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Recovery from inguinal hernia with NO MESH - please help

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liamfahy7
liamfahy7

Hi there,

Had left inguinal hernia repair yesterday with no mesh - at Spire Little Aston hospital by German Dr. Muschaweck.

I'm on day two of recovery and site of incision is very painful. What's worrying though is that when I lie in certain positions I get some very very painful burning sensations across the left of my groin and inner thigh.

I had heard that this can happen with mesh repair but all I read about non-mesh is that recovery should be very quick and relatively painless - I'm worried that my body is not reacting and healing as it should.

Does anyone else have experience of inguinal non-mesh repair? And if so did you have any of the problems I've described during your first few days post op?

I MASSIVELY APPRECIATE ANY HELP AND ADVICE,

All the best,

Liam

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  • colin95803
    colin95803 liamfahy7

    Posted

    Hang in there!  It's bound to be painful at this early stage.  All the superficial nerves will have been cut and you'll have stitches inside so everything has to settle down.  It'll take a few weeks and you have to take it easy.  Use paracetamol for the pain.  I had a mesh repair and it was painful but manageable for about six weeks; I would think it will be similar for you.  Good luck and be patient!
    • liamfahy7
      liamfahy7 colin95803

      Posted

      Hi Colin - thanks so much for the reply. I believe the nerves were all in tacked and nothing was cut or removed - but you're absolutely right that there will be internal stitches that need to settle. I guess I'm just worried at the amount of new referred pain/burning I seem to be experiencing that I wasn't before the op. I'll give it a few days and see how things go! I wish you all the very best, Liam
  • LaoDing
    LaoDing liamfahy7

    Posted

    Sounds normal doesn't it? It is an operation, and a 'tension' procedure at that. Offhand, signs of infection would be redness that spreads and gets worse, and progressive swelling. Redness around the incision is totally normal of course. Give it a couple days rest- should be fine!
  • donneh
    donneh liamfahy7

    Posted

    hi liamfahy7,

    All the best for your recovery!

    I'm curious, why did you choose non mesh instead of mesh?

    tks

    • liamfahy7
      liamfahy7 donneh

      Posted

      To be honest with you Donneh I was simply guided my my specialists. I know that Dr Muschaweck is world renowned for hernia work and the non-mesh is her most popular method. I also went on to read that it seems to result in far fewer post operative complications than with mesh - although I fear in my case I may be having some issues. Hopefully it'll all settle down though. Thanks, Liam
  • mike18090
    mike18090 liamfahy7

    Posted

    Hi Liam

    I have has 5 of these hernia operations and heading for the sixth, by the end of the week you will have no pain. NB: PLEASE believe me get a hernia brace and wear it

    Good luck

     

  • mike2222
    mike2222 liamfahy7

    Posted

    Dr Ulrike Muschaweck is the problem here. She is a very careless surgeon.

    Her surgery on my hernia in late 2015 left me with sexual dysfunction, incontinence and numbness. Google her with the word "problem" and you will find other cases where her surgery has wreaked havoc on hapless patients.

     

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