[integratedbodyworker6]

Post Op Problems From Inguinal Hernia Repair

Is it possible to secure a mesh that requires affixing that is 4.5 X 6 in size with just one tack? I went to hospital and got a
copy of the “Surgical Case Record” to find out how many tacks were used. It indicated one.

I appreciate your comments and am going to try an arrange a trip to your office. My right thigh is now larger then my
left (Hernia was on right side.) And my leg tends to swell. I am doing lymphatic drainage to help that.

Thank you for your help.

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[integratedbodyworker6]

Post Op Problems From Inguinal Hernia Repair

I also have a “dent” or inward pucker on right side of abdomen which looks like tissue is being pulled inward.
Overall, I do not feel well…. There is no one in this area (Redding, Ca.) who is specialized enough to deal with this
situation. I need to go out of area. Sacramento/Davis or San Francisco are closest, if you could recommend someone.
However, I would make a trip to your office, as I have family a little over an hour away from there. Thank you for your responses.

[integratedbodyworker6]

Post Op Problems From Inguinal Hernia Repair

Hernia surgery was Nov. 19, 2014. Pain started about 2 months after surgery and started increasing. Saw physical therapist about 10 weeks after surgery for muscle spasms in adductors and area around surgery site. I have her report and biofeedback of muscle activity. My pain only slightly reduced.
Dr indicated tacks were around mesh (made half-moon sign with his finger). And also attached at lower abdomen. He did not indicate how many he used. I saw some of them when he showed me CT Scan on computer 2 weeks ago. There were 2 that stood out to me because they were very shiny and in area where I experience stabbing pain.
The dr described “pouching” as an extended stomach due to thin, stretched tissues in women who have had several children. I had 4. And as women age stomachs become extended. He said this was probably pulling on my sides and back and creating pain.
I DID NOT have pain before surgery. Nor was I having the tendency to “push out” abdomen prior to surgery. I was healthy, pain free and in good enough physical condition to do a tri-atheLITE. He had no comment.