@@williambright4033 Hello William, I'm not from BIOHERNIA. Just google them, their email is on their website. You'll get an response from the owner of the company. He can make an appointment for you with one of the surgeons. Going for an operation myself July the 20th in Cottbus. Good luck with yours!
I had mesh inserted for a incisional hernia repair in 2005. Blessedly I've had very little problems, until about a month ago. I'm so thankful for your input, as I'll be insistent that this gets investigated well. May you all heal 100%.
got a mesh hernia repair 12 years ago and never had a problem with it and been lifting heavy at gym for the last year without a problem.ive also just had other side done yesterday using mesh
That’s great considering if you had it done 12 yrs ago then you probably had one of the mesh that was recalled too. You’re definitely one of the lucky ones not to have any issues or you’re making it up
I received mesh surgery in my left groin back in 2012 and it's the best thing that ever happened to me. I recently received another mesh hernia surgery 2019 April on my right groin side and I'm still healing so far so good. I pray this one goes well just like the first did
@@looseparashoot I'm so glad I went through with it and got the surgery done. I had a fast recovery and everything healed perfectly, I have no complaints! To be honest with you it doesn't feel like I had surgery done & it feels completely normal, thank god lol. I should note however that I had the Laparoscopic repair and NOT the open surgery one but yeah everything is all good and I couldn't be happier. I've been lifting stuff and coughing and it feels normal compared to before when I had the surgery it'd pop out and feel weird. Anyways good luck brother and godspeed.
I had an umbilical inscisional hernia mesh repair in 2009. Ive had so many problems, and like others was told it had nothing to do with the mesh. Mine polypropylene. I ordered the sticker page from medical records which proves implantation, manufacturer, and UPC. 2019 mesh revision surgery (removal) so painful, watching all these videos proves to me what I had known all along. It has been rotting inside. I feel like I aged 20 years. It took two surgeons to remove it. A 10 inch full open incision. Cant do anything like I did before. ITS HORRIBLE. I have not worked in 4 months recovering still. I cant lift anything. Crucial pain, cant sleep, not hungry, feel sick, needles and pins or the feeling of being kicked in the stomach real hard. GET YOUR "STICKER PAGE" FROM MEDICAL RECORDS! YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT COULD JUST DISAPPEAR HIND SIGHT IS 20/20
@@QueenlySweetpea Call medical records from the hospital you had surgery! The sticker page is a page of PROOF that you had surgery on such date and the UPC or STICKERS from the box of what they put inside of you.
My father died in severe pain from a faulty BARD Mesh and a faulty staple gun, in which he had tons of mangled metal (wire-looking) strewn everywhere in his abdomen and even behind his lungs. (Some of the mesh even worked itself outside of the skin, coming out in small pieces.). It showed up on an xRay and it looked awful!!! I refuse to EVER have MESH put into my body, if I have any other options. MESH manufacturers had recalled the mesh, but the DOCS and hospitals NEVER pulled them out of their stock room!!! This had made his last ten years of his life a LIVING HELL!!! Avoid MESH if u can!!! 😡😡😡
This story is gut wrenching. So sorry for your loss and his suffering! It sounds like his body truly rejected the mesh and was tirelessly trying to push it out.
I have lived with a groin hernia for 11 years. In 2019 I had an examination at the Luton and Dunstable hospital. I was told that they no longer use mesh but I was told " After the operation you will not get an erection or be able to orgasm, but as your 66 years of age that won't worry you". I told the surgeon that his sex life may be over but I'm still very active, so I have been wearing a hernia belt reinforced with a wooden disc. My hernia is now the size of a cricket ball and sometimes enters my scrotum but usually disappears after lying on my back for a while. I just have to be careful when having sex. The problems from the operation have put me off having an operation.
Well, did you have an operation or not? Sorry, but your wording can be twisted. If you had the surgery, how is it you are okay with the intestine or hernia entering your scrotum since that is VERY not normal? Any other thoughts or follow up information since your possible surger?
@@markuse3472 I have not had the surgery but came very close to it. I had a swollen lymph gland in my armpit for 4 weeks, not causing any discomfort but thought I should get it checked out. My Doctor thought it might be associated with my inguinal hernia so sent me to the hospital. There I met the surgeon and he asked me to undress and laydown for examination, very strange as the hernia is prominent when standing, he then pushed two fingers up through my scrotum and I felt the pain as he split the inguinal passage open. He then noticed I have a Hiatus hernia, which I have had for 42 years without any problem, he put his fingers together to make a blade and then forced all 4 fingers through the wall of my stomach, again I felt the pain of being split open. He then said he would operate on the inguinal hernia tomorrow, I must wear a corset for the Hiatus hernia and after the first operation he would remove the lump under my arm, which he diagnosed as a fissure. I was laying in a ward awaiting my operation when it occurred to me that I am here because I visited my Dr with a swollen lymph gland and am now about to be cut open by someone who has done more damage by either intention or incompetence. I discharged myself not having any trust in this surgeon. I had some 8mm thick plastic board in my garage and made myself an "L" shape support that goes under my scrotum, it took 6 trials with the design before it was perfected. I wear this constantly, even when asleep. The damage done to my stomach and Hiatus hernia means I have to be careful when sitting up from a prone position and I now suffer with a lot of burping.
You can request to have your hernia repaired without the use of mesh. This is what I did following a hernia repair 7 years ago. Surgeon was bemused and asked me why, and I said I believed I was at high risk for rejection as I have the kind of body that reacts to everything including fake jewelry and even buttons or zippers, let alone something foreign inside. They did it without the mesh. Just ask and be firm. He did say the likelihood of the hernia occurring again was greater without the mesh, but I've had no problems since. Sometimes you have to be a difficult patient. Same getting it removed.
wish I was told that....I was shown a rectangle piece of mesh with blue stripes and ended up with the physiomesh oval that was recalled, that didn't last 2 weeks in me and was thrown away by dr....
@@ameswho9548 I read that the mesh problem was a decade ago and the mesh today is far superior quality. I would ask and ask friends , family and conduct your own desktop research before getting operated on. Having a professional highly skilled surgeon will save you the pain and life headache. Most of these cases you are reading now is most likely performed by crappy surgeons. There is no way around this problem. The surgery has to be done and all I can say is do your research 👍
There's no way in HELL I will let them put the mesh in me! I will live with the hernia for the rest of my life before I do that! It is a very bad abdominal hernia, with the only thing between the outside world & my intestines is an increasingly stretched out layer of skin. I should've had the surgery over a decade ago, but the surgeon said they had to use mesh & I said "see ya"! But, I will start looking again for a surgeon who can do the non-mesh method. Good luck to all of you...
I had double groin surgery done at Shouldice abut 7 years ago. It is a tension repair (mesh is no tension) so they keep you at the Hospital about 5 days or more if required. After my double, I was kept over a week. Immediately after surgery the tension is certainly evident. But it just gets better. Also, Shouldice doesn't use knock out gas. If you can have your Hernia repaired at Shouldice, you are fortunate.
@@nathanreid2974 I remember it being painful, no doubt. That would be the case no matter how or where it is done. You must qualify to be accepted to Shouldice. If you are overweight, you don't qualify.
Had my hernia mesh fitted 15 years ago. Severe pain for a few days, forgotten in a week or two and no pain since. Long term pain occurs in around 2% of patients who have it done. Any op can have different effects on different people - this video is just highlighting those few who have experienced problems. Don't let these few people make you think that everyone who has this op suffers long term pain.
Stoprobinpeople Blind WRONG! Mesh has injured & killed millions of people worldwide. You are very very very lucky! Don't judge something you haven't experienced. Its truly a nightmare.
Please provide factual evidence for your claim that "Mesh has injured & killed millions of people worldwide." Peggy Mitchell. According to data from NHS digital, more than 97,000 hernia mesh operations are completed in England each year, yet only around 2% suffer long term pain afterwards. I appreciate that runs into hundreds, but there are very few deaths occur from mesh implants - you are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, a stroke or a car accident. Get things into perspective and stop scaremongering over mesh implants. It's a choice you have, suffer a hernia or have it treated with a mesh and take a small chance you may suffer with pain afterwards. There's risk with any operation, that's why you are asked for permission for an op to be performed. You can always refuse if you aren't willing to accept the risk.
Stoprobinpeople Blind same spot for me. Like the woman said in the video, I don't believe that I actually had a hernia and that's why I still have pain. Muscles are out of place. Ligaments might be torn. 8 years in the mesh is hurting and scratching beyond my limits. It makes body building very tough.
Most of the so called RCT (randomized control trials) are usually sponsored/funded by giant corporates & industry. So, they intentionally scripted (false RCT) it as per their own purpose & doctors /scientists are driven by them, because of prior agreement & sponsorship. So, globally trial is not solution until government takes initiative (without involvement of industry/corporates) and its free from corruption.
A hands-up from me, I'm another one with the pain. 4 months post operation and in lots of pain, I can feel the 'foreign body' inside, constantly pulling, poking, rubbing and inflaming. The surgeon says keep waiting, just take more tablets. From the start I have know this will need to be removed. This shouldn't be happening, it isnt right, things need to change.
Got my left inguinal hernia surgery done with mesh back in 2015 at Hillingdon Hospital London. I was a normal average build person. Now i am a baggy belly ugly looking fella. Continues left leg pain. Stretch feeling. Pain. Can't wear underwear and belt in my jeans. Its painful. Feel exhausted whilst driving or walking very uncomfortable feeling 24/7 cant sleeping facing up. There is an inflammation in left side of inguinal canal. Was never pain free. Continues 5 years. May God will punish those heartless N.H.S planners and management. Nurses and staff are our heroes management sucks. Who to blame. Will soon get this painful mesh removed from china or may be turkey. N.H.S are saying its normal. Trust me its not normal. Not for a single day😭😭😭😭😢😢😢
I have a mesh fitted , i have chronic pain , that no one will believe I'm, even being told its in my head , and most probably Fibromyalgia, i could have cried when i seen this
I want to correct an error: the Shouldice method was used on me last year for a smallish ventral hernia. I live in Toronto so the Shouldice clinic was only a 20 minute drive. I met people from as far as italy when i was there
I had mesh put in during exploratory surgery. I never knew that mesh was even an option. The surgeon never mentioned mesh to me, but here I am with a 5”X8” piece of mesh in my abdomen. I have Cushing’s, but I had been living fairly symptom free before the trauma of the hernia/mesh surgery. My Cushing’s is uncontrollable now. I had to have a pituitary adenoma removed and 1/4 of my pituitary removed, but the surgery was not successful. I have been in constant pain and I have been bedridden for 8 years. I had a surgeon at a leading U.S. hospital to tell me that it is because of the trauma of the mesh on my body. I have been to four leading U.S. hospitals and no one seems to be able to do anything to help. I was working and active before the mesh was put in. Now, I can’t even get out of the bed by myself to go to the bathroom. My doctor thinks that I have an autoimmune disease because of the mesh! I don’t know if I’ll ever be all right again.
@@josephart2821 Thank you so much for your prayers!! I had Gamma Knife surgery almost a year ago in an effort to destroy my pituitary and a tumor, but I haven’t seen any positive effects yet. It can take up to five years to be effective, so I’m still hopeful. Thank you again!
Have a hernia mesh three years, not a lot of pain, but am aware it's there. Can't lift, exercise, walk like I used to. Can't sleep on my right side or stomach, sometimes a shooting pain, always a pinching, annoying pain. I think the corners of it dig into me when I move. Dr. said removal is risky, long recovery, and insurance (U.S. private thru employer) won't cover it since there's no infection. So I'm stuck. Just have to live with lower quality of life.
Marie Katherine: Hello im looking into the mesh less repair using the Desarda method. I will probably use Dr. Tomas in florida. Many videos online and ive talked with a past patient and he is very happy. Good luck.
Well that's great for you and I'm so happy your well.But many many patients have foreign body rejection and it causes devasting damage . That's why it's talked about. I wish there was more compassion towards Mesh injures patients
alfred montigney same here and suicide is looking like the only option. I keep begging every Doctor to please help me find what is causing this excruciating pain and NOTHING and here in South Florida they don't want o give pain killers. I can't work so I am totally broke and actually had to live in my car for a while .This is not living! I have to figure out how I can get up and just go to the bathroom. I had to have a serious back surgery eight before the hernia mesh surgery so I have pain every Where! I lay up all night in agonizing pain and can not function at all during the day. Our healthcare here is the worst ,they just keep passing me from doctor to doctor and each new doctor wants to run scan and test after test after test which only caused me more pain and more range to my body with all the contrast dyes and barium fluids and having to lay completely flat in a hard cold steal table, sometimes up to 2 hours without moving. I stopped seeing doctors a couple of weeks ago and am is researching the best way to kill myself
Carly Hall Hi Carly. I can’t wait till October till I get Medicare. I want This mesh taken out of me. I feel like I’m 100 years old. You need to hang in there. You’re not alone
How many people are being told its in there head? Drop a like! We all know how old people don't like to make a fuss even when there on there death bed.. countless people have and are suffering because of these horrible mesh patches and the heartless NHS and dubble dealing private sectors surgeons don't give a damn.It's about to hit the lot of them where it hurts them THERE BIG FAT POCKETS they have no feelings and lots of skelitons in there closet one day even the dead will be brought back Remember that
was told by partner of surgeon that ''I couldn't take a little pain'', even though the infection was red and hot 3'' away from touching it....yeah, and after it was removed so was my abdominal muscles, nerves, bellybutton, never told that by dr, only told '' I tried to debride mesh and couldn't '' .... but didn't send it to lab to have analyzed, threw it away......a mesh that only came out 5/2010 and put in me 10/2010 and didn't last 2 weeks.......
I have Tranvaginal mesh and it's horrible stuff! When people say that you have a choice.....many of the women that were implanted during observational surgeries had no choice!! I was personally told mine wasn't mesh that it was a different material! How can people make an informed decision with false information?
I had a non-mesh groin shouldice hernia repair with Dr Koch in Cottbus Germany. The doctor and his staff were fantastic and I stayed in the Sorat hotel for 3 days after. This procedure is not available in Ireland and I didn’t want a piece of plastic inside me. I highly recommend Biohernia who arranged everything. Thank you Nahom from Biohernia for all your advice kindness and patience and the courtesy. Very Best Nigel
My grandfather had hernia in 1981 and doctors didn't use mesh that time.. their was no mesh market... pharma companies promote and make money out of it..
@@Ahmad-by3kw i had mesh in about 1995 in my right groin has no issues just the odd tweak every now and then no big deal just had another put in on November 11th at 45 years old I'm not worried the hernia was far worse.
@@andyparsley3744 Hey I feel the same. I had mine 11 months ago In my recent checkup (it was like 3 weeks ago) I told my surgeon about this N he said it is normal to have this kind of feeling in winter days. Is it so? Please let me know. Thanks!
Ill give you guys my update. I can relate to Martin's agonizing pain too. I had mine done in 2015 with the Meth method. Fast forward to 2022. I'm dying from the inside I feel like if there's no hope for this sharp, burning, stabbing, and aching pain. I feel lost, don't eat well, my mood is always negative, feel very depreesed and the feeling trying to take my life away. I tell myself what's the point of having everything you want but can't enjoy it due to this pain. Your health comes first. I've realised due to this horrifying journey there there isnt a day that goes by without the pain. It has ruined my relationships with people. The pain has affected my lifestyle. I can't run, jump nor play sports. I hate living like this which is why I've accustomed myself to live the pain in silence.
@@g.v.3573 Hi. Turns out I have another upcoming hernia surgery before the year is over. I'm still alive and hanging on. Damn emotions got to me as I was reading my comment all over again. Sounds very depressing from what I said. Here we go again with another surgery. Doctors says it's a 50/50 chance this agonizing pain will go away. No more sports for me. I'm retired from that lifestyle.
@@fidelm3371 I am leaning towards this doctor in Germany, Dr. Andreas Koch. You can google him, he uses the Shouldice technique plus has an option of adding a bio mesh that has worked for many of his patients. From what i understand, he is a very good surgeon. At moment , I am doing really good and back to only doing the core exercises. Zero gym , and just exercises that are safe for the inguinal hernia. Not sure if you are able to go to Germany but for me, I want to avoid any risks if its needed to be done. They may not operate anyway , since mine seems to be doing better. I would not mind , so I can get back some things from before and not have my mind always worried I may hurt myself.
There are some heart-breaking accounts over several videos on this topic. None of it meshes with my experience. I count myself damn lucky. 17 years I had my mesh implant and so far no complications. Knock on wood. I didn't even know this was a thing. Stumbled upon one video on youtube and it was a big surprise. Watched at least 10 of them. After 17 years, I'm going to try not to worry about this awful news of mesh failures.
Happy Haze i had it done 12 years ago and not had a problem either plus i started gym a year ago and do squats and deadlifts and never a problem and had other side done 7 weeks ago with no problems.i also never new people had problems with it until i seen a video on it
Dougie Park Your experience meshes with mine, Dougie. 12 years is a decent run, I think. Good to know that they are not all tragedies. And you workout, that's extra terrific. Keep it up. I'm no much in that regard, except I do a fair bit of walking.
It's most likely the new mesh materials which are potentially toxic and dangerous! I'm seriously concerned if I need hernia which I might. I'm trying naturally to cure it while just trying to get confirmed & can't even get diagnostic imaging from the hospitals around me just because it's the weekend. Having only Medicaid doesn't help.
Metaorange What you said about the likelihood of the problem being more related to the newer mesh materials sounds plausible. I cannot and have not opinion re the alternative you are pursuing. I'll say this, though, based on my experience, when the mesh works, it really works, and if I find myself in the position of needed another, say on my left side, I'd research the brands myself, when I'm sure I have one of the oldest and reputable ones, that's when I'd approach a doctor and tell him which one I want to have implanted. Or, better, procure it myself bring it to said doctor. If the doc wants to overrule me, that won't fly. It's my health and my call. That said, I hope your situation works out in the optimal way. Take care.
I had a hernia repair. A mesh was put In. Less than 3 months later the hernia was back. Mesh is hanging by a thread. The dr. Refuses to remove the mesh and repair it. It's been well over 7 years. Has took a major toll on my life. I'm tired! Its stressful! Everywhere I go I get turned away... so frustrating!
@@Zvalgryn after a while I gave up. And in September I saw a different dr.... finally in October I had my 2nd surgery. Itll be 3 months on the 13th. And honestly I regret it. Im left with a huge scar and I'm still swollen from the surgery. They say in time ill start Feeling way better but I'm just physically drained and tired of waiting.
Same. I lost all feeling around the incision though, but I'd rather live with that compared to having a hernia. I waited too long to get it fixed so at the end, it dropped into my sack. That quickly made me contact my doc lol. 6 months later and it was fixed with a mesh. 2 weeks later and the pain was basically gone. It has now been almost a year since I was on the operating table and only rarely do I get mild pains. Doc said it could take longer than a year to fully recover so I'm still waiting. I'm just glad I got it done.
In case of inguinal hernia, several types of non mesh tissue repair (shouldice/desarda) is available with 1-2 % recurrence rate & least chronic pain issues compared to mesh surgery. So,would you like to invite unnecessary mesh related complications ?
How infection works is that if you are sick with some infection, it can travel to the foreign body (mesh) in the body. Not caused by mesh, but travels to there. (A surgeon told me this and that he had removed some seriously infected mesh areas and they are big operations.)
Leilas interview here wa s the most telling. She was able to put a palpable sense of pain in her vocabulary that resonated with me on a personal level. I have an apt for inguinal hernia repair surgery using the DaVinci robotic method with the use of a synthetic screen/mesh. Now in retrospect, I’m thinking I ought to contact the surgeon and ask for the Shouldice method of fixing it. What are your thoughts, I’m curious? Surgery is not until mid October. Cheers!
thank you for this video, i am currently waiting for a hernia operation and i can tell you now that mesh is not going inside my body, if i have to i will camcel the referal!
Hey bro, it seems to be the standard procedure. I've had mesh repair over a year ago and feel great. Guess everything carries a certain risk and there will always be a percentage of failure regardless of mesh or not. I'm 0- blood type and surgeon had told me that they would use a specific mesh. Best of luck !!!
I had to accept the mesh or no surgery. I am so fortunate to be able to hear from others that have undergone hernia repair. It's been around 60 days and I promise that I feel 100% better than before.
I have had a mesh implant due to weakness in my abdomen. I had a Surgical Hernia due to having a Stoma Bag being removed after giving my Bowel a rest. (Crohns Disease),. I have since lost two jobs due to chronic pain.My abdomen is getting larger.
Before having any surgery done, educate yourself. Shop around for a surgeon. Realize that while a surgeon may come off as brusque or cold, he or she may have a great track record and excellent technique. That’s the other problem I see, people want to go to a,certain surgeon because they are ”nice” or because family members or friends went to them before. I’ve worked with surgeons who are sweet as pie but I wouldn’t allow them to water my house plants. I’ve worked with surgeons who are complete and utter assholes, but they are smart and competent.
Exactly what happened to me. Surgeon did 3 ops in my dad to keep fighting cancer. We saw him as an angel. I specifically asked him if mesh would cause pain and he said no chance it's a lie, and only surgeons who don't know how to place it are giving it a bad name. Haven't been able to work or sit for a meal for 2 years since op. Just lie down all day
@@dr.reviewsfrompersonalexpe7603 Didn't know about that. I have just read up that even with metal replacements the hip bone is lined with plastic and micro particles of both metal and plastic are shedded. I'm old so less worried than I would be if young and I did need the hernia operated on. But it is very concerning.
I just had hernia surgery done a month ago and it was a mesh. I am 51 and and my first week after surgery was painful horrible, and couldn't walk or get up with out help. I was constipated for 5 days but didn't really eat much as i was on painkillers. Today is my 4th and half week and moving around by myself with no pain just discussing and soar groins. There are times I can feel a small sting where the hernia is but not that bad. I didn't sleep well for 3 weeks but now I'm starting to catch up with my sleep. I am concerned with all the negative after effects people write about, but I'm gonna wait a bit and see how it all goes in the next few weeks. I will come back and let everyone know how I'm doing. Thanks , I really hope all goes well in the next few weeks
I had an incisional hernia (from cancer op in 2019). It was mesh repaired at the beginning of April 2020. The op left a 5" scar above my belly button. It was a little painful after the op (left the hospital the evening of the afternoon op with staples) for about two days. I don't have any pain now. I'm sorry for people who say they have.
@@markuse3472 I got a bad cough at the end of 2020 and a hernia popped out higher on my stomach muscles. I had to have another hernia op (again a day op - home for tea) and another mesh was put in. Again, didn't hurt and no pain from either meshes so I deffo think worth it. UK NHS patient.
@@markuse3472 From what I researched and people I've spoken to, inguinal hernias recover better - guys I used to run with still run. None complained of mesh complications.
Abu Hmeed I went to Germany and had a mesh free surgery by Dr Koch. Great surgeon. Well worth it. Was quite sore after it for about a month but one year down the line all good.
@@Stevieab well its too late for me anyway...i did the mash surgery last week and I just saw this video today....I'm kinda scared but also I'm thinking there is nothing I can do..its done...lets hope for the better...also I'm a strain refugee in Germany I don't think I have many choices..I think a mesh free surgery would be something too expensive for the basic insurance to pay....I dunno...its over now anyway...thasnks for sharing
I had an inguinal hernia repair with mesh in 2017 and it has recently been giving me alot of pain. I don't know what to do now. I had another hernia repair this past October and they didn't use mesh thank goodness.
Inguinal hernia and I've been in pain ever since most of the time it feels like a burning stinging and sometimes it feels like someone's jacking me off and I've been assaulted with nobody there and I didn't even get a kiss I feel so lost at what it could be I even filed a police report and I've been to the emergency room 23 times after my repair
Hello Folks? I'm 71 years old and I had a hernia mesh operation at the Phoenix, Az. VA. The operation was at the left lower abdomen, done in 2019 and so far, so good. I've been a plant based Vegan for about 6 years now, and I think that helps out a lot. If you remove the cause of mucus you remove the cause of pain. This is something you might want to think about. God Bless you all! Peace!
Don’t worry I just had the surgery 3 weeks ago open inguenial with mesh and I’m doing better make sure your doctor has had decades of the surgeries under his belt mine had 20 years of experience be positive and pray it will be uncomfortable for a while just be patient take care.
Just had mesh installed. No warning but so far ,(5week ago) And now friends come out of the work work with their problems then 3 warning videos? Crossing my fingers!??
I got one in 2012-2013. Recently I've been a little sore, like it did while healing. It's kinda been creeping me out lately. Never realized how many lawsuit and problems there were until years later..
Thank you for doing this piece. Mesh implants have been recently banned in the US except for emergency situations because the chronic pain component is all too real. From someone that had 2 hernia surgeries years ago and now live(?) with severe chronic intractable pain every single day, I think it was an extremely good move!
Mesh has absolutely not been banned in the US and the newer mesh used after 2017 has been shown to be more bio-compatible. ProGrip is one mesh being used that is not tacked down/stapled or sutured in place which eliminates the likelihood of nerve entrapment. Prior to 2017 there were issues with the mesh used but the FDA has removed/banned them from medical use.
Can you do light house chores for the first days after surgery (like cooking or washing up)? I did this and I m nervous now I might have damaged something inside.
I can believe that most people have no problems. However, doctors should inform patients of possible complications. I’m an OR nurse and you would be surprised at the amount of patients come into surgery completely trusting of surgeons and unaware of what the surgery entails.
Jessica McCall Most people have no issues. But, no surgery is minor and there is always the risk of complications. Ask questions and don’t stop until you are comfortable and confident.
I had laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (with a mesh) six (6) months [not days/weeks] ago and it has been horrible. My condition is actually worse than before the surgery. The mesh feels like a piece of sandpaper was surgically implanted inside of my body and the area where the hernia was a half year ago is still painful and swollen. My right testicle has been swollen and inflamed and is still approximately 100% larger than my left testicle. My condition is worse because of the pain and aching associated with my testicle being affected as opposed to just the less sensitive abdominal material that would occasionally protrude though my abdominal wall. My condition is affecting my activity level. I cannot walk for extended periods of time before the aching spreads to my lower belly area causing an upset stomach and ultimately headaches. I am dealing with chaffing because of the abnormal size of my right testicle. I can no longer complete a full yoga workout, ride a bike or jog/run and this has caused my physical condition to continually decline since the surgery. I have lost notable muscle mass, flexibility and my energy level is continually lessening. I am considering have the testicle removed.
BBC why don’t you do a vid on a non-mesh repair. How it’s done etc.. Where i had mine done went broke and recently got bout out by the local corporate hospital. Pretty embarassing to that covy of pos docs. This doc on you video is a piece of work too.
See a scientific comparison between no mesh Desarda method and mesh method ... www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919115002897 ... if you can chose no mesh, same results, better mobility, risk free, no foreign body inside you ... hopefuly you can find it in your country.
Had a mesh in 95 never really had any pain just had another in 2020 at 45 and hopefully will carry on with no problems rather that than my double hernia.
They’re 2 kinds of patients after mesh/ plastic implanted in them Those that have issues Those that aren’t having any yet or are unaware their autoimmune symptoms are from plastic
I think it's crazy to have such a wide foreign object in the body. Just fix the hernia and close up the body. I also think that strengthening the abs must help.
Strengthening the abs? I don't know. I used to go to the gym most days and did a lot of ab work. I got a bad cough after cancer surgery. Coughing uses the abs and intercostal muscles. I think the strength of my abs pulled the internal weakness apart and caused the epigastric hernia. I'm going to be very careful about ab workouts.
I guess it really depend where exactly the intestines pop out from? If the hole can be tightened by tightening the ab muscles in those regions, at least theoretically it must help. They say a strong core works like powerlifting belts, holding the mid-section organs all in place. Try to picture your abs muscles and fascia. Holding their surface area constant, it's not possible to have them distended and weak without introducing holes and spaces between them, and that's recipe for hernia.
I 'm having excruciating hernia mesh pain 8 months now nausea , constipation, burning, painful periods n Docs fail to accept its d mesh and I had a nerve damage I'm fed up I hve no life with my husband
Had a ingunal hernia back in 1994 30 years ago and had the mesh apart from a few mild twinges I never had any problems again and I work in timber yards I think it's the surgeon who does the operation. Do you want bowel cancer or intestinal blockages or a part of your intestine hanging in you scrotum also damaging the spermatic cord and cutting of the blood supply to your testice causing the arteries to block You may also find that the testes due as a result rather like torsion twisting of tested / spermatic cord this you only have ,6 hours before the testicle dies and has to be removed These are complications if you don't have hernia op
Also, don’t let yourself be pressured into having surgery. Tell them that you would like to think about it, especially for elective surgery. Some will try to get that surgery booked so fast it makes your head spin. Seek out a second opinion.
When you're in so much pain sometimes you don't think so well! I and others may NEED hernia surgery because of intestine strangulation. It's not pretty either way you go sometimes. I guess that's life. I don't want mesh in me but I don't have over $3000 for the only non-mesh surgeon in my country which is on the other side of it too. I'll telling them no new/synthetic mesh for sure!
I went to doctors was referred to specialist only 2 weeks ago and they have booked my operation for 7 days time. I’m ringing Monday to cancel it it’s too soon having seen all this. Hernia is moderate size but doesn’t ache unless I will walk long distances.
I’m crying watching this I have a massive hernia in my growing and I’ve been dealing with it for 7 years I still do what I have to do too day but I’m scared 1 day I will get up again I’ve left messages on a few dr.s phones asking for some sort of help I have no insurance and I’m scared I wish I could find someone that would help me I don’t know where I can start I’m at an end.
If you're in the u.s. get online and sign up for medicaid with dhs. I couldn't afford insurance from work especially after child support deduction. I developed an inguinal hernia over a year ago and it was constantly getting worse. I was approved for a medical card just a week ago and had surgery 2days ago, with mesh. Recurrence rate is much too high for non mesh repair, so I opted for mesh. However you decide to do it, you should hurry and get it taken care of. A strangulated hernia can be very painful and life threatening. Take care brother!
Dear friend, ask some humanitarian organisations or churches for help. Good people lives everywhere, I am from Serbia and I am sorry becouse I can t financialy help you, but only to encurage you, to knock and search with hope in the Lord.
My hernia is on side of stomach and I have extreme pain after both surgery’s I live in USA can you recommend someone that can fix me I don’t want to live this way for rest of my life
10 years ago I had keyhole surgery with mesh and every so often I get a big lump come out If I turn the wrong way now they did another scan and they say nothing there but trust me its pain I hate and if I don't put lump back with my hand I don't know what will happen. when they done my opp they cut the vessel going to my testicle witch killed the testicle and the doc said to me have I had all my kids but thats not the point is it. and that was Dorchester hospital Dorset
what i dont understand is why they fixate the mesh on the fully flexed belly wall. can the mesh move, after it has been placed? usually nowadays self adhesive mesh is the normal way to go. so after youve placed it and stitched the wall back together, removing the gas will contract the tissue where the mesh is on. how can this work out? imagine a balloon where you stick paper on and then let some air out. or is self adhesive mesh not very sticky and as the tissue cntracts back to its normal form, the mesh slides over the tissue, instead of folding? or what is stronger? the mesh staying intact without folds or the tissue contracting after gas release?
stella williams Ihad a umbilical hernia mesh repair and suffered many serious complications. Firstly i went to the drs 5 weeks after one repair ,in agony .to be told its early days and it will go away. Later on my stomach started swelling and I looked 6 months pregnant . after scans i was told I had a seroma. nothing was done untill months later when I got sepsis .no one would admit that it was the mesh that caused this sepsis until after getting sepsis 6 times .It was to hard to remove and needed specialist treatment which no one was willing to get for me. after a final blue light journey to a&e 6th time emergency surgery finally got the dr to deal with the sepsis and discovered there was a channel running from the mesh site and that i was allergic to the mesh .the mesh should have been removed in the first place.i am now left in pain all the time from this surgery.I was left with a massive fist size hole in stomach. and put on avac pack bag to heal the hole i had , I still have a hernia bigger than before, as nothing was put in the meshes place so am back to square 1 again.
See a scientific comparison between no mesh Desarda method and mesh method ... www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919115002897 ... if you can chose no mesh, same results, better mobility, risk free, no foreign body inside you ... hopefuly you can find it in your country.
All the tests on Chronic pain patients are a waste of the National Health Services money. Denying this pain is caused by mesh is not understandable, when their are so many,- ( at least half of all patients with mesh have pain) and that is too many to risk doing these repairs with mesh. Cynthia McLaglen
Just like Dupont and Teflon where they have been in legal battle for over 20 years. Even after it has been proven how many people died from its use. It's still in the courts. It's all about the mesh companies and the only thing that matters to them: MONEY
What type of mesh are you talking about? Τhere are three types of meshes....the absorbable, the semi absorbable and the non absorbable. The last one is causing pain the most and I suppose this is what the video refers to.
MGNFCNT BSTRD I just had my third surgery. I asked to not have mesh put back it because I didn’t want it to grow into my body again. My dr said I had 100%. Chance of it coming back if I didn’t get the mesh. Now I’m in more pain than with my first mesh surgery. I hate that I let him talk me into putting more in me.
I wonder if anyone has actually tried to use taping for inguinal hernias? I've heard of a lot of problems with mesh surgeries, we need more research in inguinal hernia repair surgeries! Anytime you put something in the body, it can cause problems. Common sense tells me that. How many people are in pain that don't talk about it? I've had a hernia for years, I would rather deal with it. The surgery could be worse!
I had a mesh hernia operation. The mesh was too light and the securing material was too weak. It bulged back (broke free,) within 6 months. I had to have another operation. The new surgeon cut through my vas deferen during this new repair by mistake of course and so I now had half of a vasectomy I didn't ask for. I don't like this opening in the groin as a nerve get cut and so I'm numb in part of my pubic area, penis base on on side and the top of my scrotum on that side. I can feel the mesh/scar mass if I feel around. I hate the whole thing.
I was warned this could happen after my first hernia examination, I was also told that it might mean I wouldn't be able to get an erection. I decided not to have the operation.
As women we are generally dismissed with pains.ive had to pay fir ultrasound to pgove I know I had hernia by my naval .My gp ignored my pain fir two years til recent .I'm seeing specialist this August .I will make informed desecion I'm not opting for mesh can I not have it repair my hernia ?
I feel it sometimes but I have a demanding truck driving job but retirement in 4 more years it will be better when I slow down it never will be 100 percent right but it’s 98 percent better then before surgery😅
If anyone wants to get surgery intervention for inguinal hernia look for professor Desarda technique and all that he has to say about the mesh or shouldice techniques as well as the mesh industry
I had my inguinal hernia surgery last march 2..they inserted a mesh.after two weeks since my operation.i'm experiencing everyday a pain its unpleasant that come and go and appear and go in my abdomen upper rear right side.does this cause unsuccessful hernia repair? or mesh?
Help! Had a inguinal hernia repair in March 2018, everything went ok. Then in June 2018 I started getting urinary problems/urinary retention/incomplete emptying of the bladder/pain after urinating. Went to doctors did all the urine and blood tests, everything came back normal. Had these tests performed a few times now, still can’t find any problems. No UTIs, kidneys are fine, prostate is fine, my doctor sent me away saying it’s just a mystery I need to live with. Any other males or females had these similar symptoms???It may not be due to the Hernia repair but i have met an older gentleman who’s had similar problems after a similar operation. I just feel like there’s no one out there that can help me if my doctors not bothered about it. I asked if it could be a complication due to my surgery and she just dismissed it. Help!!!
Can agree with all comments on mesh... got hernia mesh Oct 22, 2010 and before 2 weeks it had to come out on Nov 5, 2010.....along with abdominal muscles, nerves, bellybutton.... this was put over a aortobifemoral bypass and the scar tissue has been working against it, had to get FemFem 2013 and 2015, had bowel obstruction also in 2015.... afraid of not getting autopsy so had tattoo requesting one and signed/dated it... I hope that they find out what the mesh causes inside human bodies... the FDA did not require mesh to be tested in humans to be put in humans before giving manufacturers a 510k to provide drs to put it in humans then destroy people because mesh attaches to things in human body.....thank god there are some drs that can and will do surgery to take this crap out, doesn't do any good because there is something in mesh that goes in our body and is killing us.... :/
I ve done many darn repair... and now a days desarda repair... these are good .... it depends upon the floor of inguinal canal.. some pt have very lax floor.. so in such cases it is good to do mesh repair. but one thing is must.. good clear dissection and nerve preservation is must thing. Other wise even in fascial repair if nerve is entraped it may cause this chronic odynia.... and for umblical it is better if u modified mayos repair...bcoz in umblical and paraumblucal hernia in these patient fascial edged are very lax and if put mesh in sublay area. It may get tract onto the peritoneal area and got adherent to gut.. so for these mesh system is present .. in which one site of mesh is proline made and other side ptfe.. one is sticky and one slidy ... put into defect and thats all.. gut will not then adherent to the mesh.. ur surgeon should have freedom during surgery in order to have to select the technique for this... and yes shouldice is best... but here in asia less people are fully trainned to do that
@@dylongarrett4779 I feel better where the mesh was removed but still have pain in the parts that it remains. Brain fog, anxiety, tinnitus, cognitive. Lots of symptoms.
If you need a skilled surgeon to repair your hernia without mesh or remove your painful mesh please visit: biohernia.com/en-gb
Do you do shouldice type for inguinal hernia
@@williambright4033 Yes they do both the Shouldice and the Desarda for inguinal hernia!
@@SuperWhiteBarry I will let you know when I’m ready
@@williambright4033 Hello William, I'm not from BIOHERNIA. Just google them, their email is on their website. You'll get an response from the owner of the company. He can make an appointment for you with one of the surgeons. Going for an operation myself July the 20th in Cottbus. Good luck with yours!
@@SuperWhiteBarry Is there any clinic in U K
I just had the mesh inserted for my umbilical hernia in the U.S. My surgeon said he had one himself. So far, so good.
...how about after all this time? Any pain?
I had mesh inserted for a incisional hernia repair in 2005. Blessedly I've had very little problems, until about a month ago. I'm so thankful for your input, as I'll be insistent that this gets investigated well. May you all heal 100%.
how are you now, are you thinking of getting it removed?
What type of hernia? And how are you to date?
Update?
got a mesh hernia repair 12 years ago and never had a problem with it and been lifting heavy at gym for the last year without a problem.ive also just had other side done yesterday using mesh
7 weeks since my second one and not a problem with it and back at the gym
Dougie Park in the groin?
Dougie Park hi sir what kind of mesh did the doctors put in u?
That’s great considering if you had it done 12 yrs ago then you probably had one of the mesh that was recalled too. You’re definitely one of the lucky ones not to have any issues or you’re making it up
I am confused you had no issue, you started lifting heavy at gym and now you had another surgery.
Unfortunately it"s a risk we have to take. My hernia got incarcerated and it wasn t a pleasant experience so I had to have a surgery with mesh
I received mesh surgery in my left groin back in 2012 and it's the best thing that ever happened to me. I recently received another mesh hernia surgery 2019 April on my right groin side and I'm still healing so far so good. I pray this one goes well just like the first did
I have a inguinal hernia (left side) and I'm going for surgery. How was the pain after honestly ?
I'm so fucking nervous I have surgery in 4 days and so worried about feeling it inside me or chronic pain.
@@1GiveSubs1 how'd it go I'm on day 2 of recovery, pain is there, but to be expected I guess
@@looseparashoot I'm so glad I went through with it and got the surgery done. I had a fast recovery and everything healed perfectly, I have no complaints! To be honest with you it doesn't feel like I had surgery done & it feels completely normal, thank god lol. I should note however that I had the Laparoscopic repair and NOT the open surgery one but yeah everything is all good and I couldn't be happier. I've been lifting stuff and coughing and it feels normal compared to before when I had the surgery it'd pop out and feel weird. Anyways good luck brother and godspeed.
DroppinCash420 how do you feel now after these months?
I had an umbilical inscisional hernia mesh repair in 2009. Ive had so many problems, and like others was told it had nothing to do with the mesh. Mine polypropylene. I ordered the sticker page from medical records which proves implantation, manufacturer, and UPC. 2019 mesh revision surgery (removal) so painful, watching all these videos proves to me what I had known all along. It has been rotting inside. I feel like I aged 20 years. It took two surgeons to remove it. A 10 inch full open incision. Cant do anything like I did before. ITS HORRIBLE. I have not worked in 4 months recovering still. I cant lift anything. Crucial pain, cant sleep, not hungry, feel sick, needles and pins or the feeling of being kicked in the stomach real hard. GET YOUR "STICKER PAGE" FROM MEDICAL RECORDS! YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT COULD JUST DISAPPEAR HIND SIGHT IS 20/20
What is a sticker page ?
@@QueenlySweetpea Call medical records from the hospital you had surgery! The sticker page is a page of PROOF that you had surgery on such date and the UPC or STICKERS from the box of what they put inside of you.
hope you get it removed soon, or have you
@@nathanreid2974 no there was to much damage I was re inplanted
@@mommak7646 how are you now since re-implant
My father died in severe pain from a faulty BARD Mesh and a faulty staple gun, in which he had tons of mangled metal (wire-looking) strewn everywhere in his abdomen and even behind his lungs. (Some of the mesh even worked itself outside of the skin, coming out in small pieces.). It showed up on an xRay and it looked awful!!! I refuse to EVER have MESH put into my body, if I have any other options. MESH manufacturers had recalled the mesh, but the DOCS and hospitals NEVER pulled them out of their stock room!!! This had made his last ten years of his life a LIVING HELL!!! Avoid MESH if u can!!!
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This story is gut wrenching. So sorry for your loss and his suffering! It sounds like his body truly rejected the mesh and was tirelessly trying to push it out.
The important thing is that the big executives at big pharma are enjoying a rich lifestyle thanks to the mesh money.
@@relaxedandlovingit Thank you, immensely!! ❤️
@@YourChannelOnRUclips Yes and the last thing he said was: “Expose them!!!”…then died in the ambulance. 😭😭😭. You’re so right!!! 🙌😭😭
I have lived with a groin hernia for 11 years. In 2019 I had an examination at the Luton and Dunstable hospital. I was told that they no longer use mesh but I was told " After the operation you will not get an erection or be able to orgasm, but as your 66 years of age that won't worry you". I told the surgeon that his sex life may be over but I'm still very active, so I have been wearing a hernia belt reinforced with a wooden disc. My hernia is now the size of a cricket ball and sometimes enters my scrotum but usually disappears after lying on my back for a while. I just have to be careful when having sex. The problems from the operation have put me off having an operation.
Well, did you have an operation or not? Sorry, but your wording can be twisted.
If you had the surgery, how is it you are okay with the intestine or hernia entering your scrotum since that is VERY not normal?
Any other thoughts or follow up information since your possible surger?
@@markuse3472 I have not had the surgery but came very close to it. I had a swollen lymph gland in my armpit for 4 weeks, not causing any discomfort but thought I should get it checked out. My Doctor thought it might be associated with my inguinal hernia so sent me to the hospital. There I met the surgeon and he asked me to undress and laydown for examination, very strange as the hernia is prominent when standing, he then pushed two fingers up through my scrotum and I felt the pain as he split the inguinal passage open. He then noticed I have a Hiatus hernia, which I have had for 42 years without any problem, he put his fingers together to make a blade and then forced all 4 fingers through the wall of my stomach, again I felt the pain of being split open. He then said he would operate on the inguinal hernia tomorrow, I must wear a corset for the Hiatus hernia and after the first operation he would remove the lump under my arm, which he diagnosed as a fissure. I was laying in a ward awaiting my operation when it occurred to me that I am here because I visited my Dr with a swollen lymph gland and am now about to be cut open by someone who has done more damage by either intention or incompetence. I discharged myself not having any trust in this surgeon. I had some 8mm thick plastic board in my garage and made myself an "L" shape support that goes under my scrotum, it took 6 trials with the design before it was perfected. I wear this constantly, even when asleep. The damage done to my stomach and Hiatus hernia means I have to be careful when sitting up from a prone position and I now suffer with a lot of burping.
You can request to have your hernia repaired without the use of mesh. This is what I did following a hernia repair 7 years ago. Surgeon was bemused and asked me why, and I said I believed I was at high risk for rejection as I have the kind of body that reacts to everything including fake jewelry and even buttons or zippers, let alone something foreign inside. They did it without the mesh. Just ask and be firm. He did say the likelihood of the hernia occurring again was greater without the mesh, but I've had no problems since. Sometimes you have to be a difficult patient. Same getting it removed.
wish I was told that....I was shown a rectangle piece of mesh with blue stripes and ended up with the physiomesh oval that was recalled, that didn't last 2 weeks in me and was thrown away by dr....
Are you in the U.S.? I need the surgery but am so afraid. This video said that not all doctors are trained in the non-mesh way. Not happy.
@@ameswho9548 I read that the mesh problem was a decade ago and the mesh today is far superior quality. I would ask and ask friends , family and conduct your own desktop research before getting operated on. Having a professional highly skilled surgeon will save you the pain and life headache. Most of these cases you are reading now is most likely performed by crappy surgeons. There is no way around this problem. The surgery has to be done and all I can say is do your research 👍
There's no way in HELL I will let them put the mesh in me! I will live with the hernia for the rest of my life before I do that! It is a very bad abdominal hernia, with the only thing between the outside world & my intestines is an increasingly stretched out layer of skin. I should've had the surgery over a decade ago, but the surgeon said they had to use mesh & I said "see ya"! But, I will start looking again for a surgeon who can do the non-mesh method. Good luck to all of you...
Great... I will remove my mesh in 3 years and get my body free of it... after 3 years of surgery facing constant constipation issues.
I had double groin surgery done at Shouldice abut 7 years ago. It is a tension repair (mesh is no tension) so they keep you at the Hospital about 5 days or more if required. After my double, I was kept over a week. Immediately after surgery the tension is certainly evident. But it just gets better. Also, Shouldice doesn't use knock out gas. If you can have your Hernia repaired at Shouldice, you are fortunate.
how paneful is the recovery period
@@nathanreid2974 I remember it being painful, no doubt. That would be the case no matter how or where it is done. You must qualify to be accepted to Shouldice. If you are overweight, you don't qualify.
Had my hernia mesh fitted 15 years ago. Severe pain for a few days, forgotten in a week or two and no pain since. Long term pain occurs in around 2% of patients who have it done. Any op can have different effects on different people - this video is just highlighting those few who have experienced problems. Don't let these few people make you think that everyone who has this op suffers long term pain.
Stoprobinpeople Blind WRONG! Mesh has injured & killed millions of people worldwide. You are very very very lucky! Don't judge something you haven't experienced. Its truly a nightmare.
Please provide factual evidence for your claim that "Mesh has injured & killed millions of people worldwide." Peggy Mitchell. According to data from NHS digital, more than 97,000 hernia mesh operations are completed in England each year, yet only around 2% suffer long term pain afterwards. I appreciate that runs into hundreds, but there are very few deaths occur from mesh implants - you are more likely to die from heart disease, cancer, a stroke or a car accident. Get things into perspective and stop scaremongering over mesh implants. It's a choice you have, suffer a hernia or have it treated with a mesh and take a small chance you may suffer with pain afterwards. There's risk with any operation, that's why you are asked for permission for an op to be performed. You can always refuse if you aren't willing to accept the risk.
Stoprobinpeople Blind where was the mesh put in? In the groin or abdomin?
My mesh was inserted to repair an inguinal hernia following a motorcycle accident.
Stoprobinpeople Blind same spot for me. Like the woman said in the video, I don't believe that I actually had a hernia and that's why I still have pain. Muscles are out of place. Ligaments might be torn. 8 years in the mesh is hurting and scratching beyond my limits. It makes body building very tough.
What the heck is going on here! We need a global clinical trial immediately! This is insane.
Most of the so called RCT (randomized control trials) are usually sponsored/funded by giant corporates & industry. So, they intentionally scripted (false RCT) it as per their own purpose & doctors /scientists are driven by them, because of prior agreement & sponsorship. So, globally trial is not solution until government takes initiative (without involvement of industry/corporates) and its free from corruption.
Had a mesh surgery 6 weeks ago and I am in agony. Hot slicing knives across my whole abdomen
A hands-up from me, I'm another one with the pain. 4 months post operation and in lots of pain, I can feel the 'foreign body' inside, constantly pulling, poking, rubbing and inflaming. The surgeon says keep waiting, just take more tablets. From the start I have know this will need to be removed. This shouldn't be happening, it isnt right, things need to change.
How r u now?
Got my left inguinal hernia surgery done with mesh back in 2015 at Hillingdon Hospital London.
I was a normal average build person. Now i am a baggy belly ugly looking fella.
Continues left leg pain. Stretch feeling. Pain. Can't wear underwear and belt in my jeans. Its painful. Feel exhausted whilst driving or walking very uncomfortable feeling 24/7 cant sleeping facing up. There is an inflammation in left side of inguinal canal. Was never pain free. Continues 5 years.
May God will punish those heartless N.H.S planners and management. Nurses and staff are our heroes management sucks.
Who to blame.
Will soon get this painful mesh removed from china or may be turkey. N.H.S are saying its normal. Trust me its not normal. Not for a single day😭😭😭😭😢😢😢
Did you get it removed
I have a mesh fitted , i have chronic pain , that no one will believe I'm, even being told its in my head , and most probably Fibromyalgia, i could have cried when i seen this
Go to a different doctor.
if it's scar tissue or adhesions due to the mesh, perhaps serrapeptase can help as it dissolves abnormal scar tissue
It’s not in your head. Plastic isn’t mesh to be inside the body
I want to correct an error: the Shouldice method was used on me last year for a smallish ventral hernia. I live in Toronto so the Shouldice clinic was only a 20 minute drive. I met people from as far as italy when i was there
I had mesh put in during exploratory surgery. I never knew that mesh was even an option. The surgeon never mentioned mesh to me, but here I am with a 5”X8” piece of mesh in my abdomen. I have Cushing’s, but I had been living fairly symptom free before the trauma of the hernia/mesh surgery. My Cushing’s is uncontrollable now. I had to have a pituitary adenoma removed and 1/4 of my pituitary removed, but the surgery was not successful. I have been in constant pain and I have been bedridden for 8 years. I had a surgeon at a leading U.S. hospital to tell me that it is because of the trauma of the mesh on my body. I have been to four leading U.S. hospitals and no one seems to be able to do anything to help. I was working and active before the mesh was put in. Now, I can’t even get out of the bed by myself to go to the bathroom. My doctor thinks that I have an autoimmune disease because of the mesh! I don’t know if I’ll ever be all right again.
I pray for you to be all right again ❤️
@@josephart2821 Thank you so much for your prayers!! I had Gamma Knife surgery almost a year ago in an effort to destroy my pituitary and a tumor, but I haven’t seen any positive effects yet. It can take up to five years to be effective, so I’m still hopeful. Thank you again!
@@suesmith3282 I hope that they can remove the mesh
personally, .....if someone is cutting me up and doing stuff inside me...i would want someone "VERY SKILLED"
I'll put my hand on my heart and say its the fucking mesh.
Have a hernia mesh three years, not a lot of pain, but am aware it's there. Can't lift, exercise, walk like I used to. Can't sleep on my right side or stomach, sometimes a shooting pain, always a pinching, annoying pain. I think the corners of it dig into me when I move. Dr. said removal is risky, long recovery, and insurance (U.S. private thru employer) won't cover it since there's no infection. So I'm stuck. Just have to live with lower quality of life.
"No infection" so no problem? Just a greedy loophole making me hope there really IS a hell.
Marie Katherine: Hello im looking into the mesh less repair using the Desarda method. I will probably use Dr. Tomas in florida. Many videos online and ive talked with a past patient and he is very happy. Good luck.
@@jjjsmith2497 ….How did your surgery go with Decsarda?? I live in Florida and am thinking of traveling there
@@stephenfiore9960
Stephen,
I haven’t had it yet. I keep putting off for various reasons.
Thanks for replying. I live 250 miles away from Ft Myers / Desarda
I can say, hand on heart, it's the mesh.
@@jeniamtl6950 Learn How to Speak Grown Up Englush !!
@@richhuddleston73 grow up, the internet must be a frightening place for you.
@@jeniamtl6950 < Well put!
Had my hernia done at Shouldice 3yrs ago and i tell u it's the best way ..forget the mesh method.
Unfortunately I saw this video a week too late. Had a mesh repair done last week, yet feel great . Hope it remains this way... fingers crossed
@@ForeverMods: Mesh Repair for me 3.5 weeks ago. I'm gonna start running again in a couple days. Fingers crossed as well.
I wish Shouldice was performed in the US. Was it expensive? Long wait list?
Joseph Ruiz I’m supposed to get the mesh in a few days,how has your journey been?Were you able to get fully healthy and train again?
chris west how did it go?
i had mesh on my first hernia in 1998.. I work hard lifting heavy stuff at work and home.. it's fine.. got one now on the other side.
Jim depends where the mesh was put in. Higher failure rates occur in the groin area wherein the anatomy is completely different from the abdomin.
Well that's great for you and I'm so happy your well.But many many patients have foreign body rejection and it causes devasting damage . That's why it's talked about. I wish there was more compassion towards Mesh injures patients
50% having bad pain is unacceptable.
Hi jim
How is your situation now?
I am in pain from the minute I wake up until I go to sleep. I feel useless at home and at work
alfred montigney same here and suicide is looking like the only option. I keep begging every Doctor to please help me find what is causing this excruciating pain and NOTHING and here in South Florida they don't want o give pain killers. I can't work so I am totally broke and actually had to live in my car for a while .This is not living!
I have to figure out how I can get up and just go to the bathroom. I had to have a serious back surgery eight before the hernia mesh surgery so I have pain every Where!
I lay up all night in agonizing pain and can not function at all during the day.
Our healthcare here is the worst ,they just keep passing me from doctor to doctor and each new doctor wants to run scan and test after test after test which only caused me more pain and more range to my body with all the contrast dyes and barium fluids and having to lay completely flat in a hard cold steal table, sometimes up to 2 hours without moving. I stopped seeing doctors a couple of weeks ago and am is researching the best way to kill myself
Carly Hall Carly I feel worse every day. I’m depressed and in pain constantly. I can barely work
Carly Hall Hi Carly. I can’t wait till October till I get Medicare. I want This mesh taken out of me. I feel like I’m 100 years old. You need to hang in there. You’re not alone
How are you guys doin... you ok?
Carly Hall I hope you are feeling much better
How many people are being told its in there head? Drop a like!
We all know how old people don't like to make a fuss even when there on there death bed.. countless people have and are suffering because of these horrible mesh patches and the heartless NHS and dubble dealing private sectors surgeons don't give a damn.It's about to hit the lot of them where it hurts them
THERE BIG FAT POCKETS
they have no feelings and lots of skelitons in there closet one day even the dead will be brought back
Remember that
You nailed it!
You are forgetting one important aspect of mesh ops...you have a choice! Read my comment above before making incoherent comments.
was told by partner of surgeon that ''I couldn't take a little pain'', even though the infection was red and hot 3'' away from touching it....yeah, and after it was removed so was my abdominal muscles, nerves, bellybutton, never told that by dr, only told '' I tried to debride mesh and couldn't '' .... but didn't send it to lab to have analyzed, threw it away......a mesh that only came out 5/2010 and put in me 10/2010 and didn't last 2 weeks.......
In the US the FDA doesn't make companies test mesh for safety!
I have Tranvaginal mesh and it's horrible stuff! When people say that you have a choice.....many of the women that were implanted during observational surgeries had no choice!! I was personally told mine wasn't mesh that it was a different material! How can people make an informed decision with false information?
I had a non-mesh groin shouldice hernia repair with Dr Koch in Cottbus Germany. The doctor and his staff were fantastic and I stayed in the Sorat hotel for 3 days after. This procedure is not available in Ireland and I didn’t want a piece of plastic inside me. I highly recommend Biohernia who arranged everything. Thank you Nahom from Biohernia for all your advice kindness and patience and the courtesy.
Very Best Nigel
Hello, do you have more info on them? I will consider them.
My grandfather had hernia in 1981 and doctors didn't use mesh that time.. their was no mesh market... pharma companies promote and make money out of it..
I had surgical mash key hole both sides last week i am recovering at the moment it's all good so far.
R u still on? Can you tell us your situation now? I just had my surgery last week
@@Ahmad-by3kw i had mesh in about 1995 in my right groin has no issues just the odd tweak every now and then no big deal just had another put in on November 11th at 45 years old I'm not worried the hernia was far worse.
@@andyparsley3744 thank you for answering
@@andyparsley3744 Hey I feel the same.
I had mine 11 months ago
In my recent checkup (it was like 3 weeks ago) I told my surgeon about this
N he said it is normal to have this kind of feeling in winter days.
Is it so?
Please let me know.
Thanks!
@@tarouu2493 never had any real issues like I said odd tweak but weather never affected it.
Ill give you guys my update. I can relate to Martin's agonizing pain too. I had mine done in 2015 with the Meth method. Fast forward to 2022. I'm dying from the inside I feel like if there's no hope for this sharp, burning, stabbing, and aching pain. I feel lost, don't eat well, my mood is always negative, feel very depreesed and the feeling trying to take my life away. I tell myself what's the point of having everything you want but can't enjoy it due to this pain. Your health comes first. I've realised due to this horrifying journey there there isnt a day that goes by without the pain. It has ruined my relationships with people. The pain has affected my lifestyle. I can't run, jump nor play sports. I hate living like this which is why I've accustomed myself to live the pain in silence.
Hi Fidel, how are you now? Pls update us. An don't give up , try to find help for the fix.
@@g.v.3573 Hi. Turns out I have another upcoming hernia surgery before the year is over. I'm still alive and hanging on. Damn emotions got to me as I was reading my comment all over again. Sounds very depressing from what I said. Here we go again with another surgery. Doctors says it's a 50/50 chance this agonizing pain will go away. No more sports for me. I'm retired from that lifestyle.
@@fidelm3371 I am leaning towards this doctor in Germany, Dr. Andreas Koch. You can google him, he uses the Shouldice technique plus has an option of adding a bio mesh that has worked for many of his patients. From what i understand, he is a very good surgeon. At moment , I am doing really good and back to only doing the core exercises. Zero gym , and just exercises that are safe for the inguinal hernia. Not sure if you are able to go to Germany but for me, I want to avoid any risks if its needed to be done. They may not operate anyway , since mine seems to be doing better. I would not mind , so I can get back some things from before and not have my mind always worried I may hurt myself.
There are some heart-breaking accounts over several videos on this topic. None of it meshes with my experience. I count myself damn lucky. 17 years I had my mesh implant and so far no complications. Knock on wood. I didn't even know this was a thing. Stumbled upon one video on youtube and it was a big surprise. Watched at least 10 of them. After 17 years, I'm going to try not to worry about this awful news of mesh failures.
Happy Haze i had it done 12 years ago and not had a problem either plus i started gym a year ago and do squats and deadlifts and never a problem and had other side done 7 weeks ago with no problems.i also never new people had problems with it until i seen a video on it
Dougie Park
Your experience meshes with mine, Dougie. 12 years is a decent run, I think. Good to know that they are not all tragedies. And you workout, that's extra terrific. Keep it up. I'm no much in that regard, except I do a fair bit of walking.
It's most likely the new mesh materials which are potentially toxic and dangerous! I'm seriously concerned if I need hernia which I might. I'm trying naturally to cure it while just trying to get confirmed & can't even get diagnostic imaging from the hospitals around me just because it's the weekend. Having only Medicaid doesn't help.
Metaorange
What you said about the likelihood of the problem being more related to the newer mesh materials sounds plausible. I cannot and have not opinion re the alternative you are pursuing. I'll say this, though, based on my experience, when the mesh works, it really works, and if I find myself in the position of needed another, say on my left side, I'd research the brands myself, when I'm sure I have one of the oldest and reputable ones, that's when I'd approach a doctor and tell him which one I want to have implanted. Or, better, procure it myself bring it to said doctor. If the doc wants to overrule me, that won't fly. It's my health and my call.
That said, I hope your situation works out in the optimal way. Take care.
Happy Haze sir what kind of mesh did the doctor used for your sugery?
ive had my umbilical hernia fixed with mesh ive never had a problem
How long ago?
How long ago was that and and how are you doing now ?
I had a hernia repair. A mesh was put In. Less than 3 months later the hernia was back. Mesh is hanging by a thread. The dr. Refuses to remove the mesh and repair it. It's been well over 7 years.
Has took a major toll on my life. I'm tired! Its stressful! Everywhere I go I get turned away... so frustrating!
Go to a different doctor.
@@Zvalgryn after a while I gave up. And in September I saw a different dr.... finally in October I had my 2nd surgery. Itll be 3 months on the 13th. And honestly I regret it. Im left with a huge scar and I'm still swollen from the surgery. They say in time ill start Feeling way better but I'm just physically drained and tired of waiting.
@@Noriega05 How are you doing now? Pain, swelling?
I had mesh surgery it was fine, pretty rough few weeks of recovery but my god, it beats being in constant pain from a hernia! GET THE SURGERY
Same. I lost all feeling around the incision though, but I'd rather live with that compared to having a hernia. I waited too long to get it fixed so at the end, it dropped into my sack. That quickly made me contact my doc lol. 6 months later and it was fixed with a mesh. 2 weeks later and the pain was basically gone. It has now been almost a year since I was on the operating table and only rarely do I get mild pains. Doc said it could take longer than a year to fully recover so I'm still waiting. I'm just glad I got it done.
I agree, it’s better do the surgery than be poking a hernia in all day
vBDKv was it open surgery? How do you feel now?
Leon Dillon yeah it was open, i feel fine now. Definitely get it. Living with a hernia is no way to fkn live.
In case of inguinal hernia, several types of non mesh tissue repair (shouldice/desarda) is available with 1-2 % recurrence rate & least chronic pain issues compared to mesh surgery. So,would you like to invite unnecessary mesh related complications ?
I had a mesh no pain. excellent recovery. One one later no problem to report. 49.years old???
When did you have the surgery?
How infection works is that if you are sick with some infection, it can travel to the foreign body (mesh) in the body. Not caused by mesh, but travels to there. (A surgeon told me this and that he had removed some seriously infected mesh areas and they are big operations.)
Leilas interview here wa s the most telling. She was able to put a palpable sense of pain in her vocabulary that resonated with me on a personal level. I have an apt for inguinal hernia repair surgery using the DaVinci robotic method with the use of a synthetic screen/mesh. Now in retrospect, I’m thinking I ought to contact the surgeon and ask for the Shouldice method of fixing it. What are your thoughts, I’m curious? Surgery is not until mid October. Cheers!
thank you for this video, i am currently waiting for a hernia operation and i can tell you now that mesh is not going inside my body, if i have to i will camcel the referal!
Hey bro, it seems to be the standard procedure. I've had mesh repair over a year ago and feel great. Guess everything carries a certain risk and there will always be a percentage of failure regardless of mesh or not. I'm 0- blood type and surgeon had told me that they would use a specific mesh. Best of luck !!!
I had to accept the mesh or no surgery. I am so fortunate to be able to hear from others that have undergone hernia repair. It's been around 60 days and I promise that I feel 100% better than before.
Same, mines tomorrow 😬
Too many doctors are taking kick backs for medication and materials used on patients.
I have had a mesh implant due to weakness in my abdomen. I had a Surgical Hernia due to having a Stoma Bag being removed after giving my Bowel a rest. (Crohns Disease),. I have since lost two jobs due to chronic pain.My abdomen is getting larger.
Before having any surgery done, educate yourself. Shop around for a surgeon. Realize that while a surgeon may come off as brusque or cold, he or she may have a great track record and excellent technique. That’s the other problem I see, people want to go to a,certain surgeon because they are ”nice” or because family members or friends went to them before. I’ve worked with surgeons who are sweet as pie but I wouldn’t allow them to water my house plants. I’ve worked with surgeons who are complete and utter assholes, but they are smart and competent.
Very wise
Exactly what happened to me. Surgeon did 3 ops in my dad to keep fighting cancer. We saw him as an angel. I specifically asked him if mesh would cause pain and he said no chance it's a lie, and only surgeons who don't know how to place it are giving it a bad name. Haven't been able to work or sit for a meal for 2 years since op. Just lie down all day
The mesh is a foreign substance placed in the body, no wonder it causes problems.
There are quite a few procedures which put foreign substances in the body. New hips, pacemakers, metal plates in the skull.
@@lewis1544
Titanium doesn’t leach like polypropylene does under oxidative stress
@@dr.reviewsfrompersonalexpe7603 Didn't know about that. I have just read up that even with metal replacements the hip bone is lined with plastic and micro particles of both metal and plastic are shedded. I'm old so less worried than I would be if young and I did need the hernia operated on. But it is very concerning.
I just had hernia surgery done a month ago and it was a mesh. I am 51 and and my first week after surgery was painful horrible, and couldn't walk or get up with out help. I was constipated for 5 days but didn't really eat much as i was on painkillers. Today is my 4th and half week and moving around by myself with no pain just discussing and soar groins. There are times I can feel a small sting where the hernia is but not that bad. I didn't sleep well for 3 weeks but now I'm starting to catch up with my sleep. I am concerned with all the negative after effects people write about, but I'm gonna wait a bit and see how it all goes in the next few weeks. I will come back and let everyone know how I'm doing. Thanks , I really hope all goes well in the next few weeks
Carlos what’s the update?
@@AlaskaWild update to your condition
update??
I think Carlos has passed away
@@vishalsharma-gy9ed LMAO your crazy... Maybe he's doing just fine
I had an incisional hernia (from cancer op in 2019). It was mesh repaired at the beginning of April 2020. The op left a 5" scar above my belly button. It was a little painful after the op (left the hospital the evening of the afternoon op with staples) for about two days. I don't have any pain now. I'm sorry for people who say they have.
What about now?
@@markuse3472 I got a bad cough at the end of 2020 and a hernia popped out higher on my stomach muscles. I had to have another hernia op (again a day op - home for tea) and another mesh was put in. Again, didn't hurt and no pain from either meshes so I deffo think worth it. UK NHS patient.
@@lewis1544 I am happy for you and thanks for responding to me.
I am thinking a groin hernia is very different from the ones you had.
@@markuse3472 From what I researched and people I've spoken to, inguinal hernias recover better - guys I used to run with still run. None complained of mesh complications.
Guess that’s me cancelling Fridays operation. Absolutely no chance.
Stevie B same. How are you doing now?
So
How is it now
Abu Hmeed I went to Germany and had a mesh free surgery by Dr Koch. Great surgeon. Well worth it. Was quite sore after it for about a month but one year down the line all good.
@@Stevieab well its too late for me anyway...i did the mash surgery last week and I just saw this video today....I'm kinda scared but also I'm thinking there is nothing I can do..its done...lets hope for the better...also I'm a strain refugee in Germany I don't think I have many choices..I think a mesh free surgery would be something too expensive for the basic insurance to pay....I dunno...its over now anyway...thasnks for sharing
I had an inguinal hernia repair with mesh in 2017 and it has recently been giving me alot of pain. I don't know what to do now. I had another hernia repair this past October and they didn't use mesh thank goodness.
Inguinal hernia and I've been in pain ever since most of the time it feels like a burning stinging and sometimes it feels like someone's jacking me off and I've been assaulted with nobody there and I didn't even get a kiss I feel so lost at what it could be I even filed a police report and I've been to the emergency room 23 times after my repair
Hello Folks? I'm 71 years old and I had a hernia mesh operation at the Phoenix, Az. VA. The operation was at the left lower abdomen, done in 2019 and so far, so good. I've been a plant based Vegan for about 6 years now, and I think that helps out a lot. If you remove the cause of mucus you remove the cause of pain. This is something you might want to think about. God Bless you all! Peace!
God bless 🙏
Omg I am due to have a hernia removed using this method. Now reading the comments and watching this I am terrified 😞
Don’t worry I just had the surgery 3 weeks ago open inguenial with mesh and I’m doing better make sure your doctor has had decades of the surgeries under his belt mine had 20 years of experience be positive and pray it will be uncomfortable for a while just be patient take care.
Nice viseo to see after having a second mesh put behind the other failed one.
Just had mesh installed. No warning but so far ,(5week ago) And now friends come out of the work work with their problems then 3 warning videos? Crossing my fingers!??
I got one in 2012-2013. Recently I've been a little sore, like it did while healing. It's kinda been creeping me out lately. Never realized how many lawsuit and problems there were until years later..
Thank you for doing this piece. Mesh implants have been recently banned in the US except for emergency situations because the chronic pain component is all too real. From someone that had 2 hernia surgeries years ago and now live(?) with severe chronic intractable pain every single day, I think it was an extremely good move!
If its banned why is my workerscomp forcing it on me? Wife works with hospital charts and assures me it’s not banned. Getting worried now
Banned in the USA?? in 2022??
Mesh has absolutely not been banned in the US and the newer mesh used after 2017 has been shown to be more bio-compatible. ProGrip is one mesh being used that is not tacked down/stapled or sutured in place which eliminates the likelihood of nerve entrapment. Prior to 2017 there were issues with the mesh used but the FDA has removed/banned them from medical use.
No it hasn’t. I was going to have a surgery with the mesh and decided not to do it. I as only considering it for cosmetic reasons.
Total bullshit, mesh is not banned you idiot.
Can you do light house chores for the first days after surgery (like cooking or washing up)? I did this and I m nervous now I might have damaged something inside.
Fifi Momo i did because I had too but took plenty rest too and never did me any harm.been 7 weeks now and dont have any problems with it
Yes, helen u nailed it!! The foreign mesh in your body and mine with scar tissue growing around mesh. Blank blank theives.
I can believe that most people have no problems. However, doctors should inform patients of possible complications. I’m an OR nurse and you would be surprised at the amount of patients come into surgery completely trusting of surgeons and unaware of what the surgery entails.
Stephanie Mac omg!!! Are you serious? I have a scheduled surgery on Tuesday. Should I cancel???
Jessica McCall Most people have no issues. But, no surgery is minor and there is always the risk of complications. Ask questions and don’t stop until you are comfortable and confident.
If patients were informed of ALL the possible complications no-one would have the operation unless the hernia became strangulated.
I had laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (with a mesh) six (6) months [not days/weeks] ago and it has been horrible. My condition is actually worse than before the surgery. The mesh feels like a piece of sandpaper was surgically implanted inside of my body and the area where the hernia was a half year ago is still painful and swollen. My right testicle has been swollen and inflamed and is still approximately 100% larger than my left testicle. My condition is worse because of the pain and aching associated with my testicle being affected as opposed to just the less sensitive abdominal material that would occasionally protrude though my abdominal wall. My condition is affecting my activity level. I cannot walk for extended periods of time before the aching spreads to my lower belly area causing an upset stomach and ultimately headaches. I am dealing with chaffing because of the abnormal size of my right testicle. I can no longer complete a full yoga workout, ride a bike or jog/run and this has caused my physical condition to continually decline since the surgery. I have lost notable muscle mass, flexibility and my energy level is continually lessening. I am considering have the testicle removed.
NEED A UPDATE THIS IS 6 YEARS OLD IMMEDIATELY SERIOUSLY
Just cancelled my operation cheers
Hope people feel better I also think that some people don’t need to think about it
BBC why don’t you do a vid on a non-mesh repair. How it’s done etc..
Where i had mine done went broke and recently got bout out by the local corporate hospital. Pretty embarassing to that covy of pos docs. This doc on you video is a piece of work too.
See a scientific comparison between no mesh Desarda method and mesh method ... www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919115002897 ... if you can chose no mesh, same results, better mobility, risk free, no foreign body inside you ... hopefuly you can find it in your country.
Had a mesh in 95 never really had any pain just had another in 2020 at 45 and hopefully will carry on with no problems rather that than my double hernia.
How are your surgery areas doing? Cheers
@@777-h6d definitely took longer to recover at 45 previous hernia I was 21 getting a twinge once in a while but seems to be holding up ok 👍
@@andyparsley3744 that's great news 👍 I appreciate the reply
They’re 2 kinds of patients after mesh/ plastic implanted in them
Those that have issues
Those that aren’t having any yet or are unaware their autoimmune symptoms are from plastic
Yes. Many years later symptoms can begin to develop.
I think it's crazy to have such a wide foreign object in the body. Just fix the hernia and close up the body. I also think that strengthening the abs must help.
Strengthening the abs? I don't know. I used to go to the gym most days and did a lot of ab work. I got a bad cough after cancer surgery. Coughing uses the abs and intercostal muscles. I think the strength of my abs pulled the internal weakness apart and caused the epigastric hernia. I'm going to be very careful about ab workouts.
I guess it really depend where exactly the intestines pop out from? If the hole can be tightened by tightening the ab muscles in those regions, at least theoretically it must help. They say a strong core works like powerlifting belts, holding the mid-section organs all in place. Try to picture your abs muscles and fascia. Holding their surface area constant, it's not possible to have them distended and weak without introducing holes and spaces between them, and that's recipe for hernia.
I have hiatal hernia !terrible because of this I develop panick attacks
... question -- I have heard the using mesh is not working, causing much on going pain -- answer ...
about 1/2 suffer afterward
I 'm having excruciating hernia mesh pain 8 months now nausea , constipation, burning, painful periods n Docs fail to accept its d mesh and I had a nerve damage I'm fed up I hve no life with my husband
Had a ingunal hernia back in 1994 30 years ago and had the mesh apart from a few mild twinges I never had any problems again and I work in timber yards
I think it's the surgeon who does the operation.
Do you want bowel cancer or intestinal blockages or a part of your intestine hanging in you scrotum also damaging the spermatic cord and cutting of the blood supply to your testice causing the arteries to block
You may also find that the testes due as a result rather like torsion twisting of tested / spermatic cord this you only have ,6 hours before the testicle dies and has to be removed
These are complications if you don't have hernia op
Also, don’t let yourself be pressured into having surgery. Tell them that you would like to think about it, especially for elective surgery. Some will try to get that surgery booked so fast it makes your head spin. Seek out a second opinion.
When you're in so much pain sometimes you don't think so well! I and others may NEED hernia surgery because of intestine strangulation. It's not pretty either way you go sometimes. I guess that's life. I don't want mesh in me but I don't have over $3000 for the only non-mesh surgeon in my country which is on the other side of it too. I'll telling them no new/synthetic mesh for sure!
I went to doctors was referred to specialist only 2 weeks ago and they have booked my operation for 7 days time. I’m ringing Monday to cancel it it’s too soon having seen all this. Hernia is moderate size but doesn’t ache unless I will walk long distances.
@@Stevieab hi. Do inform yourself first. I am not sure if that mesh surgery is good for eberybody.
@@Stevieab everybody.
Virginia Aceituno Shouldice non mesh surgery done last week in Germany all well so far fingers crossed. 👍🏾 Top surgeon.
I’m crying watching this I have a massive hernia in my growing and I’ve been dealing with it for 7 years I still do what I have to do too day but I’m scared 1 day I will get up again I’ve left messages on a few dr.s phones asking for some sort of help I have no insurance and I’m scared I wish I could find someone that would help me I don’t know where I can start I’m at an end.
Ask God to help you, he can heal you! He knows each one's situation. Believe.
If you're in the u.s. get online and sign up for medicaid with dhs. I couldn't afford insurance from work especially after child support deduction. I developed an inguinal hernia over a year ago and it was constantly getting worse. I was approved for a medical card just a week ago and had surgery 2days ago, with mesh. Recurrence rate is much too high for non mesh repair, so I opted for mesh. However you decide to do it, you should hurry and get it taken care of. A strangulated hernia can be very painful and life threatening. Take care brother!
Dear friend, ask some humanitarian organisations or churches for help. Good people lives everywhere, I am from Serbia and I am sorry becouse I can t financialy help you, but only to encurage you, to knock and search with hope in the Lord.
Mantis thank you it means a bunch to me for the kind thoughts!
Brian Patterson I will look into that and I appreciate the help thank you let me know how it goes and I wish you the best!
My hernia is on side of stomach and I have extreme pain after both surgery’s I live in USA can you recommend someone that can fix me I don’t want to live this way for rest of my life
10 years ago I had keyhole surgery with mesh and every so often I get a big lump come out If I turn the wrong way now they did another scan and they say nothing there but trust me its pain I hate and if I don't put lump back with my hand I don't know what will happen. when they done my opp they cut the vessel going to my testicle witch killed the testicle and the doc said to me have I had all my kids but thats not the point is it. and that was Dorchester hospital Dorset
So go to a different doctor.
what i dont understand is why they fixate the mesh on the fully flexed belly wall. can the mesh move, after it has been placed? usually nowadays self adhesive mesh is the normal way to go. so after youve placed it and stitched the wall back together, removing the gas will contract the tissue where the mesh is on. how can this work out? imagine a balloon where you stick paper on and then let some air out. or is self adhesive mesh not very sticky and as the tissue cntracts back to its normal form, the mesh slides over the tissue, instead of folding? or what is stronger? the mesh staying intact without folds or the tissue contracting after gas release?
Surely by having a abdominal xray they can detect if it is the Mesh or just nerves that are causing the pain
stella williams Ihad a umbilical hernia mesh repair and suffered many serious complications. Firstly i went to the drs 5 weeks after one repair ,in agony .to be told its early days and it will go away. Later on my stomach started swelling and I looked 6 months pregnant . after scans i was told I had a seroma. nothing was done untill months later when I got sepsis .no one would admit that it was the mesh that caused this sepsis until after getting sepsis 6 times .It was to hard to remove and needed specialist treatment which no one was willing to get for me. after a final blue light journey to a&e 6th time emergency surgery finally got the dr to deal with the sepsis and discovered there was a channel running from the mesh site and that i was allergic to the mesh .the mesh should have been removed in the first place.i am now left in pain all the time from this surgery.I was left with a massive fist size hole in stomach. and put on avac pack bag to heal the hole i had , I still have a hernia bigger than before, as nothing was put in the meshes place so am back to square 1 again.
See a scientific comparison between no mesh Desarda method and mesh method ... www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919115002897 ... if you can chose no mesh, same results, better mobility, risk free, no foreign body inside you ... hopefuly you can find it in your country.
All the tests on Chronic pain patients are a waste of the National Health Services money. Denying this pain is caused by mesh is not understandable, when their are so many,- ( at least half of all patients with mesh have pain) and that is too many to risk doing these repairs with mesh. Cynthia McLaglen
Agree, 50% is criminal. People know what's wrong in their bodies. Doctors are indoctrinated by corporate medical care though.
Just like Dupont and Teflon where they have been in legal battle for over 20 years. Even after it has been proven how many people died from its use. It's still in the courts. It's all about the mesh companies and the only thing that matters to them: MONEY
This video is enlightening.
What type of mesh are you talking about? Τhere are three types of meshes....the absorbable, the semi absorbable and the non absorbable. The last one is causing pain the most and I suppose this is what the video refers to.
I'm due for umbilical hernia surgery in November. Worry level has been raised.
MGNFCNT BSTRD I just had my third surgery. I asked to not have mesh put back it because I didn’t want it to grow into my body again. My dr said I had 100%. Chance of it coming back if I didn’t get the mesh. Now I’m in more pain than with my first mesh surgery. I hate that I let him talk me into putting more in me.
Have a hernia after radical sysectomy no pain but outward bulge should I just live with it or are their options
if it's scar tissue or adhesions due to the mesh, perhaps serrapeptase can help as it dissolves abnormal scar tissue
I wonder if anyone has actually tried to use taping for inguinal hernias?
I've heard of a lot of problems with mesh surgeries, we need more research in inguinal hernia repair surgeries!
Anytime you put something in the body, it can cause problems. Common sense tells me that.
How many people are in pain that don't talk about it?
I've had a hernia for years, I would rather deal with it. The surgery could be worse!
I'm checking out soon.
Anyone had an experience with an absorbable mesh? As the mesh generally disappears in a few months there should be less problems after that.
I had a mesh hernia operation. The mesh was too light and the securing material was too weak. It bulged back (broke free,) within 6 months. I had to have another operation. The new surgeon cut through my vas deferen during this new repair by mistake of course and so I now had half of a vasectomy I didn't ask for.
I don't like this opening in the groin as a nerve get cut and so I'm numb in part of my pubic area, penis base on on side and the top of my scrotum on that side. I can feel the mesh/scar mass if I feel around. I hate the whole thing.
I was warned this could happen after my first hernia examination, I was also told that it might mean I wouldn't be able to get an erection. I decided not to have the operation.
As women we are generally dismissed with pains.ive had to pay fir ultrasound to pgove I know I had hernia by my naval .My gp ignored my pain fir two years til recent .I'm seeing specialist this August .I will make informed desecion I'm not opting for mesh can I not have it repair my hernia ?
I feel it sometimes but I have a demanding truck driving job but retirement in 4 more years it will be better when I slow down it never will be 100 percent right but it’s 98 percent better then before surgery😅
If anyone wants to get surgery intervention for inguinal hernia look for professor Desarda technique and all that he has to say about the mesh or shouldice techniques as well as the mesh industry
what is the shouldice technique?
@@talcohen4144 it's a stitching technic, Google it up
I feel like a damn guinea pig right now
A bit thin on facts & hard information it seems.
I was hoping for sound information and wasn't looking for 'personal interest' angles on this issue.
any updates on the people featured
I had my inguinal hernia surgery last march 2..they inserted a mesh.after two weeks since my operation.i'm experiencing everyday a pain its unpleasant that come and go and appear and go in my abdomen upper rear right side.does this cause unsuccessful hernia repair? or mesh?
Hi, I haven't had the surgery yet. I am curious if you are still in pain, or having bad side effects? Thanks.
Help! Had a inguinal hernia repair in March 2018, everything went ok. Then in June 2018 I started getting urinary problems/urinary retention/incomplete emptying of the bladder/pain after urinating.
Went to doctors did all the urine and blood tests, everything came back normal. Had these tests performed a few times now, still can’t find any problems. No UTIs, kidneys are fine, prostate is fine, my doctor sent me away saying it’s just a mystery I need to live with. Any other males or females had these similar symptoms???It may not be due to the Hernia repair but i have met an older gentleman who’s had similar problems after a similar operation. I just feel like there’s no one out there that can help me if my doctors not bothered about it. I asked if it could be a complication due to my surgery and she just dismissed it. Help!!!
The lord Jesus Christ heal you dearest
MRI..?
It’s the scar tissue from the mesh pushing directly or indirectly on your pudendal nerve, this nerve controls your urinary sphincter
Yes I have had urinary symptoms starting 8 months after inguinal hernia surgery with mesh.
@@drewdrilak2437 someone recommended serratiopeptidase to dissolve excessive scar tissue
This is a high quality dock ,I will watch it all latter ,be smart about your health , learn what really going on , don't be a vick .
Can agree with all comments on mesh... got hernia mesh Oct 22, 2010 and before 2 weeks it had to come out on Nov 5, 2010.....along with abdominal muscles, nerves, bellybutton.... this was put over a aortobifemoral bypass and the scar tissue has been working against it, had to get FemFem 2013 and 2015, had bowel obstruction also in 2015.... afraid of not getting autopsy so had tattoo requesting one and signed/dated it... I hope that they find out what the mesh causes inside human bodies... the FDA did not require mesh to be tested in humans to be put in humans before giving manufacturers a 510k to provide drs to put it in humans then destroy people because mesh attaches to things in human body.....thank god there are some drs that can and will do surgery to take this crap out, doesn't do any good because there is something in mesh that goes in our body and is killing us.... :/
Anyone recommend private Hospi in Hungary??
The mesh is to thick and not flexable. The criminal docs sure get their $$. I have to have mine removed also.
How'd it go? I agree with you - btw the mesh making firms are no good.
I ve done many darn repair... and now a days desarda repair... these are good .... it depends upon the floor of inguinal canal.. some pt have very lax floor.. so in such cases it is good to do mesh repair. but one thing is must.. good clear dissection and nerve preservation is must thing. Other wise even in fascial repair if nerve is entraped it may cause this chronic odynia.... and for umblical it is better if u modified mayos repair...bcoz in umblical and paraumblucal hernia in these patient fascial edged are very lax and if put mesh in sublay area. It may get tract onto the peritoneal area and got adherent to gut.. so for these mesh system is present .. in which one site of mesh is proline made and other side ptfe.. one is sticky and one slidy ... put into defect and thats all.. gut will not then adherent to the mesh.. ur surgeon should have freedom during surgery in order to have to select the technique for this... and yes shouldice is best... but here in asia less people are fully trainned to do that
Had my mesh removed, I'll never do mesh again.
Vince Warren are you feeling better now? What symptoms were you having?
Did I see you in that American mesh documentary this is just like what happend to me for 12years
@J T William Meyers in Philadelphia
@J T William Meyers in Philadelphia
@@dylongarrett4779 I feel better where the mesh was removed but still have pain in the parts that it remains. Brain fog, anxiety, tinnitus, cognitive. Lots of symptoms.
My goodness I suffer and suffer and suffer why do I have to go on on in life its so dam hard
I'm suffering a little before sleep because I haven't had the surgery.