My journey started months ago when I started working out. I
would have to stop working out when I had a very sharp pain near my belly
button. I just pushed it off as I was
out of shape. The gyms closed and I forgot about that pain. Two weeks ago I had a bit of pain and just
pressed and felt a lump in my belly button. I have a very deep button and the
lump was in it. It continued to grow. I
started having sharp pain last week and it was now the size of a ping
pong. On Sunday I decided to go get
checked out at the Montfort ER as the pain was so bad and was making me short
of breath. They provided me with a room
right away and within 30 minutes I had seen doctors. They seemed a little
worried of the size therefore I had to get testing done. I was given morphine for the pain, they
wanted me more relaxed for the CT scan and pain relief would help (I tried to
refuse the pain medications). I also got
blood-work done and had an IV put in for the CT scan. The scan was good and
short. The Dr were relieved that it was
not my intestines stuck in my hernia. I wouldn’t need emergency surgery and can
hopefully hold off after this pandemic is over. I was given another dose of
morphine and an IV saline to get me more hydrated.
After talking with the doctors, we decided to send my file
to a general surgeon and will go on a waiting list to have surgery. Today around lunchtime I got a call from my surgeon’s
secretary. I will have a phone call appointment with the surgeon on Monday. I
will then be put on a waiting list. I
was also advised if the pain gets worse to go back to Montfort.
I hope the wait won’t be too long. A good sign is that in
stage one of reopening they will be starting surgeries again. Until then I can’t workout. I have to be
careful when bending down and no lifting. I can’t trigger the hernia to grow.
