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Thank you for that.

I’m really disappointed to hear Doc Brown retired, if indeed he did. Also sorry to hear @Wes Adair you are ailing so. My best to you that you get the help you need. Finally, much appreciated to @drtowfigh and to @Goodintentions for your helpful replies. Hey, both of you, great to hear the shop talk between doctors in the linked video. Fascinating.…[Read more]

@Al mundo, are you seeing a hernia specialist or a doc, say, at a general hospital? Could it be that he normally does mesh (?) but agreed to do non-mesh. If so, I would be keen to note if he ever said, “I recommend …” It’s unclear your doc’s speciality. If he normally does mesh, the “I recommend” statement is important because it may shift more…[Read more]

You gotta ask this–Pose this scenario: It’s Friday afternoon and you have two phone calls but can only take one. Which do you take? One is calling to make an appointment and the other is a patient with a complication from your surgery. Who is more important? His present patient with a pressing need or the potential increased income?…[Read more]

@momof4, thank you Susan for that. I was surprised and not surprised that testing is available but not reliable. At least it’s a start. You are brave for what you are going through. I hope things brighten up for you. You distinguished two things–allergy and foreign body response. The testing you mentioned was for the former, which probably means…[Read more]

@momof4, sorry to hear your mesh misfortune. Let me ask you as you might know: Can’t we be tested for allergic reaction to mesh in advance?

@spinotza, my understanding is that in the UK, watchful waiting is greatly pushed for financial reasons by the NHS. Are there specific guidelines by which to know when surgery can be done? From what I read if you use the public system you must wait. I wonder how much patients can know the criteria used for allowing surgery.

@spinotza, @holeinthewall, @alephy, thanks for your reports. We often don’t see such, so particularly helpful they are. Are/were your hernias reducible?

I feel your grief and wish this never happened. I also appreciate Igor’s response, for he summed it well fairly and with kind regard. You should know though that though you wrote considerately, it is still quite technical. Simply to understand better I hope you don’t me asking for clarification. You stated,

That he couldve just removed the mes…

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@spartan, you obviously are very happy and I’m glad you have had such a remarkable surgery and recovery. When I had my first car ride after my surgery, lateral vibrations like hitting a bump were extremely painful for me. And for a few days very painful to move out of bed, which required very slow negotiated movements to move from lying to…[Read more]

@goodintentions, no insult intended. A fact remains that certain concepts are culture-bound, as well as how medicine is practiced. Chaplains are typically certified and licensed in the US. It may not be the case elsewhere. I wonder about when religion needlessly seeps into medical evaluations. In principle, I believe it is best left out.

@spartan, I am happy that you got well connected and served, but religion is unrelated to hernia surgery. (Of course not your intention but bear with me a moment, please :). Mention of “chaplain” likely invokes Christianity or Christian minister in mind needlessly. If he were a monk or a rabbi, you would have likely ignored it. Religion was not…[Read more]

@GettingAnxious, I’m glad you’re feeling better. You asked a great question.

If I take my car in for an oil change but end up getting an unapproved engine overall, I would have solid grounds for compensation. Isn’t your situation like that? “I didn’t have a hernia at any point I had some overuse tearing in my groin as a professional dancer – and the one big surgery I got bilaterally was through … ‘sports hernia rep…[Read more]

@peterc, it’s been devastating for you, just devastating. You didn’t have a hernia but ended up getting a bilateral IH operation? Do I have that right? I’m really sorry for you. How mobile can you be? I’m unclear how you got where you are. Has an attorney helped to sort things out? Was your identity mistaken in the hospital? We hear sometimes of…[Read more]

Thank you for that because society so valorizes the doctor’s role that we sometimes forget they are but human. They easily can become enmeshed in unrealistic expectations held. However, listening is so vital a skill that without it, diagnosis becomes impaired if not impossible. Not every doctor can have the “bedside manner” so vaulted but surel…[Read more]

@HoleintheWall, isn’t that the truth. Thank you for the post.
@ajm222, I’m glad you’re feeling better and hopefully with some time will have put it all behind you. If I might say, it’s easy for people to feel despair and anger at themselves for choosing the “wrong path.” I can’t say about that but in case it relates, some HT members talked how…[Read more]