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Thanks GI, what you have written is all good stuff. I’m very nervous about taking the next step forward as it will be nigh on impossible to go back if I make the wrong choice and end up with daily pain as I see on these forums. For my part I’ve never had any issues with the mesh in place since 2011 until November 2018, nothing at all. I need to get more than one opinion I think? I did email my last surgeon whom I know is active, but he hasn’t responded…..yet…..

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If I have to go with Laproscopic, is it always a requirement that the person is knocked out cold?

Thanks

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quote drtowfigh:

Agree with [USER=”2042″]Jnomesh[/USER]
If the original repair was done open and it is a simple recurrence, then laparoscopic repair is the next best option.
MRI pelvis will show the mesh as related to the recurrence.

Thanks Dr. Towfigh

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Thank you all for taking the time to respond. I guess a first step is to get an evaluation of whether this is something new or a mesh failure or something entirely unconnected with hernia. I went 6 hours on Christmas day with the area completely flat and me moving around as normal. Then back to the usual pattern as described in my first post. It was an open mesh repair done under local in June 2011, no trouble at all, quick virtually pain free recovery, never thought about it until about 6 weeks ago.
Is there a scan procedure that could show exactly what is going on before I make my next move or some non surgical way of figuring what has happened?
Thanks again for your input.