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Hernia surgery less than two weeks ago. No pain. But I have a question…
So I had an open mesh inguinal hernia surgery less than two weeks ago. As of right now i am happy to say I have no noticeable pain. All I notice is some post op swelling, which I understand is normal.
However I was sitting on the sofa last night with my two nephews and one of them (5) was running on the sofa and slipped/ tripped and his knee landed right in the area where my hernia was. It didn’t hurt too much although slightly for a moment.
Now perhaps I’m being paranoid, and I’ve noticed no bruising or redness of any kind and overall I feel normal. Still no noticeable pain.
But I’m wondering if I should be worried. Could this have done damage to the mesh? Could my hernia come back because of this? I apologize if this is a stupid question but I just want to be sure the mesh won’t come loose because of this incident.
Ive been good about not lifting anything and I’ve been laying low like I’m supposed to. And overall being diligent about heeding my doctors restrictions.
Any insight is helpful. I would just like to put my mind at ease.
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You should be fine. It’s not that easy to make these repairs recur.
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Here’s a good video from a SAGES presenter.
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3nd try, got Unapproved. Removed links. I’ll try to post them later. Good luck.
The Prolene Hernia System (PHS), plug and patch, Onflex, and a variety of others, are implanted via open surgery. Knowing the details of your surgery will help. “Open” repair is also known as anterior approach. From the front. If you want to search more.
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2nd try, got Unapproved. Maybe too many links.
The Prolene Hernia System (PHS), plug and patch, Onflex, and a variety of others, are implanted via open surgery. Knowing the details of your surgery will help. “Open” repair is also known as anterior approach. From the front. If you want to search more.
https://www.jnjmedicaldevices.com/en-US/product/prolene-polypropylene-hernia-system
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The Prolene Hernia System (PHS), plug and patch, Onflex, and a variety of others, are implanted via open surgery. Knowing the details of your surgery will help. “Open” repair is also known as anterior approach. From the front. If you want to search more.
https://www.jnjmedicaldevices.com/en-US/product/prolene-polypropylene-hernia-system
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