T. Johnson
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So I’m going to take [USER=”2580″]DrBrown[/USER] s advice and meet with an experienced surgeon. I’ve identified two surgeons that are relatively close to me (Pacific NW), Dr Martindale in Portland and Dr Billing in Seattle. My next question is seeking comments from people who’ve been patients of either of these doctors.
Thanks again for input and advice, this has been very helpful as I wrap my mind around this increasingly troublesome situation. -
[USER=”2029″]Good intentions[/USER] . So I had a followup question. As I understand, based on your reply, you had your mesh removed. So my question is what were the events that led you to that decision? I’m trying to sift through all the information that surrounds this topic, and this particular forum is a fantastic resource as it allows people to discuss this situation with folks who are in the trenches so to speak, with real life experience. Thanks again for your time and info!
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[USER=”2029″]Good intentions[/USER] , the plastic plate analogy is spot on. What’s strange is that I didn’t have that feeling of a foreign object in my abdomen for the first six months or so, but each month it seems more noticeable.
I haven’t noticed any real external change in my abdomen. Mostly it’s been a gradual progression: what started out as an irritant pain (2-3 on a scale of 10) became discomfort (4-5), and now is just straight-up pain (7-8). The abdominal pain is an annoyance, but the groin/testicular pain is giving me some concern because well… it’s my groin, of course.
Not terribly thrilled by the idea of giving up physical activities. In fact one of the first questions I asked the surgeon was whether this procedure would affect my ability to partake in all the things I love to do: bike riding, swimming, hiking, etc. and I was told that I’d be back to my old self after 6 months to a year of healing. Actually I felt pretty good at the six-month mark, but since then have had increasing issues. Ugh.