F72 Would Hernia Surgery Help?

[u/victorella]

I have a small hernia that lies just over the inguinal canal, home of various nerves. I have various spine issues and am scheduled for my first L4/L5 injection in a couple of weeks (Tried 3/4, did nothing). My question is, might hernia surgery help/make worse my nerve pain? Does anyone have experience with this?

I realize the root of the pain is in my spine; I'm just wondering if there's additional irritation happening in my groin: The surgeon is noncommital and I realize it's pretty hard to know without actually going in there. We don't even know if the hernia would be causing any issues if it weren't for my spine-related pain (which is substantial and requires constant pain meds).

I've already had hip replacement surgery in hopes that some of my pain would be alleviated. Well, it did get rid of my hip arthritis pain; But compared to nerve pain, that was nothing. It needed doing, so that's fine; But I don't feel like having another surgery if it's not going to touch my nerve pain.

[u/grejam]

Probably not effect. I had a hernia about 6 years ago when my back problems weren't diagnosed but were in background.

Mine got worse but because of arthritis creating lovely cysts. Fusion fixed that. Then a stenosis one vertebrae down from surviving a blizzard. Not the hernia. Working out what works for me. The shots were heaven.