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Does Mesenteric Pseudotumour Removal Affect Pregnancy?

Hi I had surgery 2.5 years ago, I had a benign mesenteric pseudotumour removed. The mass was also very large. It took several weeks of rest and gentle movement to get me walking properly again. However, my stomach is uneven and raised above my scar (the scar has healed very well). I still feel significant pain on a daily basis in my stomach- e.g. sore to laugh, sneeze etc. It's physical appearance has also completed changed (my stomach if you can imagine looks like an opnened book). Perhaps because I am very petite exaggerated it's appearance or didnt help me post surgery. I see a personal trainer once a week to work on "knitting back" the nerves in my stomach- how long will it take for this pain to go? Will the physical appearance of the stomach every be the same again? does this have implications for pregnancy? Thanking you
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HI.
Read your complete history.
The mesenteric Pseudo-tumor is a benign disease and ideally should not be a problem to have pregnancy in the subsequent life.
But the pain which you described is not normal after such a Surgery.
You have to get investigated by CT scan of the abdomen, Enteroclysis, diagnostic Laparoscopy, or Laparotomy and adhesiolysis if required and to remove the remnants if present and may be refashioning of the scar by correcting the adhesions.
Nerves may not be the same again and hence the pain of nerve origins may reduce over the time. There is no procedure which can help you in this type of pain.

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Does Mesenteric Pseudotumour Removal Affect Pregnancy?

HI. Read your complete history. The mesenteric Pseudo-tumor is a benign disease and ideally should not be a problem to have pregnancy in the subsequent life. But the pain which you described is not normal after such a Surgery. You have to get investigated by CT scan of the abdomen, Enteroclysis, diagnostic Laparoscopy, or Laparotomy and adhesiolysis if required and to remove the remnants if present and may be refashioning of the scar by correcting the adhesions. Nerves may not be the same again and hence the pain of nerve origins may reduce over the time. There is no procedure which can help you in this type of pain.