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If I may ask,you went again for a mesh because you could not find a Surgeon for a tissue only repair? Or the hernias somehow were too big or complex?

I would also like to know…

So no one really in Switzerland 🙁

I think for some hernias it could just be fine…for some others not if the tissue is too compromised. But this is what many are saying here including doctors: there should be a tailored approach rather than one fixes them all ie mesh. The number of cases is also a problem

This is an excellent question: I guess if shouldice fails one can only use another technique or mesh?

Which mesh type? This question is the first one you will be asked here by those who know the most…so before surgery you had severe pain? Btw if I am not mistaken because of the Corona virus ibuprofen could cause you problems, maybe change to paracetamol

I would have thought with an hernia lying down would reduce the pain, nor the other way around…

Start with slow exercises focusing on form and feeling and check how it feels before through and after…it is interesting that depending on the procedure and or surgeon you are advised on exercise differently. Personally I would say there must be movement always! Slow intensity exercise can keep you fit and keep the body memory of movement. My 2 cents

I may be wrong but one thing is to remove the mesh which is the hardest bit and one thing is how you then fix the hernia….Dr.Brown might use shouldice or another procedure based on the hernia and what he finds once in….I am speculating on the many posts he contributed to which I always found useful and helpful

I have the same experience with reduced activity and lower back pain…I think it is probably the fascia that requires movement…is the weakened fascia or the muscles the problem with an hernia? Probably both….the nerves get caught in the problem and you might be seeing just that. I personally would recommend moving even if so slowly….

I am thinking a surgeon with the skills and approach as described above doesn’t probably exist in Europe. Even the pure tissue surgeons here just offer one technique mostly….

It is funny that many if not all of the points outlined in the article were already discussed here by members of the forum….the guy is also a Data Scientist apparently….the divide and conquer curse won’t be easy to defeat, especially as it all started with the health insurances first conquering and then dividing, politically

Thanks for the post! Can anyone on advice on a surgeon in Europe or even Switzerland with these skills as in @drbrown answer?

Couldn’t open it somehow…