Hernia surgery?!

Hernia surgery?

i had hernia surgery about a year and a half ago and there is still a knot where he did surgery and it still hurts at times. the emergency room people tell me to go see the dr. who did operation and he tells me everythings fine. but is there suppose to be a knot and should it still hurt. I get pain pill off my mom to kill pain but it only works temporarly. can some one please help

3 weeks ago
it was a groin hernia. ive seen the dr who performed surgery and he wont tell me nothing new he just brushes me off. ive went to er to try to get 2nd opion but they still tell me to go see the same dr.im kinda scared of him since this is the 2nd one in the same spot cause he screwed the first one up.

3 weeks ago
my job doesnt provide insurace and i dont know how to go bout getting 2nd opion

Number one DO NOT TAKE ANYONE ELSE"S MEDICATION.

Number two. No it should not still be causing you pain but the not feeling of the knot thing you can feel is because they literally tie a knot around the hernia with skin from surrounding tissues.
I assume you got a hiatus hernia repaired.
It sounds as if it's been done a little too tightly which is a rarity as if it is a hernia repair they place a tube a certain thickness down your throat and wrap around that.
If he is still saying everything is fine then go and get a second opipion(sp) from another surgeon. Not an ER Doctor.

You really need to go back to the Doctor who performed the surgery and confront him about the feeling of the knot and the pain.

If it was in the groin and he has stuffed up once before I can understand your hesitation of going back for further assistance. I would now say he has stuffed up again. And you do need that second opipion but an ER Doctor will not give you one as they are not specialists in that area and they tend to protect each other's butts and they won't say anything about it "Just in case." So you need to see another surgeon who specialises in that area.
Write to some Doctor's and get on the phone to see if someone can help you without charging you a fortune or anything at all.
It's hard in America where you don't have the privledge as we do here in Australia, to see a Doctor when you need to reguardless of finances.