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You just got really unlucky I think, no fault of the surgeon

This forum really has been destroyed by the so called upgrades

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You are so soon after surgery, you’ll likely still not feel normal again in that area for 6 months or longer so just be patient, there are many changes going on inside that take a long time to fully heal

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The fixation technique can cause issues which is why its seen as a positive not to fix it as a suture or tack into a nerve will give you chronic ongoing pain

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Thanks for sharing GI

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The most important thing is to find a very exeperienced surgeon who only does hernia repairs, I wouldn’t have laproscopic personally and many surgeons who practiced this in the past have gone back to open repair as they think it’s a better approach. I perosnally had a Shouldice type of repair as I just didn’t like the idea of a huge piece of mesh in me that can initially be just fine but destroy you years later. Time will tell if I made the right decision but I’m 6 months out from surgery and feel just fine, no pain at all.

You’ll read pros and cons for all the solutions but do your research and then pick your posion, there is no fix thats perfect and has zero chance of chronic pain.

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I think everyone is aware MarkK is another Chuck sock puppet account

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Hope you make a swift recovery, you’re a braver Man than Me letting a 75 year old operate on You

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Hi Watchful thanks for the advice, I’ve been pain and trouble free and only recently I’ve been getting some aching and mild testicle pain when seated so I’m fairly sure the recurrence is what’s now causing the discomfort, at the moment the hernia is only 1cm x 1cm according to the Ultrasound, would it not be better to get it fixed now whilst small as they inevitability become larger which then makes the surgery more complicated. One surgeon I spoke to said it’s small enough to be stitched up or even a small piece of mesh the size of a quarter putting over it after the stitching. I’m worried full laproscopic surgery for a 1cm hernia is overkill as I know they’ll cover both sides with a huge piece of mesh.

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GI, I’m in the UK so Dr. K is not really an option, thanks for the advice

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Thanks GI for the detailed response I appreciate it, the direct hernia is definitely in the same area but obviously I don’t know if it’s a new one or a failure of the past repair.

I’m just concerned after Dr.Towfighs advice that a second open repair should never be attempted but I know Dr. Conze would likely do this as he definitely doesn’t do laparoscopic procedures.

I’m just so sick of the whole situation I hoped I might at least get 10 years from the repair or hopefully it saw me out, I’m 55. I am still frankly terrified of laparoscopic surgery, I think if I had that and it went badly wrong and left me in chronic pain I’d likely call it a day.

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It was 16 Months ago and I had a direct and indirect modified Shouldice repair done by Dr. Conze, there is now a small 1cm direct hernia on the same side, it causes some discomfort sitting in the car or an office chair but I’m ok walking or laying down

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Thank you Dr for the reply, all the people on this forum that seemed to have got totally destroyed by hernia surgery seemed to have had laparoscopic, I’m also in the uk and can’t seem to find many experts in this procedure, the surgeon in Germany who did the original surgery 16 months ago would opt to go open again, I’m so unsure of what to do now. Thanks

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Good spot, Chucks in drag now posting more utter nonsense about 25% testicle rate loss, will it ever end?

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This is so obviously Chuck again

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2 weeks for the scar tissue to form and for it to set I think, the mesh can still fold or migrate years later though.

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From what I gather some are self fixing but speak to a surgeon as advice on here can be sketchy, I’m not a medical professional just someone who’s had a hernia and learnt a bit on the way

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Hi Mark, your story shocked Me, I hope you are doing better now and are in a better place, please update as to how you are feeling now. I very nearly went to Dr.Koch as well but I read a review that was concerning and decided to have surgery with Dr. Conze instead in Germany, I’m also from the UK

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Please do and good luck with your next steps to get this sorted out

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Agreed, the awful mis-informaiton and fear he spreads does need countering

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I could barely walk to start with and then it was painful to walk any distance, but day by day I could increase my range. Hang in there it should get better, just listen to your body it wants to heal, give it a few weeks/months and you’ll notie week by week things improve.