Reply To: Scar Tissue Mesh? – Dr. Towfigh

[Good intentions]

quote katiebarns:

It’s been a year already and I’m losing hope. I can’t walk and stand without pain anymore.

Hello Katie. I’ve found at times that I can get a persistent sore spot, even after 90% mesh removal, that does not resolve with rest. Instead, working the area by running, hiking, or biking relieves the pain. Vigorous activity that causes heavy breathing and blood flow. My theory about why it works is based on Dr. Bendavid’s proposal that the small pores of the mesh cause nerve damage in the tissue that occupy the pores. The small pores are dead zones, toxic to the nerves that have grown back in.

It’s counterintuitive but if nothing else works it might be worth a shot. I think that the heavy breathing causes more fluid flow in the lower abdomen than just stretching or working out or walking. I have gone several days with no change until I decide to just do something because it’s not getting better.

I am not a medical doctor so use your own judgment. This is just my own experience. Some time on an exercise bike might tell you something without causing too much extra pain.

Here is a link to Dr. Bendavid’s paper. http://file.scirp.org/pdf/IJCM_2014072117033945.pdf