Wow, you’d think by now the doctor would be sure that you don’t have one.
Back to my question.
What exactly is the doctor feeling for when you cough?
Movement of the intestine from the abdominal cavity down into the inguinal canal or scrotum. Or evidence of weakness in the barrier between the abdomen and pelvis. Coughing causes an increase in abdominal pressure, which pushes contents down towards the scrotum. If you can feel the intestines when doing the hernia check, it’s a hernia.
Please do not taint the thread w/ over-long medical words.
Hmm…hernias and peritoneum are linked medically, no?
And more broadly–correct me if I’m wrong (as you always are invited)–isn’t “peritoneum” often used for that tract between asshole and base of penis? Or asshole and vagina?
(Which has a poetic name in Japanese slang, which I was told and can’t remember. But I digress.)
Ok, last time: scrotum&taint :); s&t&razor 
It just took me 10 minutes, and for a sec I thought I was misremembering, but:
On deck in active duty: http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/airman.asp
(SFW)
The Wikipedia page for “inguinal hernia” is instructive. The top diagram illustrates the protrusion of the small intestine into the scrotum, which becomes more pronounced when intra-abdominal pressure is increased (as when coughing, or when straining on the toilet).
only very indirectly
That’s the perineum.
:smack: :smack: :smack:
Plus :o
…Streetfighter, Night Rider, David Hassellhoff/
She gave me an exam and she told me to cough!
– from the “Mama Rap” by (artist forgotten)
So you don’t cough in his face.
One little syllable makes all the difference.
It t’aint.
Ant’s trail. Why I remember it now I have no idea.
Had inguinal hernia repair when I was 15, its not like its painful, just unsightly, and a strange feeling pushing your guts, or part of them back into your body through your sac. I think the worst part about it was getting it repaired, couldn’t do anything a 15 year old would for like 6 weeks! Even then they recommended I couldn’t lift over 50LBS for 6 months to be on the safe side… imagine the ruined possibilities… I got it done though, and thankfully before they started putting in those defective meshes. I remember coughing to the side though, I wondered the same thing. Just felt like sharing.
Roughly 30 years ago, as part of my wife’s infertility evaluation, I had an appointment for a thorough going-over at a teaching hospital. Every part of the exam was repeated by the clinician, a resident, two interns, a student, and a “visiting fellow” (that was especially bothersome, as I had no idea what that meant).
So, for example, my prostate was examined six times, with much discussion the entire time. My balls were “sized”; each of them palpated each teste with one hand while their other hand palpated a string of wooden, numbered balls on a string.
So, yeah, teaching hospitals.
They gave me six “thumbs up”. Heh.
Wait. That seems to be quite a lot for business as usual for a paying client. You were asked, yes, and the situation explained to you, right?
Me? My wife’s infertility was being worked up by a practice that was part of a teaching hospital. When I was asked to submit to examination, I arrived ready to be checked over, but the teaching aspect wasn’t mentioned until I was in a room wearing a gown.
Ah. So at least it was mentioned, post-gown but pre onslaught.
“Nice of you to mention it…” (* thought after third go-round after wondering if you even said OK *)
But did it work? Did you & wife end up with kids?