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"Doctor, I have a tiny lump in my groin, not painful, exactly, but I am scared about it"
Doctor's Diary
MRS. D. looked nervous as she was shown into my surgery. I told her to sit down and make herself comfortable, and tell me what was wrong. She took a deep breath. "Would you say it was dangerous to have a tiny lump in the groin?" she asked.
"I wouldn’t say anything at all until I knew more. Is that your trouble?"
She nodded.
"How long have you had it?"
"A fortnight," she replied. "But it isn't there all the time. When I am lying down it disappears altogether."
"Does it give you any pain?" I asked.
"Not really pain; more of an ache, and sometimes a dragging feeling."
"I expect you find that if you cough the lump is more noticeable than ever. Is that right?" I asked.
"Why yes!" She sounded surprised.
"And it feels then almost as if something is being pushed out?" I went on.
"Yes. You know what is wrong, then?" she asked, a little anxiously.
"I think so, although I can't tell for certain until I have examined you. It sounds to me like a hernia."
"A hernia! I'm afraid I don't know what that is. Is it very serious?"
"You know what a rupture is, I expect, well, a hernia is only another name for the same thing
"But Doctor, how could I have a. rupture? I thought it was something only men could get."
"Good gracious no. Anyone can get them. Men, women or children. But I admit that there is one particular kind of hernia that is more common in men than in women."
"This shows how ignorant I am! I did not even know there was more than one kind," she said with a laugh.
"Oh yes, according to the position. When we talk about a hernia, or rupture, we mean that something in the abdomen, usually a portion of the intestine, has found a weak spot in the muscular wall and is pushing its way through.
Lifting heavy weights
"But why should there be a weak spot?" Mrs. D. wanted to know.
"That's just the point. A hernia in the stomach may occur through an old operation scar that hasn't healed very well. But the most usual place is the groin, where there is often a natural weak spot. You see, there you have a very large blood vessel running from the abdomen into the thigh, and there isn't a protective muscle in that area.
"Consequently, any severe strain, lifting a very heavy weight, for example, may easily, cause a hernia.
"The reason that men are more liable than women to the hernias that develop a little higher up the groin is due to the development of their testicles before they are even born, which may leave a weak spot in that region."
"You mean a baby boy might be born with a rupture?" Mrs. D. exclaimed.
"Oh no. And he may never get one. But he may develop one later on in life; perhaps if he strains himself unduly."
What can be done?
"Can anything be done to put things right?" Mrs. D. then wanted to know.
"Oh yes," I told her, "there are various treatments. The best is an operation to put the protruding part back into position and strengthen the weak spot. . "Sometimes a special belt-a truss-is recommended instead. This won't cure a hernia but it protects the weak spot and keeps the bulgy part in position."
"Does a hernia really matter so much? After all, nothing can actually fallout, can it?"
"No. A hernia itself isn't serious, merely un comfortable. But there is danger in the possible complications. "
"What could happen?"
"Suppose a piece of intestine got pushed through a weak spot in the muscular wall, and then swelled up and wouldn't go back again. It would be very painful, and would 'hold up' food.
" Also, this piece of intestine might easily get twisted. The blood vessels in it would be damaged or broken and that particular section could well become gangrenous.
"We call that a 'strangulated' hernia, and it's far from pleasant. It also requires immediate operation.
"But now I must examine you. So far, we have only been talking about hernias in general, and I don't even know for certain if that is what you have! "
"I'd be awfully grateful," Mrs. D. said. "I should like to know the worst."
"Or best!" I laughed.
RODERICK WIMPOLE
Dr. Wimpole regrets he is unable to enter into any correspondence
HERNIA·PRONE
The testicles of a baby boy develop inside his abdomen long before birth. When they finally emerge from the body (still before birth) they may leave a permanent weakness In the muscular wall. This does not mean that he will necessarily develop a hernia!
NEXT WEEK THE DOCTOR TALKS ABOUT NOSE·BLEEDS
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"Doctor, I have a tiny lump in my groin, not painful, exactly, but I am scared about it"
Doctor's Diary
MRS. D. looked nervous as she was shown into my surgery. I told her to sit down and make herself comfortable, and tell me what was wrong. She took a deep breath. "Would you say it was dangerous to have a tiny lump in the groin?" she asked.
"I wouldn’t say anything at all until I knew more. Is that your trouble?"
She nodded.
"How long have you had it?"
"A fortnight," she replied. "But it isn't there all the time. When I am lying down it disappears altogether."
"Does it give you any pain?" I asked.
"Not really pain; more of an ache, and sometimes a dragging feeling."
"I expect you find that if you cough the lump is more noticeable than ever. Is that right?" I asked.
"Why yes!" She sounded surprised.
"And it feels then almost as if something is being pushed out?" I went on.
"Yes. You know what is wrong, then?" she asked, a little anxiously.
"I think so, although I can't tell for certain until I have examined you. It sounds to me like a hernia."
"A hernia! I'm afraid I don't know what that is. Is it very serious?"
"You know what a rupture is, I expect, well, a hernia is only another name for the same thing
"But Doctor, how could I have a. rupture? I thought it was something only men could get."
"Good gracious no. Anyone can get them. Men, women or children. But I admit that there is one particular kind of hernia that is more common in men than in women."
"This shows how ignorant I am! I did not even know there was more than one kind," she said with a laugh.
"Oh yes, according to the position. When we talk about a hernia, or rupture, we mean that something in the abdomen, usually a portion of the intestine, has found a weak spot in the muscular wall and is pushing its way through.
Lifting heavy weights
"But why should there be a weak spot?" Mrs. D. wanted to know.
"That's just the point. A hernia in the stomach may occur through an old operation scar that hasn't healed very well. But the most usual place is the groin, where there is often a natural weak spot. You see, there you have a very large blood vessel running from the abdomen into the thigh, and there isn't a protective muscle in that area.
"Consequently, any severe strain, lifting a very heavy weight, for example, may easily, cause a hernia.
"The reason that men are more liable than women to the hernias that develop a little higher up the groin is due to the development of their testicles before they are even born, which may leave a weak spot in that region."
"You mean a baby boy might be born with a rupture?" Mrs. D. exclaimed.
"Oh no. And he may never get one. But he may develop one later on in life; perhaps if he strains himself unduly."
What can be done?
"Can anything be done to put things right?" Mrs. D. then wanted to know.
"Oh yes," I told her, "there are various treatments. The best is an operation to put the protruding part back into position and strengthen the weak spot. . "Sometimes a special belt-a truss-is recommended instead. This won't cure a hernia but it protects the weak spot and keeps the bulgy part in position."
"Does a hernia really matter so much? After all, nothing can actually fallout, can it?"
"No. A hernia itself isn't serious, merely un comfortable. But there is danger in the possible complications. "
"What could happen?"
"Suppose a piece of intestine got pushed through a weak spot in the muscular wall, and then swelled up and wouldn't go back again. It would be very painful, and would 'hold up' food.
" Also, this piece of intestine might easily get twisted. The blood vessels in it would be damaged or broken and that particular section could well become gangrenous.
"We call that a 'strangulated' hernia, and it's far from pleasant. It also requires immediate operation.
"But now I must examine you. So far, we have only been talking about hernias in general, and I don't even know for certain if that is what you have! "
"I'd be awfully grateful," Mrs. D. said. "I should like to know the worst."
"Or best!" I laughed.
RODERICK WIMPOLE
Dr. Wimpole regrets he is unable to enter into any correspondence
HERNIA·PRONE
The testicles of a baby boy develop inside his abdomen long before birth. When they finally emerge from the body (still before birth) they may leave a permanent weakness In the muscular wall. This does not mean that he will necessarily develop a hernia!
NEXT WEEK THE DOCTOR TALKS ABOUT NOSE·BLEEDS
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