I had lapro for left sided small hernia in June. All was well until 5-6 weeks ago when I started getting intermittent pain in the same inguinal region as before. Everyday is pretty much the same. I get up in the morning, feel fine until I am up and about moving around. The dull to moderate ache then begins and comes and goes throughout the day. Pain is more persistent in seated positions such as my work cube and driving. It feels better when standing and walking around, unless I'm standing for long periods of time (>1hr).
It sometimes hurts to lay on left side when I go to bed and even laying flat can be bothersome for the first 30min of going to bed, then pain goes away and I fall asleep.
I thought I had a recurrent hernia and saw three difference surgeons, including Dr. Goodyear who all said they did not feel another hernia. Dr. G said it is likely post surgical pain, but I am wondering if it could be IBS as I do have occasional GI issues and was told I had IBS by a gastro doc coupe years ago. I also have diverticula in the sigmoid colon so I thought I might have diverticulitis, but went to PCP last week, and blood tests showed no elevated WBC indicative of a bacterial infection and I had no fever.
So, I'm just frustrated at this point not knowing if my pain is surgical related or IBS. I know one of the classic signs of IBS is feeling better after a bowel movement. I do in fact feel better immediately after, but then the pain comes back and waxes and wanes rest of the day. The thing is, I had this pain couple years ago, it went away then came back Spring 2016, leading up to the hernia diagnosis. Once I got the hernia diagnosis, I assumed the pain I was having was from that, but now wondering if coincidentally, if it's IBS related and in the exact same spot. I had CT scan end of Sept for bulge on right side (different story) and no mention was made about anything going on on the left side. Last colonoscopy was 2 years ago and normal. Thoughts?
It sometimes hurts to lay on left side when I go to bed and even laying flat can be bothersome for the first 30min of going to bed, then pain goes away and I fall asleep.
I thought I had a recurrent hernia and saw three difference surgeons, including Dr. Goodyear who all said they did not feel another hernia. Dr. G said it is likely post surgical pain, but I am wondering if it could be IBS as I do have occasional GI issues and was told I had IBS by a gastro doc coupe years ago. I also have diverticula in the sigmoid colon so I thought I might have diverticulitis, but went to PCP last week, and blood tests showed no elevated WBC indicative of a bacterial infection and I had no fever.
So, I'm just frustrated at this point not knowing if my pain is surgical related or IBS. I know one of the classic signs of IBS is feeling better after a bowel movement. I do in fact feel better immediately after, but then the pain comes back and waxes and wanes rest of the day. The thing is, I had this pain couple years ago, it went away then came back Spring 2016, leading up to the hernia diagnosis. Once I got the hernia diagnosis, I assumed the pain I was having was from that, but now wondering if coincidentally, if it's IBS related and in the exact same spot. I had CT scan end of Sept for bulge on right side (different story) and no mention was made about anything going on on the left side. Last colonoscopy was 2 years ago and normal. Thoughts?