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Hi William,
I thought I’d check in and just saw your message. Everything is still going well here. I do get a mild discomfort very occasionally if I do something that pulls or puts strain on the area, but its not real pain and it passes. I think this is just probably because its relatively recent and that side of my body is weaker generally – I am working on getting it stronger. I teach exercise and am doing everything including reformer Pilates so my life is back to normal which is great.
Dr Kang did explain to me that his method does avoid cutting unnecessary tissue. He described it very clearly using a picture of the area. This reassured me that this was the best surgery for me as I wanted the least invasive possible.

Let me know if you have any more questions.
Faith

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Ahh I thought so.

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Sorry William, when I click on my profile or messages it says there isca critical error with the website.

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Thanks William. I am now back in the Uk. I had rather a lot of luggage and after 7 weeks of recovery I felt okay to travel back. I was definitely more careful and thoughtful with my luggage than I usually would be. I feel fine since arriving home and everything still seems to be good with my surgery.
I didn’t see a message?

[Faith]

Hi William,
I am flying back to the Uk on Sunday. I am busy preparing to go so apologies for the delay.

The operation cost was 2000 US dollars and that included the overnight hospital stay, ultrasound, tests and consultation before and after the op. I think bilateral hernias cost is around 3000 US dollars.

I had some discomfort after the surgery, but no great pain. Dr Kangs advice was to rest for 2 weeks, so I listened to him and to my body. I began to increase activity after 2 weeks and this felt quite natural. I think 3 or 4 weeks with a small luggage would be just fine. I just think it’s important to listen to your body and do what feels right.

Prior to the the operation I had some discomfort but no real pain. The discomfort I felt seemed to get progressively worse as time went on and I felt the hernia was getting slowly bigger. I have a very active job so I think this possibly increased the pressure on the hernia.

I hope this answers your questions. I am happy to help.
Faith

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Hi William,
I have been in Korea for approximately 7 weeks post op by the time I leave. I am on a short holiday now with a suitcase 5 weeks post op. I am still being careful though with my luggage.

It was a local anaesthetic, I didn’t get any of the after affects of general anaesthetic.

The hernia was a bit larger than a golf ball. Its hard to describe what size it was. It wasn’t huge, but not tiny either.

I’m not sure about your last question as to what happens after a year or two if I have complications. This hopefully won’t be an issue, but perhaps Dr Kang would be able to answer this question better.

I hope this helps.

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Hi Good intentions,
Yes, i had a inguinal hernia surgery about 10 years ago in the Uk and they used mesh. This was before I knew about what mesh does to your body. I have had issues with my body and muscular tightness since the mesh and I think the second hernia could possibly be due to this.
I did not want any more mesh in my body, which is why I found Dr Kang.

[Faith]

Hi William,
Sorry I’m new to this site and not sure how replies work so I hope you see this.
The Covid restrictions are very good here in Seoul, masks are worn everywhere. Everything at The hospital is very organised and clean. I stayed at the hospital for the full day of my op(surgery was late morning), and also stayed that night and left around 11am the following day. I even took the subway home, using the elevators, but that method of transport might not be suitable for everyone. I had to quarantine for 2 weeks when I came to Seoul, but fortunately I was planning to stay for a long vacation anyway.
Let me know if you any more questions.