DavidJ
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Hi: just reposting this as no responses to date. Thanks. DavidJ
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Thank you. Some more things to think about.
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Thank you for taking the time to respond Dr Towfigh. I appreciate it. I am still trying to decide between having a shouldice or lichtenstein repair and I can see there are pros, cons and risks to each of these methods. I am a man in my mid 50s. I am very slightly over weight. I have a smallish direct inguinal hernia on my RHS. I am find it very hard to make this choice. I know there isn’t a right answer. My gut says shouldice mainly to avoid having a mesh implant. I can see the intellectual case for lichtenstein. I suppose I should make the choice I am most comfortable with after taking advice from my sugeon and comit to that choice.
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Thank you for taking the time to respond Dr Towfigh. I appreciate it. I am still having difficulty deciding between a shouldice or lichtenstein repair as I can see that there are pros, cons and risks to each repair method. I am a 57 M with a primary direct inguinal hernia on RHS. My gut feeling is shouldice mainly to try and avoid mesh complications, but on an intellectual level I can see that lichtenstein seems to generally have a lower recurrence rate. Decisions, decisions. I suppose all I can do is make the best decision I can and try to be comfortable with it.
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I went to see a good hernia surgeon today. I do have a bilateral inguinal hernia (larger on rhs). I am leaning towards an open mesh repair, but going to take my time to consider options. I am still hopeful that natural healing is possible despite this being contrary to medical opinion. It’s hard to make an informed decision particularly as the information on line is quite anecdotal. It would be good tobe able to compare outcomes after 10 and 20 years say. My dad had a mesh repair in the early 90s and he is 91 now and says it has given him no problems. Intuitively it feels as if mesh would strengthen the repair. The other issue is that there are very few surgeons who do mesh free procedures which must tell you something, so options may be limited unless I travel. It’s good to have this forum to share on.