[Monika]

Hi William ,
Are you thinking of going to Oxford hernia clinic? Do you know if they are good at the bassini repair? It would be amazing if you could just get your hernia done in the Uk .

[Monika]

Hi William,
When are you planning to go? You will definitely need good health travel insurance. They are not to expensive .I am planning to go to Dr Kang hopefully in July latest in August . I don’t think you need any specific vaccinations for South Korea . I was looking into it but didn’t find anything on it. Maybe Mike M might help you as hew was just there.

[Monika]

Hi Dr Kang ,
Thank you for explaining that to me . I am considering coming to South Korea very soon for the operation. Do you perform any exploratory ultrasounds before the operation to rule out any other potential missed hernias (occult hernias ). I have one left femoral hernia that is 7mm and an inguinal hernia on my right side 6mm that doesn’t bother me at all . However I am worried that there might be other potential hernia.
Would appreciate your feedback .

[Monika]

Hi Mike T , thank you for this very detailed information . I am actually overwhelmed how everyone on here is so helpful .I’ll will definitely contact Shouldice hospital. I am worried as from what I have been reading famoral hernias are complicated and have higher risk of complications during and after operation . On top of that it’s an uncommon hernia so unfortunately there is not many specialists.

[Monika]

Dr Kang , could you please tell me how do you perform the famoral repair with your method? Is it a tension repair?

[Monika]

Thank you so much for your information Dr Kang . Do you think tissue repair is a good choice for famoral hernia?

@ Mark T , thanks again for being so very helpful ! Having 4 hernias it’s actually super scary at the moment I truly don’t know why as I am 39 year old very slim non smoker non drinker women , and I just don’t understand how this is actually happening . I have also read that famoral hernias are uncommon. I am worried that there has to be something wrong with my collagen production . How long did it take you to organise the trip to Dr Kang ? I am not fully vaccinated just had one dose after which I developed myocarditis. Do you know if not fully vaccinated ppl are allowed in the South Korea ? I had Covid as well in February .

[Monika]

Hi Mark T,
Thank you so much for the info. I just contacted Dr Kang as well . How long did you wait for response from their hospital?

[Monika]

Hi Thunder Rose,
Sorry to bother you again however I am in a bit of emergency situation as on top of my inguinal and umbilical hernia they now found a famoral hernia as well! I have been looking for any info on famoral hernia but can’t find much . I know you were preparing for eventuality of your hernia being famoral hernia. Did you ever consider tissue repair if your inguinal hernia was actually famoral hernia? If not could you please tell me why not? And what sort of repair were you prepared to have if it was famoral hernia. I really don’t want to go with mesh .
Would really appreciate any feedback you may have .
Monika

[Monika]

Thanks, I am truly hoping that somehow the person who was doing the ultrasound was wrong and MRI might be better .

[Monika]

I am in Australia . I might try MRI for the famously hernia . Probably silly of me but I am hoping that just maybe they have made a mistake on ultrasound .Wow six hernias that’s a lot, but the way I am going I might just get there which is terrifying.

[Monika]

I actually thought the same as you do .I am doing all the exercises that should be helpful in theory .I also take collagen supplements in hope that this might somewhat help . My epigastric hernia got smaller and the lump is soft not hard anymore so that’s really great . However my umbilical hernia hurts now and I’ve got a fourth one . I am actually worried if it’s because of the exercise… I feel like I am going crazy . Just really disheartened that they found a famously hernia which from what I understand are more dangerous and watchful waiting is not advice . I’m thinking if MRI might be better at accurately diagnosing hernia ? Do you know anything about it ? Thank you for always being so helpful .

[Monika]

Thanks William , my anxiety is thru the roof to be honest . I just don’t get it how is this even possible . One women had post operative incisional hernia she actually had 2 of these same size and the doctors said if they would operate on here the chances for the hernia to come back is big so she wasn’t the best candidate for operation . The other lady had umbilical hernia. Both those cases were true (no sake oil) they did quite a bit transverse abdominal exercise and lots of fascia release and somehow it worked for them.
I am even more anxious now as my umbilical hernia is starting to hurt a bit .

[Monika]

Hi William and Mike,
I actually can’t believe they now found a 4th hernia ! Very upsetting I guess this means there must be something wrong with my collagen production? I am more worried now as femoral hernia have much higher chance of strangulation I also don’t know anything about them, which repair would be best etc. Mike you had your umbilical hernia done with Dr Kang. Do you know what sort of method he used to close the hernia? Thank you both for your help . It’s really disheartening to have 4 hernias . I actually hoped I’ll will be able to heal them naturally as I met 2 women who healed they 5 cm hernias with exercise. They actually did ultrasound and the hernias where gone.Unfortunately I don’t think this will be the case with me.

[Monika]

Thank you Mike , I have umbilical and inguinal hernia as well, and in Australia no doctor wants to perform umbilical hernia with just sedation .Really appreciate all you great information.

[Monika]

Hi Mike ,
Did you have just a local anesthetiser for you inguinal and umbilical hernia ?

[Monika]

Hi Alephy ,
Would you mind telling me what sort of fascia exercise do you do ?

[Monika]

Sorry I meant to say I haven’t measured my hernia.

[Monika]

Hi William,
There is a physiotherapist in Brighton,Uk he dose not advice AB exercise but stretches of groin area .You can look him up brightonsporstherapy.co.uk . He might be helpful to you .

[Monika]

I get that. It’s a shame they all prefer mesh repair . To be honest even tho I am in Sydney I would be super happy to go to UK for the op 🙂 it just feels better as that’s where I lived for a long time and my family is there too so it wouldn’t feel so daunting and scary . I was just hopeful you found something in the UK.

[Monika]

Dr Kang ,
I understand you don’t perform McVay technique as it’s more complicated and carries more risk to the artery and vain. Could you please write how do you perform the femoral hernia procedure to minimise any recurrence as well? Also do you perform abdominal wall strengthening technique to treat all the hernia rings so that an inguinal hernia dose not occur postoperatively? Do you look for any occult hernias during the operation?