[TooMuchPain]

Did you have a mesh put in after the hysterectomy?
i had an inguinal hernia and it didn’t bother me at all until after I had mesh placed.

[TooMuchPain]

I really hope that doctor can help you with your issues.

This is a very isolating thing ….pain. Pain is horrible and it feels like nobody understands. Then when doctors treat you like you’re faking or can’t be in that much pain, etc…the mind does funny things. Then finances get involved and does not help things.

Keeping you in my prayers!

[TooMuchPain]

I don’t have any advice, but wanted to say that I am sorry you are going through this. I wish I had more to contribute than that. But big hugs! I am really sorry you’re dealing with the financial hardship in addition to pain. It just sucks 🙁

[TooMuchPain]

Good Intentions- those are very interesting thoughts I will discuss with my surgeon at follow up. I am curious why tacks were used, because like you said, the 3d max is not supposed to need tack fixation. And I am surprised they missed this on the MRI- it was pretty large and seemed obvious…but who knows why they did not see it.

Momof4- thank you for the encouragement. It was definitely challenging being made to feel I was crazy and it was all in my head. This has been such a journey and to find it was something so simple is definitely doing a number on my mind.

I am just hoping this did the trick! Looking forward to getting back to my life and moving forward!

[TooMuchPain]

Thank you for the responses! I am sorry I didn’t see them until now- I never received a notification of posts on the subscription!

Drtowfigh- thank you for the very thoughtful and detailed response! I went in today for exploratory and the surgeon found that 2 of the tacks had unravelled and were most likely the source of my pain. They were literally stabbing me with every movement!

I was very desperate and was willing to have the mesh removed and potentially nerves severed, if they hadnt found those tacks. I have been severely depressed due to the pain and pretty hopeless given my lack of options and I had already used up my 2nd opinions so insurance wasnt going to allow me to see someone new.

I have had no real fevers. (Just hangs out at high 99 or low 100) so I was told repeatedly that there was likely no infection in the mesh. We will see if today’s procedure was successful. I’m praying the tacks were the pain source and that I dont have to dabble in mesh removal.

Thanks for the insight about the appendectomy and mesh repair at the same time. I was told by 3 surgeons that it is not recommended (after the fact), but was having a difficult time finding any studies or information that would lead to indication of wrongdoing in that example.

It has definitely been quite a year. Thank you all for your responses- I am hoping that this does the trick and I can resume my life once I heal from surgery!

Chaunce1234- thank you so much for the response as well. Dr Chen’s stance was that my obesity was what caused the issue. But I never had hernia symptoms in the first place. They found a small hernia (under 2mm) and justified the appendectomy while they were fixing the hernia. But I am pretty sure (and so is my current and my stump appendectomy surgeon) that the appendix was the culprit to begin with- and pathology confirmed both chronic and acute appendicitis after the 1st surgery. So the hernia mesh was just overkill in this instance.

My pain was like a stabbing tearing pain every time I sat or stood up. Standing was particularly agonizing. But so far, only a few hours post o.o- I don’t feel that pain any longer!

[TooMuchPain]

Thanks for the suggestions of surgeons. I really appreciate the info!

I didn’t like Chen. Very arrogant and very dismissive. I was shocked considering he is touted as an ‘expert’. If he didnt want to do it he shouldn’t have seen me as a 2nd opinion IMO.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I am glad to hear you are healing, even if slowly. I look forward to the day when I can walk again…or dare I even hope to run again? And sitting without agony sounds pretty amazing too.

I appreciate you taking the time to respond. This has been a very frustrating experience…I wish I had found this forum earlier! Ive been looking for something like this for months, but the internet is very sparse on these types of things for some ‘odd’ reason.

Thank you again! Wishing quick healing for you!

[TooMuchPain]

Thanks for the response!

I had it implanted using lap, so I definitely know I need a lap removal.

I have been on nortriptylene, gabapentin, Percocet and cyclobenzaprene to try to manage the pain but it isn’t doing much to help at this point.

I saw Dr. Chen at UCLA and he blamed everything on my weight- I weighed the same before the surgery and was an active runner. Now I can barely walk through the grocery store. It is horrific.

I am sorry you had a similar experience! How are you now that the mesh is out?

Thanks so much for the quick response and feedback- my fear has been that it folded over or that a tack wad placed improperly. But nobody will take me seriously. Ive had a MRI 2 CT scans and Ultrasound- all of them are ‘perfect’. It is getting frustrating and depressing. I can’t live the rest of my life like this. Heck, I don’t know If I could handle another 6 months!