[Stefan]

Hello all, I just wanted to give update and share my experience with you. After my initial post on forum I went to neurologist who gave me Lyrica for nerve pain. It didn’t worked i didn’t notice any better. Before Lyrica I tried with variety painkillers, also not working.

I had revision surgery one year ago. Revision was not performed by the same surgeon that primary operated.
They performed exploration and triple neurectomy. Because of some weakness if I remember well of ”posterious wall” that will eventually lead to recurrence, they removed all stitches and put LW mesh. They also told me that there is fibrosis on spermatic cord, which was risky to remove because of potential damage to testicle.
Now one year after revision, i feel slightly better than before revision. The biggest difference is less pain and sensation in thigh, but on scar area pretty much the same. There is still the same problems as described above.
For those who ask if mesh can be “feeled”. I personally didn’t notice any difference like foreign thing in body, or something else that is difference from tissue repair. As before I still feel better while moving and being active like swimming,than being sedentary. Also as before, after sleeping when woke up I feel inside the scar area like tightness that subside after moving. Massaging area around superficial inguinal ring fist cause discomfort but after few minutes discomfort subside and I feel temporary relief.

A few things is not clear to me. After triple neurectomy I didn’t experience any more numbness than i feel before, and that numbness is about one inch in diameter at superficial ring. Still have the same feeling on touch on thighs as before neurectomy.

Also my cremasteric reflex still working. Can it work if triple neurectomy is performed?
Can a fibrosis on spermatic cord that is not removed causing my problems or is triple neurectomy somehow failed?

Please @drtowfigh @DrBrown and all others I would apreciate if you can reply me. Best wishes to all

[Stefan]

@drbrown

Thank you doctor for response! I know that without examination, and ultrasound can not be seen what it is. Problem is because of COVID pandemic, the hospital where I had surgery is now COVID hospital, so I can’t go for examination, but in theory, one year after surgery, can it be collection of fluid that pressure nerve that causing me pain, because I still have a bulge below the scar, of course if it isn’t recurrence. Best regards!