William Bryant
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I suppose if you can bear and manage the pain, although you should not have to, you could wait to see if it got better and if not then have neurectomy.
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Sorry to hear that herniacomps. Terrible. Hope you improve. Good Intentions may have some advice as in the body heals and keeps trying to heal.
Have you been told nerve ablation or neurectomy may help?
Personally I’d give it time if you can and also some people have said if they kept relatively active it reduced symptoms – hard to do if pain is caused though. Good luck
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Yes Pinto I thought similar. Also why select patients with chronic bladder dysfunction too? Id still like that know that is. Is it enlarged prostate or defuser muscle loss with some degree if urinary incontinence?
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Really interesting. Good find.
Just wondering…
What is chronic bladder dysfunction?
And what would conservative methods to relive pain be?Finally, I have often wondered why the medical profession is so obsessed with recurrence risk rather than pain risk. It seems it’s time and money. This was highlighted in a video someone linked to, think it was a comedy sketch. Possibly Pinto or Watchful. Be good to see that again.
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If they’re pessimistic about the results I personally would look elsewhere. I suppose it could be says at least they’re pointing out pitfalls. However I’m surprised they’re like that with a not easy to reduce hernia.
What were they pessimistic about specifically by the way?
You can, or could, have a no fee, no obligation consultation with the German surgeons at biohernia. You could try giving that a go.
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Thanks Good Intentions for the correction re anti mesh. It was just shorthand really. And I’d put myself in that category too.
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I believe Forum members Chuck and Good Intentions had bard of one type of another. They may post their experiences but both are against mesh as most on here are.
Perhaps if you searched the forum for bard it may help.
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Yes Sensei – good point about the mental impact and things like depression. It’s a feeling of uselessness and a major adjustment to a different life. Plus hernias, in UK, seen to be a joke condition. So when I was asked to help push a car for example I said I can’t have a medical condition.
It’s hard adjusting as I used to carry very heavy stuff and now I don’t. This point is not always taken into account so we’ll done for highlighting it.
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Silk sutures – KC…
Are these used to minimise risk of allergic or foreign body reaction or is there another reason/s?
Is there a chance they may increase the chance of recurrence?
(I think Dr Kang during a discussion on types of sutures suggested silk could increase the chance of a recurrence.)
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Good luck. Maybe the surgeon will have an idea of best repair option in the circumstances.
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That’s unfortunate but at least you know now and as far as I can tell open is ‘safer’ and less likely re chronic pain. Which tissue repair do you think it will be?
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KC, Pinto and Watchful etc…
Is this modification similar to Dr. Kangs? In that it’s different direction stitching? This was mentioned by Dr. Ralph Lorenz on the interview I believe and made clearer by Jack2021.
If it is similar it’s remarkable that two surgeons have discovered it and it gives (further) credence to Dr. Kangs repair surely?
Of course, like many things, I could have it wrong!
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Hello KC, please tell us more about yourself and if you are a surgeon where you practice.
The modified Marcy seems to be gaining ground as an option which is good as it seems less invasive. However I noticed in the linkec article it mentions pantaloon hernias, how were the direct hernias repaired in this scenarios?
Many thanks
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Ultrasound according to many is only as good as the person ‘reading’ it… It may be an idea to have a consultation with a hernia doctor/surgeon.
Or perhaps request further investigation if it’s NHS.
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I agree Pinto, it would be good to have more surgeon statements and studies about the healing. Sadly I’ve not found anymore information.
No offence taken at your posts at all!…. So far!!!! At least!!!
I realise I get things wrong and not the brightest button in the box so appreciated the corrections.
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It’s good that you’re still improving. I thought everything was okay now since mesh removal, had no idea you still got discomfort. Hop in time it will go totally. I suppose the plus side is it’s a lot lot better than when the mesh was still there.
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Brilliant Oceanic. I was only thinking last night hope we hear from you so thanks for taking the time.
Glad it’s calmed down. It does take time.
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Again from Baris, a mention that a Shouldice surgeon said muscles take roughly a year to heal after surgery
“They were even more shocked at the fact that the surgeon decided to reoperate after only a few months. The chief surgeon said that at the shouldice clinic there is a one year wait for re surgery as it roughly takes this long for the muscles to heal and be at a good enough level to be restitched”.
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Hello Pinto, I’ve searched and searched for the Desarda article about two years but can’t find it… I did recall something Baris wrote, not Desarda, and here is an extract
“Dr Michael alexander told me it could take up too two years for it to fully heal on the side with mesh but keeping it in was the best course of action at the time as it could of been risky.”
If you search the entire extract thing you’ll find Baris post, it’s a bit unclear (to me) if he is referring to the original surgery or the revision. But I know you are far more analytical and understanding of these things more than me (understatement).
(I think Dr Alexander was a shouldice surgeon).
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Hold stomach Ajm when you cough.
Can is operating word here I’d say. I think tissue failed within 2 years on the Desarda follow ups I read as there were two farmers who lifted heavy including at one time a sheep.