Question:
What are some possible side effects of the use of mesh in hernia repair
Having just had TT/hernia repair, I was told by the Dr. today that my hernia extended from my breast bone to below my bellow button. What are some of the side effects of the mesh that was used to repair my abdomen? Has anyone had any problems with this method? — beachdog (posted on October 28, 2004)
October 28, 2004
i had mesh put in a little over a year ago, for a hernia repair. No
problems at all.
— **willow**
October 29, 2004
I too had a hernia repair from my breast bone to belly button with mesh. I
just wasn't lucky enough to have a Tummy Tuck. (Emergancy repair.)I feel
fine but every once in awhile I will get a sudden sharp pain on the left
lower side where the mesh was inserted.
— PattyO
October 29, 2004
Hi Lisa- I have had several mesh patches in and had to have several taken
out do to my body not wanting them in- It starts with belly pain- maybe low
grade fevers-the pain may be just uncomfortable enough for you to go to the
doctor- in my case they took a cat scan with contrast of my belly which
showed a pocket of fluid- which would have to be drained- I had mine
drained by going to surgery to have it drained and then more drains put in
to help the fluid to drain or I have gone to interventional radiology in
x-ray department to have drains put in-with me unfortunately I have had to
have the patches scraped out and then in 2-3 months another hernia woule
show up and the whole thing would start over-or I have had them abcess up
through the incision ( after the incision was healed like a month or two
later) with a bubble that looked like a boil but when that open the bubble
it would track all the way down to the patches--I would suggest that if you
are having pain or even a sense of fullness or pulling on one side to have
your doctor preform a cat scan with contrast-- make sure they do it with
contrast or it will not show--( mine were abdominal wall abcess with ended
up with patch removal) if your doctor refuses to do a cat scan and it is
really bothering you then go to the emergency room-they will probably do
the ct scan to rule out things. My hernias started from being 500 pounds
and stretching my abdominal wall lining to paper thin-I then has a gastric
bypass and when i lost the weight i had nothing there to hold my abdominal
contents in and i got hernias as a result-- I hope yours is just post op
inflammatory process and it will go away- please keep me posted on your
situation- I will pray for you!
— TERRI B.
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