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One very positive thing about Pinto’s recurrence is that it was repaired (I don’t know how many years ago) without any further recurrence and pain so far. You get a recurrence anywhere else and you will probably get meshed up whether you like it or not. So one good way to look at it is you get two chances to get a tissue repair by Dr Kang without…[Read more]

Stephen told me Dr. Kang did ten surgeries the day I had mine and that he has done as many as twelve in one day. It sounded to me that he averages less than twelve surgeries a day. Stephen said the can do two surgeries an hour.

released draft guidance telling doctors that prospective patients should be warned they might be left with double vision, dry eyes, difficulty driving at night, and persistent eye pain.
AND A LIGHTER WALLET.

What is your opinion of prolene sutures which are made of polypropylene? Quote:”PROLENE Sutures elicit a minimal inflammatory reaction in tissue, which is followed by gradual encapsulation of the suture by fibrous connective tissue. PROLENE Sutures are not absorbed, nor are they subject to degradation or weakening by the action of tissue enzymes.…[Read more]

As far as I know there is no data that shows that recurrence risk increases with time with a kang repair. Maybe with Desarda, Bassini and Marcy and obviously not with Shouldice since that is the repair Watchful got?

If there is a recurrence with a kang repair the fix is as simple as the original repair at no cost for the surgery. You just pay…[Read more]

I was diagnosed with three hernias with cough test and ultrasound about 19 years ago. I had no bulges, just sharp pains in three areas. Was sent to see a surgeon who did cough tests and said he didn’t need to see the ultrasound. He said he would fix them with three meshes. That was the first time I had heard of a mesh and decided not to get it…[Read more]

William, I am in the Philippines. Moved here from the U.S. with my family a few years ago. It was only a four hour flight for me. I can say I can’t feel anything from the surgery now other than the tingling upon rubbing the skin which is really nothing and it has diminished a lot. If I had to do it again I will definetely choose Dr Kang. Couldn’t…[Read more]

One month update.

Everything going as well as can be expected. No pain. I had some occasional burning when moving which stopped completely
about a week ago. I also had some testicle pain at times when moving but it went completely away about a week ago.
But I had some constant testicle pain a year ago which went away after a couple of weeks.…[Read more]

Yes, that’s what dr Kang said. Indirect.

It is now five days plus seven hours after my surgery. The pain has diminished with each passing day. I can now walk faster and get out of bed with almost no pain. The burning sensation I had when getting out of bed is now gone. Coughing lightly just to clear my throat hurt really bad until two days ago. Today I can cough much harder with…[Read more]

I have an appointment for my hernia surgery with Dr. Kang. Just reading his website tells me that he is the best. He says he can repair hernias no matter how large or how weak the tissue is. I think he truly understands how to cut to minimize trauma and stich to close the wound from the cut and hernia better than anybody else. He knows how to deal…[Read more]

I just looked it up. The problem is there is less oxygen abive 8,000 feet. That is why oxygen masks drop if the cabin bevomes depressurized. I don’ t see how a depressurized cabin can cause hernia strangulation.…[Read more]

Did Dr Kang use absorbable or non-absorbable sutures? As far as I know he uses non-absorbale in some cases.

I think the best approach is not to do anything that puts undue pressure on your abdominals. That would include coughing heavy lifting strenght training,stretching which caused my current hernia, your posture when sleeping sitting standing sneezing. I plan on going to Dr Kang soon. Typed a much longer post on my phone with one finger and it…[Read more]

Dr Kang uses prolene sutures on some hernias to prevent recurrence. The amount of prolene would be very small but still it would be better to use absorbable sutures to avoid any possible bacterial biofilm. I plan on going to Dr Kang. I wonder if the prolene sutures can be removed and how easy or hard it would be.

Maybe this link will work.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjQjJLhhI_7AhUB32EKHXFGD3kQFnoECBgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs10029-022-02583-0&usg=AOvVaw2Jpsaggs3rFLfMdvsjWFqC

Bacterial infections on twenty explanted hernia meshes. Tests with two different methods showed 75%,85% bacterial biofilm which may be responsible for mesh complications.
https://link.springer.com/journal/10029/topicalCollection/AC_a5809beffe2e9c45f7e4a3ef221b4139

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate the link between bacterial…[Read more]

Any data on how often at the Shouldice hospital they find unknown hernias after the large incision? Must be enough times for them to keep doing it? What about doing an ultrasound to find unknown hernias like Dr Kang does? Which method makes more sense?

Congratulations. It looks like you had the best possible outcome.