Alephy
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Alephy replied to the topic Telabio study of reinforced biological meshes in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months ago
Thanks Dr. SzoteK,
I am currently based in Switzerland, I would be thankful if you could let me know of any surgeons here or in the neighboring countries that use these particular meshes. I am still considering options so this at the moment would be just for information purposes should I decide to go forward with surgery…hope it makes sense…
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Alephy replied to the topic Telabio study of reinforced biological meshes in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months ago
OH btw less inflammation also means less likelihood for urticaria attacks probably I guess🤔
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Alephy replied to the topic Telabio study of reinforced biological meshes in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months ago
Is it correct to say that less inflammation response means less likelihood of pain and body reaction? Btw the article caught my eye as it also mentions absorbable meshes (in positive terms), for which there is not as much evidence. I think it is possible to infer from animal trials if they are in pain or not…albeit always done for short perios…[Read more]
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Alephy replied to the topic Telabio study of reinforced biological meshes in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months ago
Thanks for the info Dr. Szotek! I wonder, are the Ovitex meshes only sold/available in the US?
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Alephy replied to the topic General pain question in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months ago
I am no doctor but I seem to remember someone saying that nerves can also be educated and silenced. Perhaps the nerve blocks albeit temporary do stop the flow enough for the brain to rewire and slump down the importance of the signal….or the nerve block itself reduces inflammation which on turn reduces the nerve flaring…
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Alephy replied to the topic Sleep aid in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months ago
I never used them for this but I bet noise cancelling headphones could help! I can easily say I cannot live without them any more when it comes to relaxing working etc.
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Alephy started the topic Telabio study of reinforced biological meshes in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months ago
I just read this article
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/02/04/1979866/0/en/TELA-Bio-Announces-Publication-of-Results-from-In-Vivo-Study-Demonstrating-Favorable-Response-to-Reinforced-Biologics-in-Hernia-Repair.htmlIt seems reinforced biological even when fully absorbable show better results than the synthetic meshes… what I…[Read more]
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Alephy replied to the topic Nerve cutting in IHR in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months ago
Thanks for your answer! Are there situations when this is warranted or it just cannot be avoided somehow?
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Alephy replied to the topic My experience with Dr. Brown's Sports Hernia surgery in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months ago
I have heard from many doctors (also here) that one can exercise (in fact should exercise) with an hernia…I do martial arts and while I have not started rolling yet I still train by myself. The moment I physically cannot any more (e.g. because of pain) surgery would be most definitely on the table, but only then….
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Alephy started the topic Nerve cutting in IHR in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago
I am wondering, I have read in other posts that in pure tissue repairs sometimes the nerve(s) are cut (to what extent I still do not understand): is this also the case with open mesh repairs?or only some of them? if it is so this would be a strong indication for laparoscopy then….
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Alephy replied to the topic Best surgeons for mesh removal? in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago
I am wondering, do surgeons also cut nerves when placing a mesh with open surgery? Or is this only a pure tissue problem?
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Alephy replied to the topic Your definition of foreign body sensation in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago
I once watched a video from an Italian hernia expert who referred to the mesh body sensation as “the feeling of a cigarette packet in your pocket when you are seated”; he is an advocate of bio re-absorbable meshes (in fact I think he only uses those) which he claims do not have this problem.
Does the mesh bother/hinder you in any physical…[Read more]
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Alephy replied to the topic Proflor mesh in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago
Indeed!what I found interesting is that the proflor is self fixatimg and apparently promotes the growth of healthy tissue instead of scar one, as with all the other meshes (not sure about the biological ones)…
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Alephy replied to the topic Proflor mesh in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago
The proflor mesh is apparently sold by insith ria in India and also Italy somehow. ..
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Alephy replied to the topic Re-absorbable meshes and chronic pain in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago
As with any permanent implant unless they can provide sound long term numbers and address the significance of chronic pain or disfunction it is difficult to say anything…I would assume naively that those implants that get reabsorbed at least are less likely to cause problems years down the road….also people claim they cause less short term pain
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Alephy replied to the topic How do doctors or hospitals choose a mesh? in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 1 week ago
It’s interesting that no doctor commented on this…🤔
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Alephy replied to the topic Re-absorbable meshes and chronic pain in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Thank you to Dr Szotek for the info!
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Alephy replied to the topic Hernia Mess Pain?? in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 2 weeks ago
This is what I have wondered about i.e. how common is it that people with a mesh repair will experience problems years after the original surgery? And are these people counted in the original ~15/20% of people having problems? (I would be surprised as patients are not followed up, certainly not for a span of many years)…
I would think 11 years…[Read more]
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Alephy started the topic Re-absorbable meshes and chronic pain in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 2 weeks ago
I was wondering, are re-absorbable meshes less likely to cause chronic pain/discomfort etc? I seemt o remember having read something in this line but I am not sure…
I am aware that some believe they are more likely to cause a recurrence, but as it was mentioned by many I think that risk is more acceptable than the chronic pain one.
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Alephy replied to the topic Best surgeons for mesh removal? in the forum Hernia Discussion 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Btw are nerves also cut during an open mesh repair?🤔
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