phyrun
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parietex progrip removal, an exercise in futility?
I think people do need to be aware and yes be scared of surgery because every surgery carries risks. Some literature puts chronic pain from hernia surgery at 30% https://www.reference.com/health/severe-pain-after-hernia-repair-normal-using-mesh-abdomen-e5a503a94410edfa which in my opinion is too high. Even at 20% is too high. People should be scared given that many hernia be an elective surgery rather than mandatory, like it was in my case. Those percentages aren’t worth it for people like us. I feel sorry for those that got injured when it should not have happened in the first place.
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parietex progrip removal, an exercise in futility?
To give others some background. My inguinal hernia on my left side is about grape size, the one on my right side is smaller than that. My DR recommended lap, robotic surgery since I got the impression that it’s a low risk procedure. I made the mistake of getting the operation before reading this forum and many forums on the complications that could occur from Mesh. If I had to make the decision again, I would not have had any surgery because I think the risks are greater than the rewards, because for me, my hernia was small and it only bothered me when I did some extensive exercise like squats and deadlifts. Chronic pain for life isn’t worth the trade-off of being able to do those exercises. Fortunately, my outcome has been positive after the operation. It’s been 3 weeks since my op on 12/12/16, I didn’t need any pain med, didn’t need ice for swelling, just took stool softener and that’s it. I’m male, 40 years old, 120 lbs, 5’5″. If I had to do it again and if surgery was a must, I think I would have chosen the Desarda method because all these stories about Mesh are scary. I’m aware that chronic pan could occur with mesh or without, and like I’d said, I would opt to wait and see approach rather than surgery if I had to chance to do it again. I have the Covidien Progrip in me now and these stories are of a big concern down the road. I may not have any problems now, but who knows what will happen years down the road.
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parietex progrip removal, an exercise in futility?
I know this is an old post but reading the topic and horror stories of other mesh patients really scares me. I feel really sorry for those whose lives have been ruined by the mesh. Here’s my experience. So far perhaps I’m lucky but I have inguinal hernia on both left and right side. Operation done on 12/12/16 and now it’s 1/3/2017 so it’s been 3 weeks now. No pain, didn’t even take any medications after the surgery. just the very mild tugging and gas bubble sensation sometimes in the abdomen and groin, sometimes on the inner thighs which occurs once in a while. According to surgery report, Dr used Covidien Mesh ProGrip 15x10cm 70% collagen, 30% polyester. I’m Male, 40 years old. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I don’t have any chronic pain down the road. Should I be concerned? I’m not sure why the majority of the online chat posting seems to indicate that many people have horrible outcomes from the mesh.