[jonsaunt]

I have Ehler’s Danlos and problems with hernia’s almost all of my life, including a rare internal hernia which caused a small bowel obstruction. I have no doubt faulty connective tissue has much to do with my never ending recurring hernias and severe reactions to mesh. Definitely a tricky situation.

[jonsaunt]

Thank you – I am extremely appreciative of the responses.

[USER=”935″]drtowfigh[/USER] Thank you! My 2nd opinion hernia surgeon said the biologic mesh was the wrong choice in mesh. The “swiss cheese hernia” was from a surgery to fix a small bowel obstruction caused by a rare internal hernia in 2006. The bacteria that grew from the drain cultures were Streptococcus agalactiae grp B, CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM, STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS
and a culture of the wound grew MRSA. Do I definitely need mesh because of the size of the gap?

[USER=”2775″]linzee.1018[/USER] 1018 – Thank you! yes I have autoimmune issues and many allergies. My personal opinion is that I did have an autoimmune type reaction to the mesh, which hasn’t helped the situation. How was your immune response treated?