Good intentions
@good-intentions
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Good intentions started the topic Watchful, could you summarize your experience at Shouldice? in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 week, 2 days ago
I’ve been seeing dribs and drabs about Shouldice on the forum, from yourself and others, and insinuations from others, apparently from separate conversations with you, that you feel that choosing Shouldice was a mistake. But it’s hard to tell if others are misinterpreting your comments or projecting their own views.
Could you possibly write up a…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Questions for visit to Hernia surgeon In Texas. in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 week, 2 days ago
Your questions indicate that you have just started to learn about the field of hernia repair. It is very complex.
The suggestion that the number of hernia repairs a surgeon has done will improve outcomes really only applies to certain types of problems. Experience does not apply to the fundamental issues with mesh repairs, the body’s response…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Need Referral for Non-Mesh Surgeon in Orange County, CA Surgeon in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 week, 3 days ago
Here is a new article from General Surgery News about incisional hernias. You are right to be concerned about finding the right surgeon for an incisional hernia. Just like in inguinal hernia repair you will find a range of views on how to repair an incisional hernia. From using mesh prophylactically, to avoiding the use of mesh if possible.…[Read more]
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Good intentions started the topic Neurectomy – a recent analysis in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 week, 6 days ago
Here is is an elaborate paper trying to show that a specific method of neurectomy is effective at reducing chronic pain from inguinal hernia repair. Unfortunately, they could not draw a firm conclusion.
It has some interesting parts and references. Overall, it looks like an attempt to show that laparoscopic (“minimally invasive”)neurectomy has…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic How long should or could you leave a hernia in the forum Hernia Discussion 2 weeks ago
Here’s a thought for those considering bad stories about surgeon interactions. Imagine that a certain, very active and opinionated, person from the forum was interacting with a surgeon in the way that they have commented about people on this very forum. Very complementary when they need something, very negative when they don’t get what they…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Big picture – Litigation – Perfix plug in the forum Hernia Discussion 2 weeks ago
Here’s another update on the Bard (now owned by Becton Dickinson) hernia repair mesh multi-district litigation (MDL). It’s hard to predict how the results might affect the field of hernia repair. If the lawyers focus on the use of low quality polypropylene and the fact that Bard did not disclose it to patients or surgeons then the solution for…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Need Referral for Non-Mesh Surgeon in Orange County, CA Surgeon in the forum Hernia Discussion 2 weeks ago
You probably meant ventral hernia repair. Also known as incisional hernia. Herniation from the incision area of a previous surgery. These are different from inguinal hernias in that they are typically outside of the inguinal region of the abdomen. The inguinal canal is not involved.
Three is still much discussion ongoing about whether or not…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Big picture – Litigation – Perfix plug in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Hernia repair mesh made the big time in the world of mass torts. Right up there with Roundup, Camp Lejeune, and talcum powder. Here is a review.
“Hernia Mesh
The hernia mesh lawsuits involve claims that mesh implants used in hernia repair surgeries were defective and resulted in…[Read more] -
Good intentions replied to the topic Big picture – Litigation – Perfix plug in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Here is another Atrium product. The date at the top of the page seems wrong, there’s a 2022 update in the text but the last date is 2021.
Not fish-oil coated, just run-of-the-mill polypropylene knitted mesh.
Apparently a settlement was reached. I think that the…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Big picture – Litigation – Perfix plug in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Atrium C-Qur, the fish-oil coated mesh, still seems to be working its way through. Here is an update from September 26, 2022. Not so long ago.
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Good intentions replied to the topic Big picture – Litigation – Perfix plug in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 weeks, 3 days ago
I realized that the page I had been linking here had articles about other manufacturers involved in other lawsuits.
Pretty fascinating how the wave is growing. I am just passing in fo along as it becomes available.
Here are a few new ones. Surgimesh. I provided a link about it in my other thread about Types of Mesh.
Surgimesh is part of a…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Types of mesh and their manufacturers in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Surgimesh is part of a new polypropylene material lawsuit. This is from March 2022.
Typical mesh implanted, major problems, mesh removed.
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Good intentions replied to the topic Types of mesh and their manufacturers in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 weeks, 3 days ago
I just came across a type of mesh that I had not seen before. Some of these new products get introduced but don’t get much publicity. Hard to compete with the big guys.
Dr. Ramshaw was involved. The video is from seven years ago. It’s not clear if “Advanced Hernia Solutions” was a side venture. 2016.
The mesh is made via a non-woven method.…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Soliciting advice, and maybe input from Dr. Towfigh in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Chuck, I have written quite a bit on the forum about the recovery from mesh removal. I don’t have any strength issues. Over the years the only thing holding me back had been the knowledge that I would be sore for a few days after extended activities. Instead of hiking five miles I would only hike two, for example. Plus there was some concern…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Soliciting advice, and maybe input from Dr. Towfigh in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Is it possible that the pain and swelling is the result of external forces causing internal irritation? Like the elastic band pressure of whatever you are wearing? I had found that certain clothes caused irritation because the waist height caused pressure at the bump left by the original direct hernia area. In my case though, there is still a…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Alan keen —any update for the group? in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month ago
It might be worthwhile to go a little bit deeper in to the type of “chronic pain”. It could vary from a twinge when lifting a heavy weight to soreness after a ten mile run to inability to focus when simply sitting at a desk. The more vague the definition is the easier it is to maintain the status quo.
The word debilitating is the one to really…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Non-mesh doctor recommendations near the Los Angeles area? in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month ago
Dr. Nguyen might be worth a call. I don’t know what exactly is involved when one doctor sells their practice to another. He might be a run-of-the-mill laparoscopy surgeon, or he might be carrying on Dr. Brown’s non-mesh work. Or maybe he uses laparoscopy for athletic pubalgia (sportsmens’s hernia) and non-mesh for inguinal hernias. Not…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Big picture – Litigation – Perfix plug in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month ago
I just came across an older article about litigation in General Surgery News. One of the Top 5 articles of 2022.
Dr. Voeller is interviewed and argues both sides of the issue. He points out that the 510(k) process has allowed untested materials in to the market, for transvaginal mesh products. But he seems to forget the fact that the hernia…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Mesh Removal Question in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month ago
Andy Elliot, you really should get your medical records. There are many different types of mesh and some of them might be made of a material that explains your symptoms. Progrip has polylactic acid, which is meant to degrade over time and be absorbed by the body. Atrium’s mesh had an Omega-3 fish oil coating on it, which has been shown to cause…[Read more]
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Good intentions replied to the topic Acknowledgement that chronic pain is real by the Editor-in-Chief of Hernia in the forum Hernia Discussion 1 month ago
I really do wish that I could post some news of progress. I just can’t find any. Professional researchers keep confirming that mesh repair causes chronic pain at rates in the teens. But it seems to be accepted as normal now.
This seems to be the “Collection” that Dr. Campanelli refers to. There’s not really much there.…[Read more]
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