u/Goldberg_21

hello, my apologies for so many questions. just super worried to have this mesh into my self but don’t see another option.

question: once the surgery is all healed, do I need to worry about things like minor wounds or scrapes or mosquito or honey bee bites while outdoors or gardening, things like minor tooth infections or any future unrelated surgery? or let’s say minor cuts while shaving?

my hope and wish is to live a normal worry free life as before.

thanks

has anyone thought of or researched biodegradable or biosynthetic mesh?

it disappears in 18 months or so but leaves a healthy tissue behind.

this may be weaker than regukar synthetic mesh but sounds worthy of research.

hello, I am strong allergic to pollens and dust, and worrying if mesh could trigger any allergic reaction.

anyone has heard anything related?

thanks

hello, I was wondering that to fix one Inguinal hernia if I get robotic, and later in future if I get another side, and then again I get robotic.

wouldn’t it be too many incisions, even though first ones would have healed.

isnt it that open repair sounds better for one sided and robotic when u have bilatera?

hi, all doctors on google I came across seems to be highlighting robotic hernia surgery, but based on what I have read on google I feel more convinced with open.

but the tricky part is how do I find one? they all seems inclined towards robotic in DFW / Dallas Texas area.

or perhaps I should stop over worrying and go With robotic as my right hernia is 4.2 on ultra sound and I don’t want it to get bigger.

in Open I have read they will place mesh outside abdomen which sounds better to me and then no anesthesi.

hi, so my right Inguinal hernia was 4.2 cm on ultrasound around 2 weeks back, and has slight ache when it’s pressed while sleeping or driving.

I avoid heavy weights now and running, but I wonder how long i can likely wait until i get surgery.

also is sleeping on tummy a bad idea?

Thanks

Anyone had robotic hernia surgery more than 7 years ago and successful all good so far?

I was reading recent stats and research that robotic hernia has a 25 percent chance of reoccurrence, either repaired hernia location or new locations from where they Inserted or created ports.

does any one has any information on it.

looks like most surgeons are preferring to do robotic, but I wonder if it may be to get more experience on robotic systems.

Hi, I was reading pros and cons between open and lapro/robotic and apart of more recovery time, open repair sounds pretty reasonable, but I may be wrong.

does open put mesh on top of muscles, and assuming for open surgeons first stitch the hernia, so shouldnt It be a more durable repair? And isnt it that in long run if the mesh moves or degrades, its not putting the organs at risk?

again I may be wrong and researching only that if I am getting the mesh then is it better through open or lapo/ robot in long run?

it “may” be that chronic pain is more of a concern with open mesh? But not sure.

hello, when they do the mesh repair, do they close the hernia defect first with mesh or just put the mesh?

also can I wait and watch for a 4.2 cm (size through ultrasound) reducible right Inguinal hernia?

no pain, but I have discomfort and a high level of anxiety on what comes next to repair it.

report says it has fat tissues.

hi there, so a few days back I noticed a smooth bulge of around an inch diameter on my right groin. which I figured is hernia.

i never had a hernia before, so after panicking since, now I am trying to accept reality and making doctor appointment and research.

I used to lift weights at gym and missing my workout dearly.

my bulge is visible when I stand and goes away when I lie down, and less prominent when I wake up in morning.

now I am debating whether to have Lapo surgery or open as I was always nervous from going unconscious, and nervous of general anesthesia.

Lapo seems to have quicker recovery time, but then comes the question of TAPP technique vs the TEP?

which one people opt for more? TAPP or TEP? TEP I heard needs a more skilled surgeon.

Can I request local Anesthesia only in TEP?

sorry too many questions 🙁 but very panicked and worried.

Thanks