Alexander

Very good questions, Mark. Have wondered the same… would be great to have docs or people that have gone thru the surgery weigh in.

Yes, any more insights on using this type of mesh for inguinal hernia repair would be appreciated. Do doctors see this mesh causing less chronic pain than other types of mesh? Is it easier to work with during surgery and therefore the placement and outcome are better? The fact that it’s only been around for 3 years… is that a concern that we…[Read more]

I’m sorry you had to go through that awful experience. Your insights on this board are so valuable for people like myself, who are going thru this for the first time.

Good Intentions – if you could have done it all over again what is the path you would have taken?

Thanks Dr. Towfigh… I don’t think he uses either of those mesh products. He says he uses the Ventrio ST. Have you heard of that mesh? What do you think of the procedure itself vs a traditional laprascopic repair?

Mark,
I’m in the same boat as you are. Want to have surgery with Dr. Brown but being on East coast and having to fly right now is not ideal. Also have to convince a friend or family member also to take that risk is even more difficult. May have to wait until things get back to normal and just hope her is doesn’t get worse.

I asked this on the other thread as well… Do the doctors believe a mesh repair would be better if one has an enlarged prostate or strains to urinate?

Would a mesh repair be better if one has an enlarged prostate then?

Good Intentions,

Thank you for all of that information. Very helpful. Leaving aside the mesh/no-mesh argument for now, and just focusing on the mesh technique, I wonder if that technique as described above does result in a lower chance of chronic pain and a shorter recovery time than a standard laprascopic mesh repair. If so, I wonder why more…[Read more]