (itched so much that I have several skin lesions: md dsmissed them as folliculitous, prior to that were diagnosed as MRSA), soreness on both inguinal areas, hips, and flanks, and a general sense of total fatigue ive never before felt. Additionally I've lately had periods of minor wavy hallucinations I thought were flashbacks from loosing so much eeight loss and my college "partying" days. I've since seen a total change in my personality due to stress from uncertainty and prolonged constant pain (6months). And im now totally broke, no medical coverage and lawyers have no interest unless there has been loss of life or limb. Invthe last week I've had tim in which my groin sells up large and then reteats to a "puffy" state.
What should I be doing now?
After two weeks (and HMO's not knowing of county visit and CT scan) was given a scan, revealing again a very "small" hernia that could, I was assured, not possibly be the cause of the pain i was reporting (believe me when I say OUCH) eventually I was granted ban audience with a surgeon who strongly suggested a "watc and wait" strategy. I elected to go forward with repair, and subsequently had surgery completed by non~tension plug and mesh method. While in recovery room waiting to go home (I was realy shoked that the procedure doesn't warrant even a ONE night hospital admission), was told of a large amt of destroyed tissue surounding the entire area, and he didn't know what from. He removed the destroyed tissue and I've not yet heard of any pathology results and no explanations have been offered.
Ever since the surgery I've been experiencing tons of pain. I can't sit stand or walk without causing an unbearable ammt of pressure related discomfort, causing me to be diapheretic (sp) and eventually lose consciouness. i always have trouble starting and maintaining urine flow, and sometimes despite drinking above average amts of liquids, have NO .urgency and can't pee. Also, trouble maintaining erection, and orgasm causes sharp bolts of stinging throught the trunk of penis and throughout scrotum. Post erection it looks and feels like my left teste has dissapered halfway into my abdomen. When walking standing and esp sitting for any length of time it feele like a rubber band connected to my teste is bbeing stretched through my abdomen to the point of breaking, pulling my teste hard into the bottom of the abdomen, causing a crushing sensation that makes me feel sick.
Since my original pain causing event I've had about 50 seperate ER, post~op surgical, primary care MD, Psychiatric, and advice nurse contacts with no explanations for the cause of my discomfort or course of tratment sarted. I've been given nerve block injections and prescribed neurotryptilene, and gabaoentin, for nerve pain, and had Celexa added. The physical MDs assure me that this pain is purely Psychological and always refer back to psych. Psych assures that the issue is clearly muscular skeletan, and continually refer back to md. I've made an appeal to the organizational management, and they refuse to intervene. Ive since had my med coverage expire, and because md and psych's refusal to extend my existing CASDI. claim ive had no money since 8/14. I've gotton myself on the county's health plan, but no PCP's are available. After running through my syymptons including a drop of more than 25% of body weight in the last 3 months, no longer have an apoetite, night sweats, crazy itchty rash like skin on chest and shoulders (itched so much that I have several skin lesions: md dsmissed them as folliculitous, prior to that were diagnosed as MRSA), soreness on both inguinal areas, hips, and flanks, and a general sense of total fatigue ive never before felt. Additionally I've lately had periods of minor wavy hallucinations I thought were flashbacks from loosing so much eeight loss and my college "partying" days. I've since seen a total change in my personality due to stress from uncertainty and prolonged constant pain (6months). And im now totally broke, no medical coverage and lawyers have no interest unless there has been loss of life or limb. Invthe last week I've had tim in which my groin sells up large and then reteats to a "puffy" state.
What should I be doing now?
