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  3/18 Mesh Removal… I cancelled :(

  Posted by Mando on March 18, 2026 at 4:45 pm

  Back story:

  1. Bi lateral Inguinal Hernia mesh (bard 3d max) installed 2021 (may have never needed it :<)

  2. Pain flair up near crease of hip with burning in 2024 May – August 2024 – Saw a doctor in Texas, Mazen Iskander

  3. Mainly subsided September 2024 – December 2025 (small burns if over active)

  4. Jan saw Dr. Belansky (couldn’t confirm anything as mesh placement apparently looks fine on CT)

  5. Pain evolved from hips to pubic mons, asis on both sides (mainly weird sensation on right), followed by pain radiating towards groin.

  6. Set surgery on 3/10 for 3/18…

  7. Essentially feel like a chicken out. (no sleep felt sick to stomach all night and bad feeling)

  Sadly I was not mentally prepared and postponed my removal today. In my defense I saw my doctor last Tuesday and he squeezed me into a cancellation. My pain has been been changing and getting lower, but I know it can spike. I still feel the new weird sensation in my pubic mons/testicular area.

  Something just didn’t feel right, I couldn’t sleep I my stomach was bad, and bubbling all night. My anxiety was bad, and all the time thinking… Idk if this will even help because the surgeon didn’t even guarantee if it could help.

  I’m going to see my pain and spine person, bite the bullet take the awful painful injection and do process of elimination. If that works awesome I know my issue, and that can guide what I do next. I want to exhaust the other options before subjecting myself to the knife one last time.

  I’m not a big believer but… When I had to do my preanesthia blood work and hour away on Monday I felt like the weather and the world conspired against me. It is a 1.2hr drive and took 3 hrs and I was late and had to beg them. Hopefully I didn’t burn this bridge, I’ve never cancelled a surgery in my life.

  However when I asked myself, when not in pain, “could I wake up post surgery and accept it is worse?” Or a bad consequence… The answer was no today.

  I still will update people on what I do to try and help myself.

  • This discussion was modified 17 hours, 5 minutes ago by  Mando.

  Mando replied 17 hours, 11 minutes ago 1 Member · 0 Replies

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