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for sure, though part of me had managed to come to terms with things and was looking forward to having that area strengthened with a solid tissue repair. but any surgery is truly a big deal and i’d just much rather keep avoiding it if possible. and i certainly will be happy to not have to spend the money.

i had even asked him if perhaps my…[Read more]

Quick update. Saw Belyanksy again. Seems it might have been a false alarm somehow. Felt what he thinks is perhaps a small lipoma maybe upon coughing but not like a full-on hernia, and something so minor he said don’t do anything unless it’s totally bothering me. And if he did need to do anything, it would only require a smaller incision and some…[Read more]

@MarkT Directly from the patient coordinator at Shouldice. I contacted them. The 2-3 years is for cases requiring general anesthesia. They just rarely do that. “2 per week, but demand for outweighs their resources.” Because I had mesh removal, they said it would probably need to be under GA. They stated specifically that at the moment “wait time…[Read more]

Directly from the patient coordinator at Shouldice. I contacted them. The 2-3 years is for cases requiring general anesthesia. They just rarely do that. “2 per week, but demand for outweighs their resources.” Because I had mesh removal, they said it would probably need to be under GA. They stated specifically that at the moment “wait time for GA…[Read more]

FYI – Shouldice is a 2-3 month wait just for a consultation. Then surgery would be another wait. If you need general anesthesia, like they suggested I might because of ‘all the damage from mesh removal,’ it’s a 2-3 YEAR wait for surgery. I do think I could convince them to do mine without GA.

That’s very good to know, thank you for checking with him! I would still very much be open to getting a follow-up surgery with him if at all possible.

Hi didn’t say. And I don’t know enough about the procedure. But he got back to me again later and basically just copied Michael Rosen from the Cleveland Clinic on the email and suggested the two of us connect. Will see if he chimes in.

I need to verify this is definitely a recurrence, and the nature of it, and find out the size, and speak to…[Read more]

Very interesting, thanks. I didn’t see anywhere that they discussed how
much participants drank, and they seemed to suggest much more study was needed, but I do think this was consistent with some other stuff I read (though this is more scientific).

FYI – I reached out to Dr Ponsky this morning and he immediately responded, saying he can’t do the procedure himself because he works at a children’s hospital, but he is going to look into finding someone nearby who he could help do the procedure, which I thought was interesting. He said it may work very well for me. Obviously I’d be super nervo…[Read more]

Thanks, will do.

And another recurrence after this would be very bad. Would probably have to go back to mesh and just deal with it.

Thanks. I did ask, and he didn’t really have a lot of recommendations for tissue surgeons. While I know he’s great with the robot, I know he’s also an experienced abdominal wall reconstruction surgeon, and must do a fair amount of tissue repair even if it’s not always for inguinal hernias. while it’s probably mostly robotic, I’m sure he’s got pl…[Read more]

To add to this, I found out today Sbayi is leaving his current place of employment. Don’t have any more info but was told he’s not taking patients and leaving Stonybrook.

David – my original hernia was indirect. I think it wasn’t particularly large, though I did have a noticeable bulge that I can push back in at times. My BMI is right at the border of normal and overwieight but only because I am especially dense and have a fair amount of muscle. The BMI stuff doesn’t really apply well to me. I look very thin.

i’ve talked to some reputable surgeons since the mesh surgery including Belyansky, my removal surgeon, and they all suggested that at my age at the time of surgery (41) and with my athletic and thin body type, i probably should have always been steered toward open tissue repair. most of them think mesh is fine, but in hindsight open tissue repair…[Read more]

I do still have issues and they are similar to before the mesh was removed, but they are better. less of the tightness. i am glad so far that i had it removed. i have not yet (after a year and a half) ‘gotten back to normal.’ but i am better in some important ways. i am very active. i am hoping in a few years there will be more improvement that i…[Read more]

hey guys –

yeah, so I did reach out to a bunch of people and got mixed messages. Next door neighbor had three hernia surgeries and is totally fine. Only issue he had was the first open repair he got while in the army failed and he had it replaced with mesh, and then he got another mesh on the other side later. Had the usual stuff he said over a…[Read more]

Hey Ben –

Thanks for this. It’s a great update. It’s also very interesting as it partially speaks to the aspect of all of this related to the very nature and perception of pain. I had removal in Feb. of last year (2021) and still have some soreness and discomfort, though it is better than it was before removal and I think is improving a bit with…[Read more]