Alan
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1 year update (a little late, completely forgot I even had surgery!), no issues at all – no sign of any discomfort or pain, no numbness etc.
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I’ve never heard that name before but I guess that’s what I had? Direct on both sides and indirect on the right side.
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Those incisions are huge, is that normal for shouldice! I thought mine were large at 3.5cm :?-?|
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Wheelchair support at Incheon airport was excellent, straight through to the plane entrance then walked to the seat. my recovery was much slower than yours, I would have starved on my own! It’s interesting how the pain is so variable for different people, mine was two direct and an indirect so probably much more trauma to the area.
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The books not available yet, he provided a digital copy for patients only, I believe he does plan to publish it though.
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Yes, no pain at all now, just a bit sore after walking more than a few miles.
He’s only turned down one patient I believe, I think they had leukaemia.
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Excellent write up – I agree with your words on Stephen, a really nice guy and without him it would have been very difficult.
He injects locally in addition to the sedatives – I woke up during the last part but couldn’t feel anything.
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I did 14 hours to\from Korea with two direct hernias, only issue was swollen ankles. Being constipated probably puts more pressure on the hernias, I don’t think the pressure variance is great enough when they pressurise the cabin. I guess if it was large you could manipulate it back into your abdomen while reclined to reduce chances of strangulation?
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Once the local wore off I was in a lot of pain, I’ve never had any surgery before so can’t compare but it was an 8\10 for me the first night (I refused a pain killer injection shortly after thinking I was ok), second day\night there was no pain at all when in bed.
My pain is significantly better now, I’ve been moving about the house fairly easily and can stand upright without pain. I do have pain on the right side when standing for more than a few minutes which I’m hoping will improve – it’s still very swollen down there.
I had two direct and an indirect so Dr Kang said the pain was expected (Apparently direct hernias cause more pain than indirect when repaired).
I was the only patient that seemed to be in pain, everyone else was wondering about hours after surgery (some very elderly gentlemen with low mobility). A few left the same day and a few like me stayed overnight. I needed a wheelchair to get to the reception and crutches to get back to the hotel.
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Some people do not need any repairs after the mesh removal. If required then a meshless repair can be done after removal.
He uses both, depending on patient preference.
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That’s interesting about the ice, the nurses gave me two packs, one for each side and then a pair under each arm (my temp shot up on the first night). I found it did help with the pain but obviously only while applied.
I was stuck in the middle seat on the plane and didn’t want to disturb the chap sleeping in the isle seat 😂, will be changing to an isle seat for the return so I can move about (I’m 6’3″ so not much room to stretch)
I had my 1 week checkup with Dr Kang today which involved an ultrasound and chat. Everything looks good he said. Interestingly he said I had a small double indirect hernia forming on the right side which he fixed during surgery. He also said the right side has minimal chance of an indirect hernia so I’m hoping I won’t have to come back again for future repairs.
Pain is significantly better today, I’m a bit gutted I haven’t been able to tour Korea but as long as the repair is good and I can make it home I’m happy.
I asked Dr Kang about mesh removal and repair just now, he said he just completed one this morning, laparoscopic is not easy as he will have to remove the mesh via open surgery (Maybe best seeing a laparoscopic specialist?) but open mesh is not a problem.
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They gave me a load of ice packs shortly after surgery which helped a lot.
I’ll ask for a wheelchair at the airport, did you have any issues on the plane with pain? I might ask if I can have a isle seat so I can get up frequently. (My ankles were like balloons after arriving!)
Dr Kang said a direct hernia needs quite a lot more repair than indirect and would be more painful, especially bilateral. It’s very swollen but not red so he was happy to discharge me.
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I just got back to the hotel, I had to stay over another night as I had bad pain when standing. Had to get a wheelchair to the lobby and borrowed some crutches to get from the taxi to the hotel room (Stephen managed to get some from another department).
I guess I have a low pain threshold as every other patient was fully mobile the day after and out by 10am. I’m in no pain lying down so worse case I’ll spend the rest of the time in bed. I’m going back for a checkup next Wednesday.
The surgery was easier than I thought, arms and waist strapped down, area shaved and iodine applied. Then a hello from Dr Kang before the sedative was injected, that’s the last thing I remember until waking up just as Dr Kang was finishing up, I didn’t feel a thing.
Food was good, it’s rice, soup and a mix of pickles/kimchi. I ate the first meal shortly after surgery but once the local wore off I was in a lot of pain so skipped the next meal.
Dr Kang and Stephen were amazing as well as the nurses.
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Yes, I was asleep minutes after they injected my IV so didn’t see/feel a thing, woke up towards the end as he was finishing up. Pain is not great at the moment, trying to sleep through it (Will be staying overnight as it as a double hernia).
Dr Kang came round to check up, he said no issues at all during surgery.
I’ve got Acupan 0.9% on an auto doser.
They keep bringing me loads of Korean food which I’d love to eat but feeling sick. I felt dizzy earlier, they checked my blood pressure and said it was low so stuck another saline bag on.
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Just out of surgery, slept through most of it. The staff are amazing here, very friendly and a few speak English.
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That is a shame – he was excellent, have they mentioned a new English speaking contact for you?
I opted for permanent Proline on Dr Kangs recommendations after discussing with him, I was dead against anything permanent but he changed my mind.
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I’m in the UK. No pain here after 6 months.
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Dr Kang, almost exactly six months ago. I thought I had two direct hernias but he found an indirect on the right side which he repaired. He said the left side looked like it was unlikely to develop an indirect hernia so just repaired the direct.
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Me, I had two direct and one indirect.
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It was $3k (bilateral) for the surgery, flight was £800 and the hotel was about the same (2 weeks).