severe , persistant scrotal swelling after inguinal hernia surgery

I had severe swelling and bruising that went away after 10 days.

Hi guys. Thanks for all the input. I am not so concerned about swollen testicles. As far as constipation, I went four days without a bowl movement. When i did go it was extremely difficult and painful. I gained five pounds from pre-surgery intake to when i finally let go. Talk to your doctor!!!!

I'm really worried had a Hernia repair 4 weeks ago in my groin and my right testicle is 3 times the size but really hard and can't feel my testicle I after go for a scan did this happen to you what was the outcome

Hi Everyone.
I so agree with all the comments made. These posts are not only informative but made me laugh at a time when I was really concerned about my signs and symptoms. I had a left inguinal hernia repair a couple of days ago. The surgeon warned me to expect some scrotal bruising, but no warning that the scrotum would become swollen, and that the loose skin around the penis would also become swollen and bruised. It just looks so weird. I would describe my symptoms as discomfort rather than pain, in my lower abdomen. Fortunately I can still pee without problems, but I have to haul the swollen skin out of the way first. It is very reassuring to hear about your experiences in the USA. I live in the UK, but clearly we all suffer with the same sort of problems. I will try to keep the scrotum raised if possible, to speed recovery and am contemplating installing a pulley on the bedroom ceiling.
Thanks again guys and every good wish for speedy recoveries.

Have the same issue. Been a week now. Left testicle is very very swollen. What did doctor tell your husband?

I just had the same surgery 2 days ago and the same thing happened to me. No one explained this prior to the procedure and I'm a little freaked out.

My father just had this same surgery yesterday and when I woke him in the morning the day after surgery I saw the same thing. He has not yet complained about any pain but I am going to follow your advice with the towel to lift it up as well as icing it. I called the doctor and yes, they brushed it off as being "normal" without any advice on what to do.

I have had two inguinal hernia surgeries and this scrotal swelling is normal and a real surprise after you are looking forward to a week after the surgery and being somewhat comfortable; only to find out you are not. Why the doctors do not discuss this is because they feel the consequence would not prevent you from getting the surgery. Besides you would never be able to understand the degree of difficulty even if it was explained; what's the doctor going to say, "You will have scrotal swelling for a long time but this will go away". But it looks gross and I see a number of spouses here writing about this as I am sure it is very gross to them. You might want to order Serramend on Amazon and try that but who knows from the reviews? I would recommend wearing an athletic supporter for some time so you can keep the scrotum stable; the tight jockety underwear is okay but not as secure feeling as the supporter. Besides, you want the scrotum to be stable as you negotiate getting in and out of a vehicle. The best remedy is just walking. I know that is uncomfortable but it make it better sooner than just trying to minimize the pain. By the seventh day you should be able to sit comfortably in a chair. I would continue to raise yourself out of a recliner or uphostered chair by putting weight on your non hernia leg and turning around backwards while pushing up with your hand on the arm of the furniture. I sit down the same way and roll into the chair.

i had a hernia removed on my right side BY laprascopic surgery last Thursday THIS WAS MY THIRD TIME OVER THE LAST 35YRS THE PAIN IS TOLERABLE, BUT MY SCROTUM IS ALL BLACK AND BLUE WITH HUGE SWELLING of my three hernias , this was the first time mesh was used

Glad to see my symptoms are run of the mill. I had laparoscopic right inguinal hernia repair with mesh 17 years ago and as memory serves...recovery was miserable at the age of 16. This time, 3 days ago, I had open repair of left inguinal hernia using native tissue, no mesh.

Post Op day 1 I went to my nephew's Baptism and walked around more than i should have. I took the Lortab (Hydrocodon/Acetaminophen 10mg/325mg) tablets 1 every 4 hours (while awake) as prescribed and used ice except for when walking. I took one stool softener (colace aka docusate sodium) that day and started having some gas, good sign the bowels are moving again after surgery.

Post Op Day 2 I paid for my movement the day before, still swelling and pain at the surgical site as well as left testicle so i stayed home and learned again why I vowed to never laugh, cough, sneeze or otherwise use abdominal muscles post hernia repair 17 years ago...dear God the pain is real...I switched to just Acetaminopehen 500mg tabs every 4 hours.

Post Op Day 3 I became concerned about the increase in testicular cord swelling so I switched to ibuprofen and back to ice. Reread my notes from the surgeon and remembered he said I would particularly have bad swelling...the reason J don't recall.

As for pain, the surgical site is sore but the testicular cord swelling causes more discomfort than the op site when walking... pillows DON'T help me with coughing, that seems to be a cruel misnomer....hoping this nightmare ends soon...

I just had inguinal hernia surgery on the 21st, it has been approximately 54 hours since I was discharged from the hospital. As soon as I got home after surgery, I slipped on our hardwood floor in my bedroom but I landed on our bed. I have kept an eye on my scrotum even more so because of this. It looks The same before the surgery or is it just swollen? It's hard to tell because it feels the same as before. As for the bruising of the penis mine is starting to turn purple, which definitely scared me, but it seems to be somewhat common. What about the penis being misshaped?

FIRST AND FOREMOST: the swelling is NORMAL. it happens... Id just finished my inguinal hernia surgery 3 days ago and oh boy am I swelled up! Yes 1 of them is GOING to swell ( mine has to almost twice the size... scary.) Don't freak out.
Of course its going to swell, think of the trauma its just undergone! The Spermatic cord is trying to pull that big boy back up as well. There's going to be some massive swelling and soreness.

No one panic. keep ice on and off every 20 minutes, ( through cloth of course, don't just throw an ice pack on bare skin. ) Try to walk around when you can, get some sort of laxative... your going to need it, STAY AWAY from any carbonated drinks, ( get some sort of juice, ex. I love V8 splash and cran- palmigranite. ( I'm sure id spelled that incorrectly ) anything with a lot of Vit.C definitly helps, because your going to start fighting off a cold soon. ) and make sure you get something to eat loaded with fiber. ( our bodies are now in repair mode. we're going to burn up a lot of energy just being on the mend. )

go 2 no there is some one 4 ur hubby

I had bilateral inguinal open surgery on August 28,2017 with mesh.. I had massive swelling in my testicles and scrotum. Day 8 & 9 it reduced to about 1.5x normal size, but, day 10, it returned to at least double size. The incision site is sensitive, sore and very hard. I had a follow up on Sept. 12 with my surgeon. He assured me that all of my symptoms are normal and that everyone heals differently. In my case, he said that it would be normal to expect at least 3 months of time to pass before I would see swelling to reduce to normal. He said to walk, no lifting for at least 2-4 more weeks and that "passive sex" is OK. He did not even look at my body or incision site because I described my symptions and conditions and he had no concerns. Hang in there guys !

Thank you for the information, this helped me out.