[William Bryant]

I haven’t had a repair but akways looking at it to see if it’s bigger… Or smaller

[William Bryant]

Thanks Johnson. That’s a must then

[William Bryant]

Thanks Stephen…
What about injections for travel. Any that you’d recommend!?

Also, I am a fussy eater, my partner will eat anything, but is English/American food available easily? I will try South Korean.

Thanks

[William Bryant]

Ive never really understood why recurrence is the worst thing, especially when it can be done again.

It’s not ideal and uses health resources, especially in ‘free’ systems like the NHS, but it’s got to be better than living in pain.

Put it thus way if it was a choice between a possible recurrence or possible pain which would most people choose?

[William Bryant]

Really interesting.

So right, ruining people’s lives to keep recurrence rate low is wrong. Misguided.

[William Bryant]

Can you keep us updated Roger please.

[William Bryant]

Glad this has been brought up… I always assumed with local you were fully awake, conscious, compus mentus (if that’s how it’s spelt) etc etc. Ie totally aware.

I did wonder how you stayed still enough.

If I have this wrong I’d appreciate clarification as I remember when I had surgery under general, when I came round they said, you don’t half wriggle. I wouldn’t want to do that with hernia repair.

I also recall that Dr Kang asks patients to cough during the procedure. Surely you need to be “with it” to do that.

I dont want to feel pain, nor risk accidental damage through movement. Is local ok for me?

My partner said you feel tugging and pulling etc but not pain as such. Is that right?

[William Bryant]

I filled in an insurance travel quote online and it gave options of 3 different cover types, including medical and repatriation cover.

[William Bryant]

Thanks Monika, Mark and Wlm…
I’m thinking of going late 2022 or early 2023.

I’m asking as the NHS website mentions hepatitis A and Hepatitis B but also…

Flu
MMR
Tetanus
Encephalitis
And
Rabies.

[William Bryant]

Good to hear it’s going well and this, I think, is an example of mesh success story that good intentions has a thread on, maybe add it to that too.

I haven’t had hernia surgery but have read a lot of forums where slight aches and pain on exertion carry on for a few years, which was true in my case after my (non hernia related) surgery. It used to get tight and achy, dull pain for about 3 years.

It’s still not as supple feeling at my surgery site if I press the area but gives no trouble in that there’s no pain or ache now.

[William Bryant]

Ive not seen a contributing surgeons page nor the Edit facility still. Can they be accessed using phone?

[William Bryant]

Pinto would probably know, he is very persuasive over the need to get best imaging possible before op I believe. I think he’s right it’s just that I’m UK I would have to fund it myself as NHS for hernias usually just do ultrasound.

[William Bryant]

Think that’s about right Mark going on NHS diagnostic imaging (my experience of, as mentioned in other thread).

[William Bryant]

Oh I think ultrasound can be unreliable from what I’ve read. I think surgeons say it’s because its down to the skill.and expertise of the person doing them.

[William Bryant]

On imaging I don’t know but I suspect MRI or CT would be better as the NHS only do ultrasound as standard and they usually keep costings to minimum..so on a lot of complaints they start with xray, then ultrasound, then CT etc. If x-ray isn’t very revealing.

Although with hernia they do ultrasound as a start not xray

[William Bryant]

I’ve just read about a woman who had 6 repaired but with mesh.

It’s probably not much use to you, as it’s mesh, but here’s the link anyway

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121153/

Are you in UK as USA people don’t seem to pust till later. It’s 9am UK time now

[William Bryant]

Oh that place in Brighton UK, believes it’s possible to cure them through exercise too

[William Bryant]

Have you done any exercises to see if they help?

I’m not advising you to as I’m not qualified, just wondered if you had?

I think it’s possible to reduce them through exercise, even surgeons think that, and I’m a believer that it must be possible to get rid of some completely naturally.

[William Bryant]

What hernias did the two women have Monika?

Feel very sorry about you having 4, I know how badly one affects me, outlook, anxiety, depression.

That said I’ve read of people having 3 repairs in one go..Mike had 2. So hope for everyone.

Sure I’ve read if someone who had 5 as well.

[William Bryant]

You’ve got it bad Monika.

I seem to recall Dr Kang has repaired femoral but can’t remember if mesh or non mesh and I can’t find it. Hopefully Dr Kang will post on here soon and see the question