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Laparoscopic or Open Approach
Yes, the constant pain is very difficult to deal with, but I refuse to give up. I am 49 years old and have lots of living left to do! I had my original femoral hernia repair done by a general surgeon, in Virginia Beach, whom I liked very much. I was having severe pain with the hernia and possible nerve involvement, so I think I should have pursued a hernia specialist to start with- hind sight is 20/20! Since the original repair, I have still been in severe pain, but the pain was a little better right after and the pain now is somewhat different. Dr. Belyansky performed a triple neurecromy, which helped with the burning, tingling pain, but did not resolve the sharp pain in my groin and around my pubic bone. I am now scheduled for open tissue repair of the hernia and lap mesh removal (before surgery we did discuss the possibility of mesh removal if neurecfomy did not resolve the pain, but thought we would start small). Mesh removal will be a much more difficult surgery, especially as far as recovery goes. Ready for the 2 year ordeal to be over!