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Umbilical hernia mesh removal doctor in London suggestions?

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Esoteric
Esoteric

I've been living with pain for 2 years now after having umbilical hernia surgery from the mesh placed.

I've tried two different versions of Rectus sheet blocks for control the nerve pain. Both with little to no help.

I'm strongly considering having the mesh removed but I want to talk to a surgeon that specialises in just removing meshes. There is a lot of discussions about that in the forums here but I can't seem to find the names when I look through them.

Can someone suggest a London based surgeon that they have had the surgery with and how the surgery went after they had the mesh removed?

I just want to be a normal human being again. It's been really tough.

Thanks!

-Justin-

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  • Glendo
    Glendo Esoteric

    Posted

    hi Esoteric

    i had to have 2 umbilical hernia meshes remeoved it was a very serious op was 5 hours on the table as they have been in situ one over 8  yers and the other over 2 years. 2016 i felt somthing drop in my stomach and was admitted to hospital with a stomach infection dont know how or where it happened,i hvae been in and out of hospital and doctors for the past 7 months it was the meshes that was causing all my problems the doctors tried alot ov this to get rid of infection even a vac pump dressing was done but nothing worked so left with nothing only to remove both meshes,because the eshes were is so long there was also muscle removed to make sure on infected parts remained.so im 3 weeks over it now still very limited with movement not back driving and feeling a good bit of pain,

    my biggest issue is how the meshes became infected the dr were puzzeled also im out of work and self employed finding it very hard to keep going.

    has anyone had this done what is the recovery time did anyone take legal advice

    • cole97266
      cole97266 Glendo

      Posted

      Hi Glendo

      i"m sorry to hear your experience with your umbilical mesh.

      hope you feel better now after removing the mesh.

      i had umbilical and abdominal hernia surgery both with ventralex mesh 6cm.

      i have been living with pain everyday.

      please i would like to know how your mesh removal was done.

      thank you.

  • april1814
    april1814 Esoteric

    Posted

    Hi Justin, 

    I see you are having problems with your umbilical hernia repair. I am currently in the same boat for the last 2 years. What does your pain feel like? Where exactly is it located? I have to get trigger point injection every few months to manage the pain. Im going back to the surgeon soon.  Hope you feel better soon!

    Thanks

    April

    • Esoteric
      Esoteric april1814

      Posted

      Hi April

      I had my mesh removed in Feb. 2017. It made all the difference! I don't have any pain like I did before. It really saved my life to be honest. I was finding it unbearable. My healing after the mesh removal was faster then when the mesh was put in. I still have some pain but it's just at the scar from the new incision. I can do almost anything now.

      I found that the injections that you're doing now not to last very long. Let me know if you want to know my surgeon or not if you're thinking about having it removed. He's based in Maidstone, UK.

      Hope you can feel better!

      -Justin-

    • Esoteric
      Esoteric april1814

      Posted

      btw... I realised I didn't answer your questions. I had the pain on the sides of the mesh. It's a hard thing to explain. Kind of a tightness like a corset all the time and it was sometimes dull and sometimes sharp shooting pain.

    • Libtec
      Libtec Esoteric

      Posted

      Hey there,just picking up on this thread, who was the surgeon who removed your mesh. Glad to hear your doing well thx 
    • courtney53118
      courtney53118 Esoteric

      Posted

      Hi just wondering how your hernia was repaired after mesh removal and how you are doing now? Thank you

    • april1814
      april1814 courtney53118

      Posted

      Hello,

      They didn't have to remove it. It was intacked but the suture was near a nerve so they removed the suture and burned the nerve. I am doing well.

    • Esoteric
      Esoteric courtney53118

      Posted

      They just used nylon sutures or whatever to fix it. I'm a million times better without the mesh.

      Justin

    • cole97266
      cole97266 april1814

      Posted

      Hello , how are you feeling?

      my name's is Uyi i'm from Spain.

      i had umbilical and abdominal wall hernia surgery , both fixed with 6cm ventralex mesh on the 10th of june this year.

      i have been in pain every day and gone to see several surgeons .

      but they keep giving me pain medicine.

      i 've finaly seen two surgeons in Madrid public hospital and they have decided to remove the mesh on the 19th this month.

      i'm very afraid of the surgery and i pray everything goes well.

      please i would like to know if you have removed the mesh they implanted in you and how was it removed.

      thank you.

  • april1814
    april1814 Esoteric

    Posted

    Thanks for answering my question.  I get the pain only on the left side of my mesh and it feels sharp like someone is turning a knif in my stomach. The injections only last about 2-3 months and yes the pain is unbearable and will stop you in your tracks. Did the Dr’s tell you what was causing you the pain? Was it the staples of the mesh? If the mesh is out what about the hernias arent they still there? I live in the U.S. the UK is a little far, but thanks. 
    • Esoteric
      Esoteric april1814

      Posted

      Somehow I never got an alert about this comment. Sorry for the late reply.

      It was definitely the mesh. And the hernia is fixed by a different method. They just used a few stitches of "nylon" (not sure exactly the material) to fix the hernia after removing the mesh.

  • lesley_96217
    lesley_96217 Esoteric

    Posted

    HI April...my first surgeon said it was the staples causing my pain and I had a second open surgery to remove them all (but he left broken staples in, which were found later)  He trimmed the mesh too apparently and I was in worse pain after the second surgery. Removing the staples made no difference.  Eventually another surgeon at the clinic agreed it was the mesh causing all the pains ( sharp knife stabbing, excruciating pulling pains in my left side from an adhesion on my colon, and shrinking, tight and sharp corset pains like someone else described) 

    Most of these pains have gone now after the third mesh removal surgery. I still have the odd sharp pain and my cut nerve gives me a sharp pain area too. My ribs have always been and are still very sore since the beginning (i think its where they attached the staples etc) but i am so much better than before. I hope you find a solution.

    • cole97266
      cole97266 lesley_96217

      Posted

      Hello, my name's Uyi I'm ftom Spain. how you feeling? please i would like to know if the mesh removed from you was umbilical mesh and how was it removed.

      i had umbilical hernia mesh surgery fixed with ventralex 60 days ago and it's been pain everyday. moving from doctors to doctors without soluction. i 've finaly found two surgeons that made me understand that the mesh was the problem.

      thank you.

    • cole97266
      cole97266 lesley_96217

      Posted

      Hello Lesley , how are you feeling? i had umbilical hernia ventralex mesh surgery on the 10th of june this year. it's ben pain everyday.

      please i would like to know if the mesh removed was umbilical hernia mesh? and how was it removed.

      thank you

    • lesley_96217
      lesley_96217 cole97266

      Posted

      It was Umbilical mesh.

      It was trimmed partially after 6 months in open surgery.

      And it was totally removed after 1 year of it put in.

      It was removed as an open surgery.

      Hope this helps

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