Good intentions

I was also interested in this device, as according to their studies it promotes the growth of healthy tissue (not scar tissue that is), because allegedly the 3d mesh moves freely: I don’t think I read this w.r.t any other mesh device out there, which would be a major selling point…

While it is true that the inventor of the device also conducted…[Read more]

@DrBrown this is another interesting point. On the one hand there are no articles from the 1980s of chronic pain and hernia repairs, on the other some doctors (I think I also remember Dr. Towfigh mentioning this at one point) think that in the past chronic pain was assumed as normal, and this is why it was not reported/published. It is also…[Read more]

Hi Colin,

Personally I found your post very interesting, you described your personal experience with the two surgeries, which is what people have been doing here since the very beginning. No one is saying that they are showing scientific results out of one’s experience, for that there are medical articles (which are not submitted to this forum…[Read more]

Thanks a lot for the upcoming event! I have a question: some have said in the forum that push ups are “bad” when one has an hernia; is it true?

I seem to remember in the video that Dr. Jacob mentions WW as a valid alternative. It is interesting that doctors do not agree on this, and that the official guidelines do not recommend it; but then again it is considered a valid option also in the UK…

At one point I definitely thought that those against WW were mostly the mesh only surgeons…[Read more]

Good luck with your surgery! Do you know which procedure will be used?
If I may ask, how expensive is it in Germany? Will the UK NHS refund you?

I guess it all depends on what you (like to) do and how…
Did you have surgery and if so did it fix the problem so that you could go back to the gym?

From my side I had at one point small but fastidious pain and some cramps, but all these symptoms disappeared when (hear this) I stopped drinking espresso coffe and opted for normal coffe instead…[Read more]

I saw the video too, and I think many people found it interesting, as it seems to confirm that exercising with an hernia is fine and even recommended (despite some believing that it would make things worse).

As for the surgery, I have been told by some surgeons that one should get surgery sooner rather than later, as (they claimed) watchful…[Read more]

@drkang Thanks for your answer, which I think touched on all the points/questions that were raised, and in a very precise manner!

Thanks for this video, very informative! I was wondering, as hernias e.g. inguinal hernias are mostly caused by collagen depletion (or poor quality tissue), is or will there be a way perhaps in the future to “reverse” the trend and make the body regrow healthier tissue? Might in this case (some?) hernias get smaller/reduce?

Reading “..Mesh is now the subject of intense global scrutiny after reports of serious long term effects from material that has twisted, moved, disintegrated, or caused severe allergic reactions.” makes me wonder: if the pelvic mesh caused allergic reactions, shouldn’t one conclude that the same problem would be potentially present for a hernia r…[Read more]

I think in general it is crucial that any new method be published and discussed with peers, as it is the only Scientific way. This has also another big advantage: any new valid methodology can then be picked up by other doctors and offered in other places; remember, the number of hernia cases is in the hundreds of thousands if not millions…[Read more]

Hi Josh,

The back pain can be caused by the muscles unbalance as well as a fascia problem (the fascia is always affected in one way or another when having surgery).
I am wondering, is the pain you experience in the groin like a shooting electric current? (forgive my bad analogy)
Is the back pain in the form of spasms? (these can be truly…[Read more]

@drkang Thank you for your post. It would be great if your data could reach as many doctors so that your method/procedure would be available in other countries too.

I wanted to ask you an unrelated question. Many doctors say that in the old days when treating hernias without a mesh the patients often had to stay in bed for several days, which…[Read more]

I think common sense often goes a long way in solving a problem. Addressing the pain from mesh as seen by the brain sounds like propping a three pillar building with another bigger one next to it, rather than adding the extra pillar instead.

As for the doctors being under pressure and often criticised by the patients, I think part of this would…[Read more]

This is actually a question a patient should ask the surgeon before mesh surgery i.e. if problems arise, will you be able to remove the mesh, and if not do you have a plan to tackle the problems? (referral to a colleague etc)…

I think some surgeons will always “complain” that they had to use mesh because the patient had waited too long and the hernia was too big, it is the usual dismissal for a pure tissue repair (I have seen this myself i.e. a specialist saying my hernia was small, and another this-time-mesh surgeon saying at the same time that it was too big for a…[Read more]

If this were true, I would expect the Shouldice clinic to treat the smaller sized hernias preferably, while it seems as though they opt out when the hernia is smaller than a certain size somehow…..

I have Urticaria and also when under severe stress have severe nerve pain in the groin area (have had it since a child, it lasts few minutes but it is really debilitating; luckily removing the stress or e.g. stopping drinking coffee for a while resolves it, and it only happens once every few months).
So I am also extra careful on what goes into…[Read more]