rchrd_kraft@yahoo.com
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I live in Salina Kansas. I have seen several surgeons. Do you know someone who could help me? I am desperate.
The 4″x6″ piece of xenematrix biologic mesh was overlayed on my rectus abdominis muscle to repair the atrophied muscle attached to my pubic bone and to repair the split down the middle of my rectus abdominis. These injuries were the results from the previous surgeries. I have pictures of the shrinkage on my phone. Thank you for your response. -
The mesh overlays my rectus abdominis. It completely covers from the pubic bone to about an inch below my bellybutton and it completely covers from an inch across the mid line of my rectus abdominis to the left edge of my rectus abdominis. It was stitched to my rectus abdominis. We were trying to get an atrophied pubic bone muscle to hold.
The muscle across my abdomen just below the bellybutton has severely shrunk and is wire tight. Also, My stomach is pushed way up and is very tight. At the same time my stomach is strongly pulled down along the ribcage. The rest of my abdomen is also extremely tight. Thank you for your time. -
I had an exploration of my left groin and found that the muscles of my pubic bone on the left side were torn off up to the center of the pubic bone. The surgeon reattached the muscles but I still have a lot of pulling pain. I am really tight. What could cause this? Is the mesh causing this?
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Anyone know about Dr. Poor at Vincera Institute in Philadelphia Pa ? Possibly need mesh removal and muscle repair , and wall reconstruction.
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Can anyone recommend an abdominal wall specialist ? Maybe my problem is a tear in the lower abdominal wall (left of my penis) and not a muscle tear. I live in Kansas.
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I had a local doctor test me for a hernia. His diagnosis was “no hernia”. He ordered an MRI and his conclusion again was “no hernia”. I believe that means I do not have a recurrent hernia. Are there other tests that need to be performed? Also, I think that maybe one of the internal muscles attached to the internal ring tore loose and that is why the ridge on the top of the hernia repair scar rapidly released tension.
Also, does anyone have experience or knowledge about Dr. Paul Szotek from Indiana and his abilities of dealing with a situation like mine? My email is rchrd_kraft@yahoo.com
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
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Yes, the balled up mesh was removed except for a small residual of the mesh that was stuck to a muscle and that residual
was used to reconstruct the canal floor by joining the residual and oblique and transversal muscles to the inguinal ligament. The newly created internal ring
was just lateral to the pubic tubercle. Also, the operative report seems to say the newly created ring is between the abdomen and the mesh.On the operative report, the doctor said “An Onflex Kugel Patch from Bard was positioned in the preperitoneal space.” Could you recommend doctors who you feel would be capable of removing this mesh for me? I am from Kansas.
Do you know anything about Dr. Michael Rosen at Cleveland Clinic Hernia Center?
Thank you for your response.
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Thank you for commenting.
Yes, I can travel. I have my car pillowed up in the back and my wife can drive, so we can travel 400 miles per day.By fail, I mean that for 2 years after the last surgery, I was able to move around pain free. Three months ago while exercising (treading water vigorously with my legs), I pulled my left groin. I felt a tearing of flesh just left of my penis and the ridge on the top of the previous hernia repair scar rapidly released tension. The ridge of the repair scar has moved down and left on my abdomen and now the pulling and hurting sensation is along this ridge and my left pubic area. The last repair replaced the mesh with an Onflex kugel patch from Bard. The repair has always been tight. Both surgeries were open inguinal surgeries.
I am 74 years old, weigh 160 pounds, and was in good health before this happened.