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I posted on a similar topic a while ago. Linked below.

My main advice would be to educate yourself about what is involved in removal, know what was done during the implantation (neurectomy, lipoma dissection, etc.), and choose a surgeon who will leave you with good odds of a successful recovery.

Secondly, don’t expect to be immediately “well”.…[Read more]

Promising…some conflicting info in the paper but might just be a mistake that should have been caught during review:

“One patient developed a recurrence…The mean follow-up was more than 30 months. One patient developed a seroma, and one a hematoma. There were no signs of recurrence at follow-up…”. A table of results also indicates no…[Read more]

Does anyone know what size mesh Dr. Reinhorn uses?

Also, does anyone know of any doctors currently using P4HB (Phasix) absorbable mesh for inguinal repairs? The results of this study seem promising – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434400/

Thanks @Mike, I was the same the first few weeks, couldn’t walk or stand for too long without needing to sit down, my tension isn’t painful either just a sensation of pulling in the groin with certain movements, but I notice it’s reducing month after month, after walkking for a while it’s not there at all. Thanks for the encouragement, I agree a…[Read more]

@oceanic

The tension took a little bit for me to resolve. The first two weeks I had to sit down to reset it after standing or walk for too long. That didn’t last past the first month. Overall the tension for me was not “painful” at all but I would say 6mo to 1 year for me is when the tension started settling down to where I never noticed it…[Read more]

Messi10 I think Lionel Messi had hernia surgery not sure where but biohernia seems likely

Thanks Oceanic, I, also, thought it was Ola. They say you learn something everyday!

Here’s another interesting summary that gets in to the details of the premise being suggested for the problems. They distinguish between polyester and polypropylene. Some of it seems exaggerated but I guess that’s what lawyers do. Looks like they have their sites set one Progrip also.

It’s like reading an exciting novel in serial…[Read more]

Here’s a summary of the Covidien MDL. Parietex is a brand name used for many mesh products including the common flat mesh sold by Medtronic.

https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/covidien-mesh-lawsuits-bellwether-trials/

https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/products/hernia-repair/mesh-products.html

It has been pretty fascinating to follow the progress of the lawsuits focused on various hernia mesh products. Also kind of difficult since the various law firms that report on them generally don’t present information very well.

One thing I’ve noticed is that they seem to be working from a starting assumption that all mesh products are…[Read more]