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Good intentions, thank you for your very prompt response.
Unfortunately I don’t know much about the nature of the operation, other than that it was open surgery. The type of mesh was 6cm X 11cm ultrapro mesh from ethicon. I now understand the particular type of mesh is part absorbible.
A useful thing for me to do is to ascertain the procedure used in repairing my hernia.

Thank you again.