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To address @deeoeraclea, ultrasound or other imaging is used to diagnose an inguinal hernia when examination is non-diagnostic.
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Multiple large population studies, modern and older, have shown that chronic pain rates are similar for mesh and non-mesh inguinal hernia repairs.
These are both US and European studies.
Let’s not forget that when mesh repair was invented, patients were admitted to the hospital for 1-2 weeks after their tissue repair. Pain was considered a given with the tissue repair. The invention of mesh repair was to reduce the pain by patching the hernia and thus reducing tension, which was why there was so much pain.
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Kegel exercises, when done correctly, should not be straining. You should be pulling up on your pelvic floor, not pushing it out. And so it should be ok with hernias.
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Surgery has risks. If you had a gastric bypass or a colon resection or a gallbladder operation, they all have a long list of potential complications.
The chances of the bladder being involved in the repair is not among the commonly noted complications, but it can and does happen.
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In some situations, the mesh either touches the bladder too closely or is intimately involved with the bladder and this can cause bladder pain, especially with full bladder, with urinary urgency. Also, sometimes, depending on the technique, the bladder is scarred over toward the hernia repair, and this can cause pain with full bladder.
In those situations, surgical release of the bladder adherence off the mesh can help.
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This was a great session with Dr. Krpata. Great questions from all who participated. We dedicated the entire hour to Chronic Groin Pain.
If you missed it, you can watch the entire session on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y_7MYEFKCQY
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Ice is an anti-inflammation. Hernia pain is inflammation. So, use ice.
Hear is a muscle relaxant. And it Increases blood flow to the area, which will increase the inflammatory response. Don’t use it for hernia pain. It will make the pain worse.
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Fantastic and such an informative hour. We discussed in detail and very specific fashion everything you need to know about mesh reaction. If you missed it, I highly encourage you watch this on my YouTube channel here:
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We discussed everything you need to know about hernias among children, from newborns to teenagers. This was with Dr. Todd Ponsky, the US top specialist in hernia repair for children.
Watch the full hour here: https://youtu.be/CykxG7NAPN4
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Yes, Ovitex comes in the form of fully absorbable, like other biologic meshes, and also in a variety of sizes. All this information can be found on their website.
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You can watch and listen to all the questions we covered on HerniaTalk tonight. We covered a wide range of topics, related to mesh, non-mesh, choosing the right surgeon, knowing what questions to ask your surgeon, and more.
Go to my YouTube channel to watch:
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Great session on chronic pelvic pain and details of its evaluation and treatment. Thanks to Dr. Aliabadi for sharing her knowledge. Very direct discussion and lots of questions addressed.
You can watch the whole session on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/C11umkiGgJ0
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Yes to all your questions.
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This was indeed a great session of HerniaTalk. We spent nearly the entire time taking about the role of the FDA in past, present, and future clearance of hernia mesh devices, especially mesh.
You can watch it’s entirety here: https://youtu.be/Fz76SCdSV8M
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The company making Proflor mesh is bankrupt. I’m pretty sure the mesh is not available in the US.
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This was a great session. So much valuable information on the evaluation and treatment of sports hernias, athletic pubalgia, occult inguinal hernias, and other groin pain.
You can watch the full hour on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/lM-8kTSAzY8
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Correct. It is all hype.
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We had a great discussion about the specific decision making related to performing hernia repair among patients with cancer. The philosophy of approach is different than the average patient.
You can watch the full discussion here: https://youtu.be/J-3HMPT1KLo
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Wow! That was quite a session. We had the most questions for Dr. Yunis… so many that we zoomed through as much as we could and still had so many questions left unanswered.
You can with the full hour here: https://youtu.be/xcS6imYt-bA
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Thank you. Best of luck