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What Causes Swelling, Hardness And Pain In Right Testicle After Inguinal Hernia Surgery?
HI, I got my inguinal open hernia procedure done last week on 9/8 and a couple of days later i started feeling that my right testicle is swollen and hard and the hardness goes all the way up. Not sure how serious is this doctor s office says its normal and is because of the fluid the tissue release but cannot tell me how long till will take to get normal size and no meds were prescribed. This is causing me a pain and a lot if discomfort. What suggest do i need to see a specialist.
This type of pain and location is suggestive of epididymitis which is inflammation of part of the testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in young age.
This is usually treated with 10 days of antibiotics, usually ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequences. Masturbation and intercourse should be avoided till pain persist, if possible since I may prolong inflammation course.
Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases, you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy. In this particular case, I don’t think this is required and this should improve on antibiotic therapy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
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What Causes Swelling, Hardness And Pain In Right Testicle After Inguinal Hernia Surgery?
Hi, This type of pain and location is suggestive of epididymitis which is inflammation of part of the testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in young age. This is usually treated with 10 days of antibiotics, usually ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequences. Masturbation and intercourse should be avoided till pain persist, if possible since I may prolong inflammation course. Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases, you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy. In this particular case, I don’t think this is required and this should improve on antibiotic therapy. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon