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Prostate Cancer and Hernias ... ????

User
Posted 03 Jun 2024 at 19:03

Just a quick one this time -

I was recently at a support group meeting and had to almost laugh.  One chap said he had got a hernia some time after his RP and then one by one about 18 others did, i.e., the majority of the people having PRs who were present.  A friend - who I know is also very careful - had two hernias.  He said he was very careful NOT to left anything remotely heavy for at least six weeks after his operation.  As I know and trust him I do believe what he says.  He feels that element in reality really has little to do with it.  It is simply a weakening of the system.

I've tried to find materials showing the percentages of study groups in this regard recently and sadly have not had much luck.

I had my RP on 27th March.  Happily I am doing very well.  Five weeks today after removal of the catheter I am pad free, fully continent and even the dreaded ED has shown very promising signs of an effective - if not total (YET!!) - return.  I am hugely grateful.

I'm just wondering now if I should resign myself to a hernia.  I, too, have been very careful NOT to lift anything of any note and have certainly been doing nothing that I think would in any meaningful way be a physical challenge.  I will be travelling for work at the very end of this month - so will have to deal with a small case on wheels for my personal effects - (by that point it will be three months post op) - but that will be a first.  Up to now I've had  - and will, until then, continue to have - a neighbour do all my shopping.  

I wonder if there is anyone on here who has survived long term post RP and NOT had a hernia.  Would love to hear tell.  

Much thanks as ever for your kind consideration.

 

User
Posted 03 Jun 2024 at 22:20
Eight years so far since RP and no hernia.

And to be honest, it isn't an association I had come across before though I can see that having any abdominal surgery and going through the recovery process could be a risk factor.

User
Posted 03 Jun 2024 at 22:30

Hi, I'm four and a half years post op and I have not had a hernia. I avoided lifting anything for a couple of months after the operation as instructed by my surgeon.

Hope this helps. 

Kev.

User
Posted 04 Jun 2024 at 08:17

Of all the guys in my Maggies group that had RP, none of them have had hernias …as far as I know anyway.

Derek

User
Posted 04 Jun 2024 at 12:46

About 1/3 of the guys in the support group I attend have had hernias post op. There does seem to be a link .  I was really careful post op and avoided lifting anything heavy for about 3 months after but even then I was sent for a scan some 9 months post op (not pregnant!) to check if I had a hernia issue. Fortunately negative but I was feeling a pull in the stomach area hence the test. I suspect I overdid it when returning to the gym some 6 months post op. Even now 14 months post op I’m careful as I can occasionally feel a ‘twinge’ in the stomach when lifting something heavy but not as bad as before. I suppose the lesson is be careful and listen to your body. 

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User
Posted 03 Jun 2024 at 22:20
Eight years so far since RP and no hernia.

And to be honest, it isn't an association I had come across before though I can see that having any abdominal surgery and going through the recovery process could be a risk factor.

User
Posted 03 Jun 2024 at 22:23
Oh, J-B, thanks so. Can't express how glorious it is to hear of someone who's free of such travail. Bless you for this. The thought of ANOTHER operation quite frankly would fill me with dread. One was quite enough. Thanks very much.

Bless you, J-B.

User
Posted 03 Jun 2024 at 22:30

Hi, I'm four and a half years post op and I have not had a hernia. I avoided lifting anything for a couple of months after the operation as instructed by my surgeon.

Hope this helps. 

Kev.

User
Posted 04 Jun 2024 at 08:17

Of all the guys in my Maggies group that had RP, none of them have had hernias …as far as I know anyway.

Derek

User
Posted 04 Jun 2024 at 12:46

About 1/3 of the guys in the support group I attend have had hernias post op. There does seem to be a link .  I was really careful post op and avoided lifting anything heavy for about 3 months after but even then I was sent for a scan some 9 months post op (not pregnant!) to check if I had a hernia issue. Fortunately negative but I was feeling a pull in the stomach area hence the test. I suspect I overdid it when returning to the gym some 6 months post op. Even now 14 months post op I’m careful as I can occasionally feel a ‘twinge’ in the stomach when lifting something heavy but not as bad as before. I suppose the lesson is be careful and listen to your body. 

 
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