Curious to here from others who have had a LARGE mesh repair. After 5 hernia repairs AND a full abdominal Wall reconstruction with biological mesh, I now have 4 more new hernias. My surgeon will be doing what I am now calling the “screen door” surgery.. wrapping mesh around my entire abdomen, wrapping it around my sides and going up into my chest and down low, attaching it to my pelvic bone… this is the last fix we can do, I am seriously swiss cheese.. I have had mesh, had mesh removed, had biological mesh… I have had it all. Really want to hear from anyone else that has had such a big repair? Note: I am undergoing a gastric sleeve in a few weeks so that I can lose as much weight as possible before doing this repair so we have the most chance for success. I am currently 230 pounds, most of that gained in the last 6 years that I have been laid up with hernias and pain. I look 9 months pregnant right now with multiple hernias that are popping out all around my biological mesh. Thanks for sharing! BTW, My hernia has a name, Hernrietta…. and she has her own facebook page called Hernrietta and her sisters… if you want to read my journey, ask to join it… 🙂
.
