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I have an upper abdominal wound hernia that is about 25 cm long horizonitally - this came from colon surgery last year. My hernia sac is fully out and filled with my intestines and only sightly goes in when lying down - belts only hold it down for a while and i have to put them on that tight its uncomfy. I was given a 6 mth period to get pregnant has it needs to be mended asap and after mending they said pregnancy would be problematic - as so big, mesh, etc.. So after IVF I am currently 14 weeks pregnant and now the dr's are saying that they dont really know what is going to happen. Speaking to a hernia specialist in London he thinks that as the pregnancy progresses other organs (ie - my stomach) will join my intestines in my sac - which is something I cant even imagine. My hernia doesnt hurt but gets uncomfortable with digestive issues and is getting bigger by the day. I get mixed advice has noone really knows. I am told by my colon team that caesarian will be the option, but my gyno said yesterday that this will be more problematic as my colon surgery and infection will have caused too many adhesions and scar tissue. has anyone had any similar problems. Im going thru this alone and the whole things really scares me and I feel that I am going to end up looking like the elephant man during my pregnancy with a big hernia sac ontop of my pregnant stomach and possible adhesion problems
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