SURGEON exposes the real Risks with hernia MESH
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Simply sewing tissues together to fix hernias rarely works. Hernias have been a problem in humankind since civilization formed and writing was possible. The advent of implantable meshes has resulted in real benefits for patients undergoing hernia operations.
If you are having a hernia repair, more than likely, you will have a mesh implanted.
Having a mesh implanted has its risks. I made a video years ago discussing hernia meshes, and it is time for a new video. Here I explain some of the most common risks associated with a hernia mesh. Make sure to watch this before your hernia surgery.
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I had my hernia mesh 16 years ago . Thanks god still doing well 🙏
do you work out or run somethingdo you do sports???
please tell me
please tell medo you do some kind of sport all those 16 years like running working out lifting heavy???
@@ceskir yes I do weight lifting and cardio . But after operation only walking. After 8 months started at gym only low intensity weight lift and avoiding any core exercises.
@@mustafajadallah4007where are you from and where did you do the surgery im 17 year old i wanna do the surgery because i want a good body i want really to work out but the hernia stops me
I have a hernia and tomorrow is my surgery 😢 I hope God🙏🙏🙏 bless me and guide me for tomorrow's surgery in Jesus name Amen 🙏
how was it?
How was it?
They are too high on the pills to reply. Hope im better in less than 5 weeks :'( @Trader_Eduard
How did you get on, I'm going in for mine soon. Hope your okay🙏
I had a bilateral inguinal hernia laparoscopic operation with mesh in 2011 & so far I have not had any problems.
Feel grt bro happy be healthy 🤗
Yea the mesh they use now is way better
Hi sir do u workout and lift weights?? I just got diagnosed with bilateral inguinal hernia .. i dont know what to do
@@JoyfulKettlebell-ty5ic I walk & swim, but don’t lift heavy weights.
@@rickw3243thanks for reply man,,, working out bodybuilding is my passion so ill see what my options are based on that ,,,
I had laparoscopic mesh back around 2001 and never had any complications. Not long after the surgery I never had even the slightest reminder that anything had ever been wrong. I ran the marathon that year, and in those days did weight training until decades later when COVID closed down the gyms. I still run, but at my present age very slowly.
than you for your testimony
Reading some of these comments in here I can’t believe people want so long with an inguinal hernia. I had one in 2009 on the right side. It was the most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life. I was in Germany at the time and I couldn’t wait for the doctor to get me in to get it done. He used mesh and so far so good.
Can we talk about this? Can I get your number? Steven
Mine didn't hurt at all.
Very informative video. I had hernia repair 2x before. My third surgery was done just a few days ago. This time w a mesh. Praying this time is non recurrent. Recovery has been easy🙏🏽
🙏🙏☸️☸️
Como vc tá?
Had a complete abdominal wall reconstruction. It repaired 6 hernias via Mesh. Successful procedure!. Vomit and pain gone ever since.
Wow! Happy for you. What kind of pain were you experiencing?
Thank you for this, am so worried as having complete abdominal component separation w/ mesh, 3 hernias and previous open abdominal surgery and repair of resultant colostomy too, 2 babies, several other of the hernia risk factors…..needed to hear some positive results!
@@DeeGlobeTrotter acute abdominal pain with foamy vomit, with no contents...
@@kathyrickards7457 it was successful and 6 days after being discharged, no local discomfort
@@DeeGlobeTrotter acute abdominal pain with foamy vomit with no contents. Just foam.
I had three hernias repaired on March 21 of this year. I'm 75 and live in a cabin off grid in NW Montana. I have to cut my on firewood etc. I have always been fit, Thank God for that. I taught Jujitsu in the basement of the local bank here when I was sixty. Like I said, I've always been fit, but I have to tell you, yhe first week was just hell. Getting in and out of bed to go to yhe bathroom or put a log on the fire was near impossible. The second week was better and today Im back to working out. My surgeon told me that they have a new mesh and that the old one was problematic. He must've been right. I feel great. The first six weeks were sucky, but since then its been all down hill. If you do get hernia surgery, make sure to stay hydrated. Going to the bathroom can br very painful if you don't.
Do you still do jiu jitsu?
I have my surgery done 5 days ago and I could not be any happier
My dad also like this his feelings same swelling groene area
had mine 18 years... wait till it no longer moves with you body. its static.. my body is not.. serious pain daily. and no one wants to remove it !
Did your stomach look smaller? Like less bloated?
@@Str8Snag replying to question as how I feel right now I'd say that I feel great everything feels normal just like how I used to feel years ago, zero pain back to normal activity except carrying heavy weights but that will comes with time. And the sex activity is normal and comfortable unlike before the operation.
I had surgery 5 years ago. I too felt fine afterward. But mesh is a foreign object in the body. Your body changes over time. Mesh doesn't. Every now and then I feel extreme pain in the area where the mesh is. Most days I am fine. If I knew then what I know now I would have insisted on surgery without mesh even though the risk of reoccurrence is higher.
My advice is to continue to work out, diet and exercise so that your body doesn't make too many changes.
We need more surgeons who can repair hernias without using mesh. Hernia mesh is big business!
Damn right it is my hernia repair was $40k
@@hans-erik5001 The companies producing this mesh would lose a lot of money if surgeons could still carry out traditional hernia surgery.
they used to but the rate of recurrence was very high because abdominal wall pressure is very strong. The expansion of the internal abdominal wall tears a primary suture closure back open which is why they began using mesh. they are coming out with mesh that fully absorbs and disappears over time therefore its your own collagen covering the defect after abosrption.
@@hans-erik5001 Lol, mesh repair in Colombia (inguinal hernia), top Clinic, an experienced doctor, laparoscopy, costed me just 3K USD a month ago, all expenses included.
Colombia = top medical tourism destination.
Can you explain more..I want to know in deep but please explain in simple English.. waiting from India 🙏@@joshbigney469
4 weeks after op and given all clear to resume normal activities. Back at gym yesterday doing light weight exercises. Still wear my belt for extra support whilst at the gym. Very happy at outcome.
What belt did you use and did you need one?
How’s it going now???
@@SBW86 not had any problem since the operation. Wouldn’t even know I had it done.
@@Sangamalli got it off Amazon. Still wear it at gym for extra support.
The medical device industry is not as well regulated as the drug industry. I looked into mesh for my repair and decided the methods products were still being developed. Went with Shouldice repairs as they have been doing them for over 80 years. I am very happy with the results.
Thx for the info. Huge mesh pro and con controversy on the subject. It seems to me, that the outcome too, may depend on the skill of the surgeon too.
Bilateral inguinal hernia mesh six years ago, problems immediately after, no problems showed in tests and after a five year long fight i went out of state for removal surgery and it was wrapped around blood supply left side. One year later i figure out (not a doctor) i pulled a pelvic muscle that affected the testicle cord and that the mesh made these issue's worse. Just starting therapy after six years of deteriorating pelvic muscles.
Natural repair advocate here the mesh in my case was tight and continued to tighten after surgery.
this sounds similar to what I'm going thru. what state did you have to go to get it removed?
@@shadygrizzly I went to Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Talk to Dr Rosen or Dr Krpata
Good luck with your recovery, I'm slowly making progress with therapy.
Omg. I think this is what is happening to me . I'm getting soooo sick and nobody can figure out why . I had two hernia mesh implanted and muscles repaired by my pelvis . Now I feel like there's a tight band in there. It causes horrible constipation, horrible reflux, I desperately need help . Has anyone else gotten really sick from these ? Brain swelling , high blood pressure , brain fog ,hormone problems ,panic attacks ,etc
it's abit similar, that after i got my laparoscopic surgery done, i felt something that i've never felt before in the past (before surgery). initially i felt discomfort around my pelvic and groin area, urinating feels like a torture and it felt like im having a UTI, but it doesn't burn when i urinate. after 4 weeks have passed, the pain is 80% reduced, and i am still having around 20% discomfort. I then turned to TCM that alleviates the discomfort i am having. I went to the local TCM practitioner in my area and he prescribed me powder capsules that supposed to reduce the discomfort, the TCM medication i consumed is similar to the patented TCM medication that you guys can find on the internet called "Ba Zheng San" - but my local TCM practitioner added few more herbs on top of that. I've been taking it for a week and it gives me around 10% discomfort. I know that TCM doesn't work the same like Western medication, TCM works slower but sure, but at least no harsh side effects like many antibiotics do. On top of the TCM i took, i also consume quercetin supplements and been doing kegel exercise too. l am just hoping that this will get resolved soon in 3-6 months.
@@ahsnap9103 I had an inguinal hernia on the left side an since surgery 7 years ago an everything has been great until last this August I injured myself at work a week after having a heat stroke and stood up too fast from a stooped position and felt my left testicle pull really bad an had immediate pain an a limp. And since then I've been having stabbing pains on the left side of my pelvis and it feels like it's the mesh or something internally stabbing me along with testicle pain. I've had 2 panic attacks and have been to Dr's, urologists, ER's and none of them are exactly sure what it is. They think I pulled a muscle when I injured myself an now that the mesh is pinching nerves. An causing the pain. The only remedy I've heard so far is getting nerve ablation or nerve blocking shots. And It just doesn't sit right with me. I've already been on pills an could still feel the pain an they just messed my stomach up. But they also have found an epydidmal cyst on my testicle thru an ultrasound an just looking up symptoms on google it seems to me now it could be the cyst causing the pain. It's exhausting an painful. I ended up getting laid off of that job an have yet to be able to find another due to the pain. I pray God gives me a solution!
Had hernia repair with mesh in 2011 and another in 2016. No issues so far.
I've had a umbilical hernia mesh repair in 2006 and getting my 2nd umbilical hernia surgery with mesh a week from tomorrow. It's good to hear you had a good results, I'm hoping for the same
I am 75 and had hernia surgery 3 years ago. Because the anaesthetist refused to put me under because a heart condition, the surgery wad performed under local anesthesia. The surgeon was fanatastic and I was home 3 hours after the surgery.
I did research the clinic you referred to and discovered that they only take easy cases and the patients spend at least 3 days recovering in posh conditions.
I had both sides repaired with mesh the right side has been no issue however the left side done a few years after has failed and now needs repaired. I used the same Dr for both but have found a different Dr to correct the failed left side. Also have hiatal hernia and will be using a nonsurgical approach for that repair since it is not extreme. Prayers are appreciated. Thank you! 😊
Did he put a mesh in? any problems yet? Thank you.
Any thoughts about having the mesh? Scared of them.
What was your heart condition ? I have a heart issue too and I'm worried about the anesthesia. I have to get my repair done though.
@@franhar8292 I just had it done two days ago and I was scared too but mesh was the best option available for me. It only took two hours for the surgery, initially there's no pain but after a couple of days you can have a pain level to about a 5 but it is manageable with pain meds.
My hernia mesh eroded, caused a bowel obstruction with the remaining mesh has perforated my bowel. Done in 09. No real removal options in Canada. Can't get funding to travel to go abroad.
Was dismissed as IBS by all medical professionals until they saw it going through the colon wall.
Was it placed laparoscopically?
@@krisztianwirsz3612open placed mesh cannot cause a bowel obstruction, so yes
Done in 2009? Laproscopic? Please reply
Omg… i hope this doesnt start happening in the following decades
Just answer it
Female, 64 y.o., 115 lbs. : Had a left side Shouldice inguinal hernia repair 40 years ago- still holding strong through a very active life including 40 years weight training. Fast forward to a new inguinal hernia on my right side. Pretty disappointed that surgeons in my area only do mesh repairs now. I know I’m n = 1 for my very successful & sturdy open/Shouldice repair, but I really don’t want mesh and I especially don’t want general anesthesia. Ugh.
Can you get to the Hernia Center in Sarasota Florida? Recommend for what you want.
I'm going in for Mesh surgery on Friday. Thanks for this video!
Hello hi how is your surgery?
hello any updates?
How u doing?
Must have died? Sad.
RIP
The mesh that I got 12 years ago destroyed me. Before the surgery I had only a bulge without sensations. After the surgery - permanent discomfort and sometimes even pain. Eventually the bulge popped back and it is slowly getting worse. The thought of having another surgery totally freaks me out. I am stuck.
I've not been right since having an inguinal hernia repair with mesh, I have constant pain in my left groin
So sorry for your situation.Prayers for recovery 🙏
Same scenario for me as you 2 been thru. Found a quality surgeon that did a robotic inguinal repair 4 days ago, and it went 99.9% better this time and everything feels like it's in a better/right place down there, only the higher up surgical wounds ache a bit. That first "movement" after surgery feels like a meeting with God. Good luck, this injury/recovery from ain't nothing nice.
I just had Recurrence surgery. Make the Appt with the surgeon to get it done again with a most likely different procedure. Get it done. Get it behind you. Make the call NOW.
Had non-mesh repair in 2014 -- all good thus far (I'm 78). In the initial consultation, the surgeon asked why I wanted non-mesh; I told him I had heard little positive about the use of mesh. He said "no problem" as he knew some 20+ methods to repair a hernia and would decide on the method to use when he got in and saw the condition of the nearby body parts. He made no effort to inform me of the benefits of mesh use -- maybe he did not think them to be great enough to bother informing me. Post-op, while I was still out, the doctor my wife that the method he used had a 15% failure rate in 5 years.
Hi are you still good without mesh surgery,your hernia not coming back again?
@@DominikaK-hz3ts As I said, no problem.
Thanks Doctor.. really interesting video! I just had an inguinal repair operation with mesh on Sunday 19th May 2024 in England and hopefully am recovering well... great video and really clear .. best regards..Tim
I’m on day 11. It gets better slowly. Not going to lie it’s rough even up to this point. But so much better when it comes to pain. I personally hate sleeping on my back so sleep hasn’t been good. Especially after you stop taking pain meds.
@@markperry4506
Did you get incision or laparoscopic surgery?
@@markperry4506
Did you get incision or laparoscopic surgery?
@@froglobster laparoscopic
Hi Tim, did you get it done privately or nhs, if nhs how long did you have to wait ?
I have had 2 repairs and one removal and new one implanted.( even though I said I didn’t want any, ever again). It ripped in less than one month, after surgery. Now no one will take it out! I am in pain, always. No one will help. They are worried about being responsible, for whatever is damaged in there.
Going through the same here this will be my 4th surgery
@@Bernice-ug8ih this is all so ridiculous. It should be illegal already . No one else should ever have this implanted in them.
@@donnamyers2025 so true . I'm coming up on another possible hernia repair end of August or beginning of September. I wish they would just fix it already and stop bullshitting . Hell they better off putting duck tape and I'm sure it would work better than that mesh
@@Bernice-ug8ih I told them a long time ago, it’s like putting a fence over jello. Prayers for you and your surgery. I just want it out and none of them will take it out.
@@donnamyers2025 prayers to you , that they get to it soon. They already try telling me the same thing that after so many surgeries no one is gonna want to take it out
I've had two inguinal hernias (each side) repaired with the mesh (one side in 2012, the other in 2019). I could not be happier with them. If you're living with hernia discomfort and unsightliness, don't hesitate...just get it done. It's outpatient surgery and recovery is a breeze.
At what age?
@@SKumar-vx2zn 45 for the first one, 52 for the second one.
@@DoctorHemidid it hurt after surgery
@@trashmancesar9891, there's some slight soreness that lasts for a week or two, but nothing major. They give you pills for pain relief and for nausea, but I didn't need either of them, either time.
@@trashmancesar9891all surgeries hurt, but it will be 2 or 4 (at most) painful days, then it gets better every single day
Many thanks for this. I am on day 3 and still very sore and this was encouraging
How are you feeling now? Almost 3 weeks since my surgery
How are you feeling now.@@tylergonzales9547
Day two. Best to ask for something stronger than 5mg. Hydrocodone for the first few days. No need to suffer post surgery.
Convinced I have an undetectable inguinal hernia. Been dealing with pain on and off for 4 years. After several CT scans, MRIs and sonograms, which were issued by at least 4 different Drs I’ve yet to find a source for my pain. Literally have no idea what to do at this point because every time I see a Dr they say there’s no hernia. Read a few comments here and there across the internet from people in a similar predicament. Good luck to anyone else in this sort of situation. Hopefully we can get to the root cause eventually.
Hubby has indirect inguinal hernia repair -robotic on the 14th, so 2 weeks ago. He is 76 and coming along well. We were there at the hospital from 12:18 pm to about 4:30pm, when he was discharged. He had pain for about 4 or 5 days but is back to Tylenol now. I would rate the surgeon and surgery highly successful. His was an incarcerated umbilical ligament + fat.
How many years your hubby dealing the indirect inguinal hernia before deciding to have the surgery?
The surgery was laparscopic?
Had my hernia repaired when I was 30 with mesh I'm now 65 running, biking lifting weights I've had no complications need to have my right side fixed I have no worries about having it done
Plastics or polyester inside your body next to your organs...scarry
💯 this is how most hernias are fixed. Permanent plastic in you forever
Agree. I have a small umbilical hernia that developed during my pregnancy and was thinking about surgery....? But I decided not to risk my life, it's too much risk and untold possible complications. I can live with it. Why do they do it only under general anesthetic is another suspicious question to me. It's better to avoid hospitals. 😢😮
@@blissfulignorance6452 if your not straining regularly, doing manual labor, or have chronic constipation, and the hernia is small, and not causing any issues, it's more than likely you will never have to do anything for it. If you don't bother it, it may just leave you in peace as well...lol
If I had an epigastic hernia and did a mesh repair is there any chance of the mesh showing through my stomach if I am at an extremely low body fat like 10% or lower. I do bodybuilding.@@RichHilsden
Ive just found out that Ive got a small umbilical hernia too, but ever since I was a kid its all Ive ever known, I just thought that the belly button was a sensitive area 🤔 Aint no way Im being cut open, Im just trying to control my diet a bit better now instead, and rejoined the gym for cardio to see if it makes a difference. @@blissfulignorance6452
I had my epigastric hernia repaired at the Shouldice 1 year later and couldn't be happier!
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I have an umbilical hernia which I believe was caused by throwing up when I was on chemo and radiation. I actually threw up my jejunal feeding tube until it was a couple inches from my airway. The Surgeon said in 20,000 operations , he had never seen that. It had been protruding out of my stomach valve for several days, and now the valve is less efficient. (Replacement peg tube was put in after that.) I could see on the scope pictures the old tube displacement. The doctor let me watch on the monitor.
15 years later, I was wondering if I needed a hernia operation. The Surgeon who was going to do the operation was going to use a round patch that was a little larger than a silver dollar. I felt like he was doing assembly line hernia operations (he was talking fast). He showed me the patch. I cancelled the surgery. I don't think, years later, that the patch would have been nearly large enough. Fat protrudes, and I push it back in. When I weigh less, it affects me less.
I nearly died of the treatment, but it cured me.
I had a bilateral inguinal hernia repair years ago. They used a mesh that was like a flat spool or 2 disks connected in the middle. I forget the name of it. It seemed like a good part. I haven;t had any problems with it. I have to say that it was a painful recovery. I think that it tore the muscle on a seated leg press machine.
its over 10 thousand civil suits here in NYC for hernia mesh surgery
link?
@@mattm6178 You won't find a link, as most of the mesh problems were female pelvic floor related, years ago. My surgeon (One of the best in Washington State), won't perform laparoscopic surgery without mesh.
I had an umbilical hernia repaired with a mesh. It’s been many many years. It was a long recovery. It worked though.
Any issues with the mesh? Can you feel it?
Mine does not look fixed. How do I know it worked? How swollen was it?
What brand?
Hernia mesh after 16 years from hernia repair surgery is now potruding thru skin rubbing against shirt very uncomfortable, get ready to have another surgery to see why its sticking out my skin now.
Dude is the spring of your worn out undies😂😂😂😂
I have a small point of something poking my tummy. It's so uncomfortable.
I had umbilical hernia repair done 2 months ago but only feeling this last 2 days. Perhaps coz my tummy is stretching due to pregnancy. Is this normal
@@fatimakhan3298with mesh or without mesh??
Dam it I need it fixed but now I’m worried about it being fked up and being down for years
Join the club 🍺
You should be worried. Go to the Shouldice Hospital.
I’ve had a laparoscopic hernia repair surgery last week. My consultant used a 3D Bard mesh. I’m feeling relatively ok. No massive pain at the moment. Some mild discomfort. However, I’ve now seen that there are so many lawsuits going on against Bard… I’m worried now. Some talk about the mesh eroding and plastic fibres getting lose in your body… giving you all sorts of health problems. I’m a little bit scared…
Mine felt like Velcro tearing in my body every day. Fevers, trouble using the bathroom for 10+ days 😢
@@AkashicTarot In all honesty, I am feeling absolutely fine now. 11 days ago when I posted the first comment I was very worried, but it was the internet hype really. I am absolutely pain-free and am living 100% normally. I have to remember still not to lift anything heavier than 5 kg, as I am still only 2 weeks and a bit after my operation, but I think the newer meshes and techniques are significantly improved. I am sorry to hear you were in pain and physical discomfort.
@@tudorconducta1929hello sir is Bard nhs hospital ? I am going to do open inguinal hernia mesh surgery
What would you advice as I am waiting nhs surgery
@tudorconducta1929 I'm glad to hear that you're recovering well. My hernia repair is set for March, and I'm terrified. A big part of me wants to find a way to live with it and bypass surgery. Can you please give me a rough week to week timeline of pain levels, and at what point you were able to do things unassisted?
@@computerblue01 of course. Really the worst day was day two, but in fairness, they had warned me about it. It’s because your surgeon will put some internal anaesthetic which wears off about 48 hours after the surgery, and that’s why day two it’s the worst time. Now don’t imagine some horrible unimaginable pain. It’s just sore, and then you go online to find out why you’re sore, and you find out all these horror stories which, as you say mainly reflect how things used to be. But to give you an idea I was back at work on day five I’m a musician, and on day eight I was on stage giving a piano concert. I have been literally pain-free since about day 8. I kept forgetting to take the painkillers that they prescribed me because I wasn’t in any pain. You’ve got to be careful and remember not to lift more than 5 kgn it’s easy to forget because I really felt absolutely fine and normal. I’m going to be four weeks since the operation in a couple of days, and they will let me start lifting my own bag to go to work, which is the only thing wasn’t allowed to do. I have full trust in the doctors. Listen carefully to what they tell you about after-care, listen carefully to the physiotherapist, who will visit you either just before, or after surgery, and do the very simple physical exercises that they give you. It’s really important that you don’t just lie in bed, that you move as early as you can so that it heals not just in straight line, but actually it heals organically around your body movements. Roughly 24 hours after surgery I was up by myself in the house, going up and down the stairs, Was completely independent and didn’t need any support walking. You will be absolutely fine. Listen carefully to the advice and be proactive, move as early as you can, and do the physio exercises. On day one I could barely do them , but then it gets better. And that’s the thing - to do them a little every day. You have to lift up your knee and on day two I over did it and it sent shooting pains, but that was because I forced it. Good luck and let me know how it goes. Where are you having it done? I was in central London.
The headline is a bit misleading. There’s no “exposing the risks” all these risks were explained by my doctor. Very informative though. I just had mine done four weeks ago and it’s holding up great.
I am having laparoscopic surgery later this month. Thank you for explaining the mesh procedure.
My concern is infection and even rejection of the mesh. I have an allergy to surgical tape where the skin blisters under the tape. Hopefully the mesh they use does not contain any of this material.
Looking forward to coming home that day and a return to my long walks again.
How did you go? I have the same allergy and am weighing up surgery options for my spigelian hernia
@@petaolson8446 the surgeon did a laparoscopic procedure which needed only steri-strips to close. I am very pleased with the outcome. I see the surgeon after four weeks post surgery to hear what he did internally. Recovery has been good with activities as I could tolerate...no lifting over seven pounds until I see him. I have been tired so I have been doing what my body tells me.
My surgeon is very nice... professional and has restored my confidence in healthcare after the Covid betrayal.
Thanks for sharing this information. It has been very helpful as well as the comments shared.
Just had my hernia repair this past Tuesday, and it was extremely painful the first 3 days, but here I am day 4, and I’m able to walk around and stand up straight (with a belly binder). Despite the pain, I would go through this surgery verses dealing with an incarcerated/ strangulated bowel any day!!
This is exactly what I had . How is it now ?
@@GonzoReactsI’m a little over a month and I have no pain, no discomfort, and I only wear the binder if I’m sitting down for too long to give support. 😊
@@BiancaBibleThumperTVgood to know I hope you recover and everything goes well these first 3 days was bad . But hopefully it will be ok
I hope you are telling people that the mesh can leave people disabled, lose body parts, can fuse and migrate into other tissue. Recurrence can happen with mesh too, the Shouldice centre is better equipped for recurrence. As a patient whom has had a defective mesh implanted, I can safely say this surgeon knows very little in how mesh can harm people.
How could it make someone disabled?
@@engwithmaya Plastics indeed pose health risks due to the chemicals they contain. These include bisphenols and phthalates, which disrupt the endocrine system and have links to reproductive harm, cancer risk, and metabolic disorders1. Additionally, tiny microplastics, found in food, water, and air, can leach chemicals and present their own risks12. Plastic production is high, and its non-biodegradability threatens the environment3. Thousands of chemicals in plastics, some unregulated, may impact health4. In short, while plastics are ubiquitous, their potential harm warrants awareness and efforts to reduce exposure. 🌍🚫🔬
He knows, but his livelihood depend$ on denial.
Yeah man, and an untreated hernia can kill you in the worst case scenario. Thats how most surgical repairs work....its not as good as simply not having the original injury in the first place, but the risks are worth it when compared to leaving the orignal injury untreated.
So far so good with my mesh. Atleast I no longer have excruciating stabbing pain if I cough wrong like I did with my hernia.
@@mikeg3529 hello bro. I am scheduled for a laparoscopic inguinal hernia mesh repair next week.
May I know how you're doing ? What is the level of your pain and your activity ?
Had a hernia repair, 14cm vertical, repair with mesh inserted between stomach muscles .. now 4 weeks post op and all systems look good.
I'm due a umbilical hernia operation from what I've been told it will need to be open surgery with a cut about 6" long from just below my very protruding navel up towards my chest. There is also a bulge just above my navel and I can feel the side walls of my stomach muscles when I lie down and let gravity help to push it all back in, the opening feels like a good 1.5" (4cm). I'm told I'll need a mesh repair as it's going to be a rebuild. I am scared and frightened as I've heard of problems in years past with mesh getting stiff and painfull. I'm soon to be 69yrs and it's going to take some healing plus I'm on my own, but I've been told it needs doing.
Good luck, i hope everything goes smoothly
I m scheduled sept 5th 2024 for repair of my umbilicl hernia with mesh. I m 68 years old
@@tonycanaris1778 All the best for your opp, mine was done 25 March this year, no support from wife going through divorce, but both my children were great as we're all the hospital staff, stayed in for 1 week over Easter, a few months down the road no pain flat stomach that I'm not ashamed to take my shirt off (my belly button was the size of a cricket ball) and no signs of mesh trouble, pria to the opp I was very frightened with no moral support and what the long term outcome could be not so much the opp it self the surgeon's know what there doing, you'll be glad once it's done. Still having divorce problem I can't fix that unfortunately.
I didn't mention it be an advantage to know, on leaving the hospital the ward sister told my two children I wasn't to pick up a kettle to make a cuppa for a few days and as for house work hovering, grass cutting, driving ect forget it for 6 to 8 weeks
Why is it that surgeons have lost the necessary skills to sew the muscles together to overlap and provide a natural repair solution in lieu of a mesh product?
Exactly! I'm asking the same question. 😅😮
@@blissfulignorance6452It has become business
Because its easier for them and it's the predominant method. It's not the safest.
Mesh sells 💰
@@ahsnap9103 You’re absolutely right. Mesh brings high dollars every time it harms and gets litigated. 💰💰💰
My surgeon told me that here in the U.S., the health insurances do not pay unless the mesh is used for the hernia repairs.
Not true, I just had an open hernia surgery without mesh and its covered.
Where was your surgery performed am scared of mesh implant
From south africa
Double inguinal hernia operation with mesh and titanium screws done laparoscopically two years ago. Went grocery shopping the next day. Running again two weeks later. It's great not having great lumps popping out down there anymore. Feeling very normal and glad I had them both done at the same time. I did live with one for about ten years and then the other one popped out. Was cheaper getting both done at the same time, about 10K.
I thought of it like cosmetic surgery. If people get implants done all the time for vanity reasons why wouldn't I get a hernia done for a good reason?
This helped ne thanks
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Thank you for sharing your experience,.. please tell me the name of clinic and surgeon doctor where you had your surgery! Best wishes ❤️
@justright8110 I know a doctor in India-Goa whose got mine done. Laparoscopic inguinal, it's been more than a year. No issues until now
Titanium screws???
From your video, I didn't quite understand your explanation of what "mesh erosion" is. Can you expand on that? Thanks.
He did tend to garble a bit. Some words I couldn't understand.
Just had bilateral inguinal hernia surgery yesterday. Not a fun recovery so far but theoretically all went well. They did it laparoscopic with mesh.
The surprise with this video is no mention of mesh adhesion which is a complication that can occur when scar tissue forms around a hernia mesh implant and attaches it to other organs or internal tissue
Thanks for share. How the surgeon found the second? In other words did he found it by himself the same day or did he send you an MRI. Ibwent for one and I ended up with two
Please don't let them insert this mesh.
I''m having pain and are disabled since I've had a surgery 6 years ago.
I had a hernia mesh surgery 7 years ago, I injured myself at work back in August and felt my groin pull, I've been having abdomen and testicle pain since I've been to Drs, Urologist and General Surgeons been on pain pills and they barely worked for the pain. They think I ripped a stitch in the mesh or the scar tissue and its causing nerve pain and now they are recommending me to do nerve ablation. I feel like I need a redo hernia surgery but I feel as I'm not being heard. I just want to be pain free in Jesus name I pray you grant me healing!
love your username tho lol, May God bless you!
@@shadygrizzly
I hope someone can find a solution for your pain.
I've had nerve blockings and ablations too.
Unfortunately without having good results. The mesh can't be removed anymore. This is my second mesh.
I had a open iquinal/scrotal hernia mesh repair about three months ago and after walking about with a scrotum the size of a coconut for a year, I'm very happy with it. There’s still some internal inflammation in the area where the spermatic cord comes out of the mesh, but there’s no pain and very little discomfort.
If any one out there has a hernia now and is looking for no mesh hernia repair then check out Desarda in Florida ..They also do mesh removal but the removal can't be done on patients that had laparoscopic hernia repair.
Did you have it done?. any doctors you recommend ?
I@@FTarquin I had an inguinal hernia repaired in the state of Penn. by a doctor that was very skilled but he used mesh. The doctor did not do Laparoscopic and I was very fortunate not to have any problems even though I wanted the mesh out after all the bad news that came out about it. I had my surgery back in 2005 at that time and never heard of Dr.Desarda because he was in India and not in the states yet. If I need to have the other side repaired I will definitely go to have it done by Desarda in Florida but so far I'M good for now.
Pl send more details
Can you suggest a good Dr in Mumbai India.Many thanks
@@FTarquinI did at the Hernia Center in Sarasota Dr. Yunis. Highly recommend!
I had a hernia operation two days ago,pain eased up,but still sore and a little discomfort but I keeping a close watch on it
I have mine on Thursday I'm really nervous
You got the mesh? Lapa? talk to me I gotta get mines repaired too.
Acebeatz I got the mesh I had three hernias
I had a strangulation of the colon before my emergency hernia surgery, so they weren't able to put in a mesh because my colon was ...shall we say, pissed? No loss or perforation of the colon but they were just worried about infection or perforation. They warned me it could require re-repair and sure enough it did. This time around I had a mesh and it's been rock solid ever since. I'll take the risk of meshes over strangulation. By far the worst pain I've felt in my life, and I've had multiple back fusions, hip and knee dislocations, and other nasty ouchies. It was bad, y'all. It's no joke.
I had double inguinal hernia when I was a baby and have a hernia mesh. 20 years later still going strong
What? Are you sure? Hernia repairs in infants are 99% repaired without mesh
Yeah 100% that’s what I’ve been told anyway. Like I say I had the operation when I was 3 I think and I’m 22 now and have had no complications nor need a replacement. Plus I do construction at college so I’m lifting heavy things all day long
@@jamiesimpson2439meshes are not used for 3 year olds man. Simple hernia ligation has a nearly 0% recurrence rate in infants. You most ceetainly dont have a mesh inside you
I had mine done yesterday. Definitely painful at this point. Hoping for the best.
I had mine done Saturday it’s killer pain right now.
@@GonzoReacts I'm on day 5 now. Still pain but down 60% . It will get better.
@@MichaelMcKelvey-w5y❤ good to know
@GonzoReacts did they give you a compression girdle to wear? I'm wearing one. Except it was too tight. I loosened it some and my pain dropped about 25%
Had mine yesterday, it's hurting but I hope it gets better
Excellent Video!
Thank you for watching and commenting
I’ve had the same surgical hernia fixed three times.
Sadly, it’s just repeated busines$ for the surgeon$.
How u feeling now
I have mesh after a nick of the knife in a previous surgery, had to have a repair after that,iv been sick everyday since, an the pain to my stomach is so bad ,i never leave my house😢
They checked me for a hiatal hernia because I have really bad acid reflux and I dont have that thank god! I dont know if its the surgeons where I live it but some people I know have had surgery to fix a hiatal hernia and nothing but problems afterwards! 4:13
A family membet of mine is having a horrible experience post surgery. I feel like they need to find a better solution for hernias. Do not get surgery!
Hi i also have a hiatus hernia and take a tablet every day for it. I have been to see a Surgeon aboit it and was informed not to get it done. Its is an operation that only gets done as the last resort. The tablet i take keeps my reflux in check and when i dont take it its hell. I take it 30min before i have my main meal at night.
APPROXIMATELY how big must the mesh be for a med/lg umbilical incisional hernia?
A) 3x5 inches?
B) 5x5 Inches?
C) 6x6 Inches?
D) 8x10 Inches?
E) 10x12 Inches?
OR? =
I had an umbilical hernia surgery lap repair under left rib . Hernia is above belly button. Had surgery just over 12months ago. Its been the most painfull twelve months of my life !! I had mesh , 40 poprivets and sown in . A couple emergency room visits . ( Nothing found ) Im thinking scar tissue . Getting it checked again in weeks time. Spending most of my time on lounge and bed as the pain is tiring.
Thank you for explanation grettings from 🇩🇴
Dont think ive ever seen a hernia repair without a mesh where I work
It’s quite unusual. I only consider it in a bowel perforation situation
@@SURRYHILLSX Have you had Shouldice? Do you know if it's better than that new Desarda technique? It's difficult to find a lot of data on Desarda to make a comparison. Shouldice is a little far for me.
@@YourChannelOnRUclips Have you found any new information about the Desadra technique? The doctor suggested me to use this technique, but there is not much information available about this technique and I am still undecided.
I have an open full abdominal hernia repair in 5 days. I have had many abdominal surgeries and that is the cause of having several hernias all over my abdomen.
Like I said, I have had at least 10 laparoscopic surgeries- some life threatening, but I am most scared about this one.
I’m confused because I had an inguinal hernia mesh fitted but after six months I suffered a failure so had the operation done again five weeks ago. The surgeon told me the internal stitches will not dissolve for extra strength. I now have two meshes in the area.
I know these things can fail and I’ve heard of terrible pain stories on the internet.
I say I’m confused though delighted that I haven’t had any of the pain associated with failure.
Fingers crossed this lasts and post surgery pain on both occasions especially the second time was very limited.
Update? Any pain?
@@thepatternforms859 no pain.
Under the fading scar I can feel the edge of what's in there with my finger only but no issue to me.
My surgeon was Mr Ragput Spire hospital Leeds.
Fingers crossed it stays in place.
@@thepatternforms859 No pain.
@@thepatternforms859 no pain at all
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Hello.....update as requested
Sadly it's failed but thankfully no pain.
I'm waiting to see a surgeon but doubt I'll have it done again.
There's a lot of pressure from within because of wind constipation and a month of caught and sneezes.
After each operation I was very careful for six weeks slowly returning to normal activities.
Please Doctor give me an idea about surgery and what kind of surgery is good.
cut out carbs and sugar the fatty meat diet is the best way to lose weight then there are simple exercises for the strengthening of the core muscles. My problem was belly button and Diastasis Rec. Also, if one is Diabetic then it also goes away . I am 63.
I never had hernia and I end up with a mesh my life changed since then
I had hernia surgery back in November 2023, although I'm not feeling any pain I am however feeling some discomfort. I've noticed now I'm experiencing numbness on the left side of my stomach. Also there's like a red "ring" shape imprint around my belly button and the area at times feels very hot to the touch. My surgeon told me it's part of the healing process, as long as I'm not experiencing fever, vomiting, nausea or leaking I should be okay.
Sounds like the beginning phases of ur body rejecting it. Not trying to scare you, just keep a close eye on it. I wish you the best
Hmmmm scary
I have a hernia in my stomach.. I won't have the surgery
It's been 5 year know problem.
I had 2 umbilical hernias I'm a female I had my surgery yesterday and I had the hernia for 8 years so far so good just sore now and I did get the mesh
@@PhillipDelgado-ld2oqhow are you feeling now ?
10 months ago i had inguinal mesh repair on my left side...about 5 months afterwards i started going to gym again - no issues...but in the last 3 weeks ive felt a very "tight" feeling at the surgery site .. and when i cough i feel stabbing small pains .. what is going on? I went to the doctor and he got me to cough with his hand over my left side and he said there's a chance i could have re-opened the hernia .. I am so pissed off right now..i'm having a scan in 2 months to see wtf is happening ... when i dont move for 2 days then the coughing issues/tightness etc go away .. but whenever i'm active it flares up...can someone put me at ease ?
What mesh is good for repairing incisional hernia
Good video, thanks. Why use a mesh and not a solid plastic sheet? That should reinforce even better.
I had the daistisis Recti surgery 2 weeks ago and he mesh used is biodegradable and will be out my body in 2 years. I’m in the United Kingdom so maybe different mesh bin other countries.
The mesh is the reinforcement. If it dissolves you are back to square one, no reinforcement and hernia again.
@@datingprofile Are you a surgeon .?
Thanks for share, what is that one called?. Anyway I had tow hernias repair two months ago to late for me by know but still I'd like to know.
Going in for inguinal surgery in 2 days! im getting open surgery ( not robotic ) and using mesh!
So how did it go?
I had a hernia repair on left suffer in severe pain all the time I'm very unhappy been suffering 2 years I would not recommend mesh at all I don't trust any doctor
That's horrible. I feel for you. Do you think your pain is the result of the mesh implant? Feeling the way you do now, if you could go back to before the surgery, what would you have chosen to do differently?
Would have chosen none mesh implant really wish I could get on disability 4 hernia surgery on right one on left grion
It even ruined my hunting can't shoot crossbow anymore hurts to bad
Have you looked into radiofrequency nerve ablation? I'm about to go through it after 2 hernia repairs and 4 months of post surgical pain. A lidocaine nerve block seems to show promise that the real surgery will help.
Had my surgery done with mesh 6 months ago. Had a much longer recovery with a decent amount of pulling tissue type of pain than what has been stated of 4 to 6 weeks. As time went on is did get better but certain random movements cause knee dropping pain. Recently had a sciatica problem which needed Therapy core strengthening exercises. A month after starting therapy things were getting better for the sciatica and we pushed a bit more (took it very slow and light at 1st). Then got more aggressive somewhat with therapy and also the next day I tripped and fell with NO obvious pain at all. Got up quickly without a problem. 2 days later my hernia pain (which never really went away. just some random movement causing pain like tissue and/or nerves fibers pulling apart) got so severe it dropped me to my knee and needed to have the surgeon look at it after 6 months. He said no infection or swelling and gave me some pain meds. Now 2 weeks later and I still have a lot of pain and soreness. Feels similar to a week after surgery with the sharp burning, pulling apart feeling I kept having but the core muscle don't feel weak. I've read all the problems some people have had and just hope I'm not going to be another one of them. I will say, there's plenty of studies about mesh problems, some of which down play the %'s of how many patients complain about it. But I've see enough people and read enough from others who have problems to know that it's not a very small amount who have issues. My doctor has been said to have a great reputation for the surgery, but although he's got a decent bedside manner I feel like I didn't get much input of the possibilities. I did do research for a maybe a week. More about which type of surgery was best. Open, laparoscopic or robotic. Not as much about the mesh issues down the line. I've now dug deeper and am hoping I'm not one of those with constant pain. Before this latest setback I could swing a golf club after a few months and do most out door work around the home, except digging or really heavy lifting. Now, I can only function with easy stuff. I'm hoping the fall I had just ripped the scar tissues, but that ripping tissue pain never completely went away before the setback. Just had less occurrences. People who may read need to know not just about the good outcomes. But those who have to deal with the bad too. It may be something to deal with for the rest of your life.
Lacking objective findings it has been impossible to rule out mesh erosions but plastic chunks in my Ostomy bag when NPO has been ignored. Please anyone help me… even the doctors were puzzled and one suspected erosion. Lost 25 lbs can’t eat what test can find this ???? 🙏🏼
Can’t get a hold of my records. They were purged. 🤦♀️
I just had 7 hernias and I had a mesh repair
I just had a umbilical hernia surgery on last Tuesday & I still feel somewhat muscle pain from the surgery I wouldn’t know if the mesh was bothering me I have discomfort here an there especially with moving a lot of
I had surgery, on day 8 and I feel the mesh.
Why can’t they do stitches that hold this together? I don’t want mesh. I’d rather risk it coming back.
it was very helpful
I'm getting a mesh fitted by next week. I have no choice. My hernia is getting bigger from time to time
Good luck to you! I hope it goes well. I'm having inguinal hernia surgery with mesh June 7th. I didn't have a choice as well.
Great insight!
I'm here trying to figure out why I still have sharp pain around my mesh 3 weeks post surgery. I was doing ok and now I have sharp pulling pains when I stand, sit, and bend. My surgery was for umbilical hernia and diastasis repair.
How r u now?
Who are the best mesh removal surgeons? My body doesn't like them and I have had adhesions removed several times and the adhesions keep coming back.
I had a hernia for 50 years and it never ever bothered me..Ive been training for 43 years including karate, boxing, weights and running..I recently went to the doctor with a foot problem whilst i was there my wife mentioned my hernia so he looked at it and said might be worth getting an operation..so i went to see a surgeon and explained ive had this for 50 years with no pain or problems with it so why should i have an operation..He said because there's a 2 percent chance of strangulation where i could die..So ive just had it repaired. My hernia was only very slightly raised area and i couldn't ever feel anything protruding up..The surgeon at my consultation never even examined or looked at it until the day of the operation whilst I was asleep..Its been a week of having the mesh and I'm in pain with periods of excruciating pain..Im worried it wont heal properly...
How are you now? What kind of hernia did you suffer anyways
Had a tummy tuck 8 months ago... Now have a umbilical hernia? Does this mean my muscle repair failed ? Never had a hernia before.
My husband and I went to the Shouldice hospital and we were so disappointed with how outdated it was. People have told me it was like staying at a hotel, and it was like staying at a very very old hotel. The hospital beds were very thin and uncomfortable, and they had such a strict Schedule for everybody that we left and went to a hospital had day surgery. My husband came home and he’s been fine ever since at Shouldice you have to stay for four days. Maybe if it really was like a hotel with nice comfortable beds but no, thank you. But that’s just my opinion, you have to make your own. And that little video they showed you that is what it looks like still.
Is he ok? I think thats the most important thing. You pay for the quality of the repair and experience of the surgeons there, not for fancy beds or rooms
I was told sholdice hand picks their patients. So basically if you’re in great shape , they accept to do surgery on you so the outcome is very positive and success percentage stays high but if you’re overweight, they flat out refuse you. Is there any truth to this?
I think every pro-mesh hernia surgeon should one implanted in their groin, just so they can relate and not talk out of their butts. Like this dude in the video. Is he high by the way?
Don't really see the difference between some doctors and a used car sales man. They all appears to be selling some defective products at the expense of the consumers.
Consider giving careful antibiotic to stop damn infections, i had infect mesh for 8 yrs till anti biotic for another infection . could not lay on right side for 8 years.
Thank you, sir.
I had a epigastric hernia surgery about two weeks ago and three days after had to remove the mesh ,it's not good for my skin
What were your symptoms like?
any infos on biodegradable meshes, like gore bio-a? what timeframe for degradation is best for young, fit patients with a small hernia? i got mine from incorrectly using a lifting belt, so my coretissue is normally strong enough. just to make that clear.
@knifeskill when you mention infection/bacteria working its way into the mesh as a possible difficult complication; are you referring to only post op or does this include the possibility of mesh infiltration by bacteria down the road, several years later from other sources of infection?
Tia
I had my surgery on Saturday it’s so painful I can’t walk and the worst thing is finding a position to sleep. This is part of the recovery but I’m in pain lord help me😂 can anyone give me any advice regarding the ice to reduce the swelling?
Why they can't use or invent something natural innovation, something new to use instead of plastic , something which is not causing infection and anything toxic to body but in the same time it's strong and holds everything together without another tear