Hernia surgery

[rbeau30]

You can choose your surgeon, i know.

Yeah we aren't to Nationalized Health care yet and Death panels.

I would say that you should be scrutinizing the guy that is going to cut you open... just saying... It is a little more important than buying a used car.

[Gman]

My dad had a double repaired with mesh. He recovered very quickly. The hard part is remembering not to exert yourself because you feel better pretty quickly even though you've still got some mending to do.

[battle_sight_zero]

In 2004 I donated a kidney to a friend. This was done via through my belly button area. In about 2009 I developed a incisional herina. Eventually by 2010 my intestines burst through the opening. Prior to the burst I was sick because my intestines were clogged. My wife would describe it as grey look. I aged quite a bit etc. I finally went to the doctor and I got a hernia repair. It hurt worse than the kidney donation too be honest. I got the mesh and 52 pins holding it together. I was in the hospital for 4 days. The reason for my stay was because of pain. I was also over medicated for pain and stopped breathing of all things. When I got out I dealt with fevers for about three weeks. Thankfully 4 years later I have no problems, however the mesh is always detected by TSA when I travel and I am patted down. All I can say is hang in there. Dont rush your healing time.

[roberth]

I'd be looking for a different surgeon.

[wyome]

Had a dbl inguinal hernia surgery, then a few years later a single inguinal hernia surgery ... all with the mesh.
Hurts the first day or two pretty swell...after that u are sore for a few more days.
Walk each day...and have some one with you for when u tire out to help ya home/couch, frozen peas or corn are a must for a lil bit. Dont laugh, it hurts.
Take it easy for 2 or 3 weeks...you're not quite as healed as u think.
No issues with the mesh after almost 10yrs...

[10mm-man]

If that is his attitude, find another surgeon. He should be open to as many stupid questions as you want to ask, if not run!

Never had one; but I had over 6 reconstructive surgeries on my leg after falling over 60'. Every doctor working on me got a dozen questions; and they all took the time to discuss it; no matter how many questions I had.

i would have to agree with uncle Dave on this.

[Gunner]

I had it a few years back. Was down for a few days. Was pretty hard to stand strait up and walk around. Your gonna want your meds and figure about a week before you really can do much.

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[TheBelly]

I had a surgery where the mesh helped to put things back in their proper place. I had to go back and have it changed. I was a 20-something 'Joe' that didn't give a crap the way that I do now.

[cofi]

These are two of his reviews it freaked me out
March 2008 Simple gall bladder removal - missed a bile duct (he chose NOT to do intraoperative choleangiogram). I went septic, into a 30 day coma and almost died several times. Other surgeons had to go back in a couple more times. Took a year to sort-of-recover from the ordeal. Ended my career as a floor nurse, tried working a desk job, am now applying for Social Security Disability. He's a nice enough man, but his surgery radically changed my life, my finances and my future for the worse

Accidently perforated bowel. Did not repair. He admitted that he messed up & that he did not know how to make me well. I would have died if I had not changed doctors. I was in Critical Care for 2 months & rehab 1 week, 8 surgeries, still open wounds on stomach 2 years later & permanently disabled, plus the financial hardship.

[Marine24]

I had the umbilical hernia surgery a couple of years ago. I was up and moving about six hours after the surgery (took a nap) They had anesthetic taped to me to help with the pain initially, but I removed it after 24 hours. By the next day, I was able to move around without too much trouble and only using Tylenol to manage the pain.

Key for me was I kept moving around, which kept things from tightening up. When I did sit down, I sat in our kitchen table chairs, which are a little higher than the couch. Biggest challenge was getting off the toilet given its height.