Hernia surgery recall

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The most common type of hiatal hernia (known as a sliding hiatal hernia - it presents in 95% of cases) does not require surgery. If the hernia is one of the other types (as seen on the upper endoscopy), then surgery may be considered. Followup with your personal physician is essential. This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only.

my surgeon said I was probably born with reflux but I cannot recall what he said about the hernia...so I guess this could be something we bring on ourselves....

i have had two hernia surgeries in an eight month period. i now have chronic pain in my left testicle. pain management is not working. vicodin es has been prescribed. i tried to stop taking the med for one day and went through hell. the doctors are trying to ween me off but it is very hard. i cant believe how this pill has taken me over. please any advice. thank you singer.

In 2007 I was rushed to the ER where it was learned that I had developed 9 hernias as a result of the bowel surgeries. The mesh was inserted & I recall being told that I would have to be careful the rest of my life & make sure that I don't start vomiting as it would be bad for me. Now they think I have developed Kidney Stones & one of the symptoms can be vomiting. What do I do?

I am interested in you concern because my five year old daughter is supposed to do surgery for umbilical hernia. She only complains when her clothes rest on that area but there is not any big bulge. Did you develop the hernia as an adult or had it from a child?

I had what my surgeaon considered a small hernia but developed Barretts esophogas which is a serious condition anyway. I do not recall that the issue of size even came up,but the stomach acid did.You know the old saying "size doesnt matter" Best of luck.

In fact as I recall I had the hernia fixed twice, the first time I had not been diagnosed with hep yet. Its not all that uncommon to have this type of hernia. You do need to have it fixed before it causes other trouble. From what I know of these ruptures, its not related to hep. I was born with it, and just got licky to have done something (work construction) and made it worse.

Weight loss will be the easiest way to alleviate the symptoms, as it will reduce the internal pressure, but the hernia (tear in the fascia) will remain, and symptoms could certainly recur, unless we have surgery. If any of you has surgery to repair the hernia, I highly recommend a patch. if they just sew it up it will usually recur.

Before you decide, I did have an inguinal hernia surgery there about 6 years ago. It was during the mesh recall... So the first doctor thinks this may be a kinked re-herniation. I think I would be hurting a lot more, right now it only hurts to stand up straight. Please, what do you think? I am desperate and nervous. And in pain, I forgot to mention that.

Oh and I did not noticed until you mentioned it but I have not thrown up since the surgery either. Though after my 1st surgery when I was 15 if I ate more than a small portion of food the food would come back up to my mouth.

I had many ultrasounds originally showing hernia, then failed hernia operation and fatty hernia, then I had repeat surgery to fix it all (more mesh). I had a very large stomach afterward that had to slowly drain...i forget the name...but all went well. I had a procedure that tightened up my whole stomach area too--i mini tummy tuck and also navel re-formation, the surgeon tried to fix me up as best he could with laparoscope the second time.

We've been researching on the internet, and I've gotten really frightened by all the bad complications by hernia surgeries, mesh complications, mesh recalls, etc. So at this point we don't know what to do. Also, he's only in his 30s, and still wants to have kids someday, and we've read stories of infertility resulting from inguinal hernia repair. Any advice/input/experiences?

I do not know if this is the result of the hernia repair, however I donot recall it right after the surgery. This causes fear that the hernia repair is not holding up. Also after the repair the remaing testicle seems to be high up in the scrotum and no longer seems to have the same mobility that it did have. At times it does cause pain, I don't know what I should do about it.

One is a diaphram hernia that has reopened and causing a lot of pain. I am scheduled for surgery 1-10-08. The cause of the gerd was partly due to radiation I had in the chest area , underarm tumors for nonhodgekins lymphoma in 1987. At that time I had a laporotomy and spleen removal. I have a scar from naved to chest. When I had the nissin It was opened and I nearly died from complications after that surgery as my immune system is compromised. Now I need surgery to fix diaphram hernia.

I am having nissan surgery in 1 week. Can you please tell me what to expect? My dr has done over 600 hundred of these surgeries. Can you tell me side effects, how i feel, time in hospital,pain,and how long before able to go back work.I know everyone is different, but....

I might go for a laparoscopic fundoplication surgery, for I have got hiatal hernia and severe GERD. Does anyone know what risks are involved, and what can happen to me afterwards? Will I have difficulty swallowing? And other things I have read about? If you have done this surgery, please tell me about it. Thank you in advance.

Taking the meds was all fun and games when it was for the reg. back pain running down my leg, or after my last hernia surgery. Its not the same when your leg is going numb, and the pain in intense. I'm actually taking less meds than I was when I had the percocet. Now I have the oxycontin, and can take up to 80mg. a day and I don't even want to take half that. That is why I am only taking 20mg twice a day. I don't want to risk masking the pain and hurting it more. I just want it to go away.

Tests confirmed the gallgladder thiery, and surgery was needed. During surgery the Doctos discovered the hernia and repaired that also. Since my surgery my bowels have gotten worse. Depending what I have eaten, I can have as many as 3 lose bowel movements immediately after each meal or snack! There is usually a lot of cramping and sometimes a feeling like there is a knot just a few inches below my sternum and /or a nautious feeling.

Losec doesn't do any good.One surgeon first said that a roux-en-y corrective surgery would probably give me SOME relief, but he changed his mind when he found that my previous surgery was a Bilroth 1 and not a Bilroth 11(he did not explain to me the difference!!!)Can YOU tell me the difference between the two types of surgery and offer any suggestions for the relief of the reflux problems.

Hi Niki I am only about 3 1/2 months post op so I can't really tell you but I am curious about this also as I have heard from different ppl that symptoms seem to come back around the 5 year mark. For me, many of them didn't even go away but the ones that did have stayed away for now. I'm really sorry to hear that you feel they are coming back...after 3 surgeries you deserve a lifetime of relief!! I wonder if it would be good idea to contact your NS and get it checked out?

so on tuesday i will be going in for gallbladder surgery. i wasnt really nervous when i found out because im ready to feel better. but all the stories online about this surgery are HORROR stories. FREAKS ME OUT! making me so depressed.....im so young why is all this crap happening to me??....hopefully this gallbladder is connected to the dizziness i been feeling, that would be nice i been praying, but think i could use just a few more if at all possible. im sure i will be a wreck tomorrow.....

I was walking across the room, coughed and felt what was like a dozen little baby kicks where my internal stitching came loose. They tried to do emergency surgery that night with a spinal and no sedation. (I had just ate dinner) They were unable to close me up because the OB could not get enough fascia or whatever....can't recall specifics, but they needed my body to relax under general anesthesia.

Well for as long as I could recall I've had these 5 white bumps under the head of my penis. There white on the tip then fade into my normal skin colour. I know when i was little I had a inguinal hernia I think. Im not 100% sure but I have 2 scars on my groin then one going from the tip of my penis to the bottom of my sack. I have no idea if it has to do with that surgery.

over 15 yrs ago I had a double mastectomy followed by a tram flap, they used a mesh to keep my core strong, now I have a herniated belly button, it oozes out fluid, scabs up, then falls off, then it starts all over again, my stomach hurts constantly, when I go to even use my muscles to pull myself up out of bed my stomach spasms, it hurts on a daily basis, one side of my stomach is lopsided, like its sticking out, my stomach used to be flat, now its rounded, hard and distended, my doctor says I

Surgery is the only treatment and cure for inguinal hernias.The surgery is best performed as an elective surgery with all the adequate precautions, to prevent recurrence. As we do not maintain a directory of doctors in this forum, we cannot recommend any specialists. Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

Hi, When I was a young man I had a similar condition that was eventually diagnosed as an inguinal hernia. This condition develops when a loop of intestines pushes through a weakened area of muscles and protrudes into the area of the scrotum. I would get swollen testicles and a dull throbbing ache in the scrotum and lower abdomen. I eventually needed surgery. The only way you can be sure is see a doctor.

, and I just got a recall notice for the Bard Composite Kugal Patch that was used during the hernia repair surgery. I am scared...totally... and this is not helping my gut. I don't know what to do! Every decision I make seems like its a bad one. I refer to myself as the "side affect" - if something can go wrong, it will. Can anyone out there help me with this decision?? What happens to a diseased colon if I just ignore it and keep taking the laxatives??

I took diclofenac and don't recall it causing burping. However burping can be a sign of an ulcer, and difeofenac is hard on the stomach. Did you stop the omeprazole? Did you get an upper GI scope to look for signs of acid reflux or a large hiatal hernia (the latter can cause burping, the former, acid reflux, can tend to be worse at night if you are lying pretty flat)? And a problem with the gallbladder can cause burping too. Have you had an ultrasound or HIDA scan looking at it lately?

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