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So it’s been 4 1/2 years since I had the two pieces of Bard Soft Mesh removed (December 2017). It feels like ten years have passed. Over the last few months I’ve realized that I have not spent much time at all thinking twice about what I could or should do to avoid ending up with a sore lower abdomen and groin area. My range of activities, both…[Read more]

Thanks Johnson. That’s a must then

William:

In addition to travel insurance I believe what you will need is referred to as Medical Tourism Insurance. It covers complications arising from the planned medical treatment.

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No injections are required or recommended.
Surely Korea is the food kingdom, you can enjoy different kinds.
Watch the following:

Thanks.

Thanks Stephen…
What about injections for travel. Any that you’d recommend!?

Also, I am a fussy eater, my partner will eat anything, but is English/American food available easily? I will try South Korean.

Thanks

Hi guys,
I am residing in S.Korea and helping international patients coming to the country.
New gov’t policy has been announced regarding quarantine.
From June 8th no self-isolate quarantine is required,
and neither any vaccinations, which means you can enter S.Korea whether you are vaccinated or not. Good news!
But PCR tests are still…[Read more]

Thanks @MarkT .That is quite reassuring.

I wonder whether you know the reason that my surgeon ,in the hour or so prior to my surgery reduced my inguinal hernia?

I had an ongoing defect that had been reducible for 2 or 3 years but a second defect ,closer to the scrotum had appeared in the previous 3 or 4 days and was more painful as well as…[Read more]

Sounds like you are healing normally.

If you had a ‘typical’ inguinal hernia and uneventful surgery, then it should be virtually impossible to damage the repair via normal daily activities like walking, household chores, etc.

If you are two weeks out without any problems, then you would likely not have any restriction on activity at this point…[Read more]

Hey Mark,

Dr. Brown sadly did not have a plan at all. He answered all my questions with what I wanted to hear then proceeded to do the exact opposite. He went against every single thing he said to me and my parents knowing that my entire career was riding on this and that I begged him to do the strict minimum and to approach it with tissue…[Read more]

This was a very educational and entertaining episode. You can watch it on my Facebook page and here on my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/Ru59sHBdisM

You still need to check on that before travelling.

Quite often, standard travel and emergency medical insurance is meant cover unforeseen situations and emergencies…but you have a pre-existing condition (the hernia), are seeking elective (non-emergency) surgery. That represents an entirely different risk to the insurer vs. someone just going…[Read more]

Hi Peter,

I’m glad to hear that you have been speaking with people like Drs. Yunis, Meyers, etc. It is really disheartening to hear how ‘crazy’ Dr. Brown’s plan was when others critique it…but that dynamic could actually help to identify a good course of action for you.

I don’t know how feasible this would be…but what about assembling a…[Read more]

Something not to forget if you have a mesh implanted:

A mesh masquerading as malignancy: a cancer misdiagnosed:

“Use of synthetic mesh is a very common technique for repair of abdominal wall hernias. If, like our described case, these meshes can mimic an invasive cancer, then the patient’s surgical history becomes a crucial element of MDT discussions”