Does anyone have experience with their lo having an epigastric hernia? I'm pretty sure that is what our youngest has. Since birth she has had a soft bump on her upper abdomen. The doctors have let it be and at her recent (9mo) visit, we were told when she is older they will refer us to a general surgeon to fix it.
I'm curious what the surgery and recover were like.
grapefruit / 4492 posts
No personal experience, but I can ask the general surgeon I work for next week about it. From what I've seen they're a fairly quick and easy recovery compared to other hernia repairs.
persimmon / 1427 posts
@mediagirl: my LO has a hernia at that age. I don’t recall which kind of hernia. She had surgery at 22 months. It was a super simple surgery and recovery. I think we were supposed to keep her activity level low for a couple of days. No issues at all. She has the faintest scar a couple of inches above her bellybutton.
I remember being really stressed out, but it was super quick - almost as fast as getting tubes.
grapefruit / 4492 posts
@mediagirl: ok, so I talked to one of the surgeons today and she said that's one of the easy fixes. Recovery isn't bad, you just need to have a couple few lazy days around the house.
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