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The lead-off article of this thread does nothing but raise patient anxiety. In the middle of the article, it states,
“… it’s possible that some patients had sexual dysfunction or painful sexual activity as a result of the hernia and not the procedures to repair them, Soybel said.” The end quotes another expert as saying SD is a known p…[Read more]

I enjoy, well almost, running (actually jogging). So I was keen on what docs say about it and not one I have asked or read have recommended against it. I’ve concluded that the range of affliction is so so vast among patients that it’s hard to say. Mine was a medium sized IH and never gave me pain after a jog. I usually wore a truss for support…[Read more]

You’re welcome, William. Absolutely, I’m sure you read correctly that hernia can cause sexual dysfunction. Well, how many cases from among the millions afflicted? And how is SD defined?

Should we include @Bob, as he seems to 1) include testicle pain; and 2) assign the cause to hernia. It so happens that Bob recently had hernia surgery. You…[Read more]

A few years ago I read a positive review, probably here, about a non-mesh doc in the Philippines. Also you should consider Dr. Kang in South Korea. Being so close, you would be foolish if you did not consider him. His chief assistant Stephen, I’m sure, will be happy to consult with you by email: [email protected]

Could there be resentment there toward MDs in private hospitals because in the general public hospitals MDs apparently are paid less while scheduled more work (something I picked up from a Canadian MD blog)? Off-hand I would suppose such happens elsewhere as well. But it could be more a factor in Canada based on the info in this thread, putting…[Read more]

@Good intentions, you’re so funny. 😀 You so wish to edify us but neglect to know your own language.

Please consult the OED before you float your misdirected claims. To wit, “cash cow” according to the OED means,
“a business, investment, or product that provides a steady income or profit: traditional cash cows like cars and VCRs.” Even without…[Read more]

@Watchful, as always you come with interesting info; this time no exception. Wow, I have to say. The Canadian health care system keeps out non-state actors however enterprising they may be? But it begs a question: Shouldice Hospital is not private–it’s state owned? Or it is private but was begrudgingly allowed?

Gentlemen, you ran your…[Read more]

Rapapart’s article could be the most confusing technical article due to its writing mechanics I’ve read . The upshot is medically the relation of SD and surgery is completely unknown–in the end the medical expert reports that a hernia itself could be the cause of SD.

Consider that hernia (IH) is quite common–nearly 25% of men experience it…[Read more]

Gentlemen, let me assure you there’s no reason for alarm. If the Shouldice Method remains in high demand then in one form or another that hospital’s staff will continue to offer it. The only sticking point is if the new owner, the healthcare company, decided to phase out the SM, but it would defy basic logic to dispense with a cash cow. If demand…[Read more]

Has Voeller denied chronic pain exists as a complication of mesh surgery? I could be wrong but I believe I read him saying something like there are so many variables involved, it is very difficult to pin down. Perhaps he has been looking at it but as of yet has not found something substantive to float publicly.

Am I sticking up for Voeller, to…[Read more]

Your situation, if I recall, is a friend MD recommended your surgeon, which turned out catastrophic. If it were me, I would have been pretty relaxed and ready to follow whatever the doc said. At that time were you well aware about mesh issues? Was anything like that discussed between you and the surgeon? Do you recall back then if there was much…[Read more]

@Watchful, (1) I think previously you referred to Shoudice’s criteria for accepting an IG patient. Would you inform us about that?

(2) A camel’s nose in the tent is the fact that comparison studies of surgical methods may be inherently flawed because we don’t know how authentically the methods are truly represented. For example, it’s been said…[Read more]

@Chuck, you immediately begin by making false accusations, exemplifying my point that some HT members misread, misspeak, mis-see hernia matters. I am not “sticking up” for the doctor in question. Not at all.

As a matter of fact your mischaracterization early in this thread sent me onto a primrose path as I expected to find a scandalous doctor…[Read more]

PART 2 of Video:

“Dr. Voeller has been consulting with the big mesh companies since at least 2011.”

Oh my goodness, a mesh doctor would stoop so low as to consult with a business?! Oh come on say it’s not true!

“He is a professor at a research university.”

C’mon, really, some mesh doctors actually are on faculties at universities that emphasize research? I…[Read more]

@Watchful, I admire your perspective and know you are quite knowledgable about things, hernia. However, in this case, I think you are overlooking certain possibilities that none of us can be privy to.

First, he obviously chose mesh for his own personal repair, isn’t that correct? Second, he apparently wanted the same method but his condition…[Read more]

Whoever sells the IT system for this website should be ashamed for offering such an inferior product. Never have I been more inconvenienced messaging than here.

BTW, thank you for another excellent article reference. However nothing I have seen evinces your claim that
>>>He heavily pushes mesh as superior (although evidently not when his >>>own body is at stake).
In the same article he pushes tissue repair, telling surgeons they should be able to offer patients both methods!!

I myself am not promoting…[Read more]

I never said he was playacting and of course it should be expected that he pushes mesh–he’s a mesh doctor. However my point still stands: he approached the debate as a rep for his field which likely constrains certain things he might say otherwise. Moreover playing devil’s advocate is common in academic debate, quite educational, and hardly a…[Read more]