Hi,
My Boyfriend has had 2 hernia repair surgeries which the Dr. put in surgical mesh into his abdomen. He's 33 and 5 years ago he had a 1/3 of his colon removed from complications of diverticulitis. He weighed around 300lbs 5 years ago and is now 450ish. Since the orginal partial removal of his colon he has had 2 hernia repair surgeries resulting from the original oparation.
One 2 years ago and his last one in Nov. 09'. The Dr. used surgical mesh in his abdomen and after the first hernia repair surgery the mesh broke in one place.
So this past Nov. he went to have a 2nd hernia repair sugery, he could only have only one of the 2 hernias repaired. The Dr. said he would not operate on the 2nd hernia until he lost weight. During the first hernia repair surgery he weighed 420ish now around 450lbs.
I have seen lawsuits against the makers of the surgical mesh manafucaturers..but not followed up on it.
The Dr. wants to blame his weight on the reason the hernias keep reoccuring after the surgeries and not the mesh itself. He can't exercise do to the pain of the surgeries and hernias, have kept him on medical leave when gotten bad for months.
ANYONE ELSE HAD SURGICAL MESH?? or ABDOMINAL HERNIA REPAIR??? PROBLEMS/COMPLICATIONS??
and been told that weight loss is the only cure......
He doesn't want to get the lap band procedure and even if he lost 150lbs and got down to 300lbs he would still be 100lbs overweight and give the Dr.s another excuse not to operate and blame the hernias on his weight.....
My Boyfriend has had 2 hernia repair surgeries which the Dr. put in surgical mesh into his abdomen. He's 33 and 5 years ago he had a 1/3 of his colon removed from complications of diverticulitis. He weighed around 300lbs 5 years ago and is now 450ish. Since the orginal partial removal of his colon he has had 2 hernia repair surgeries resulting from the original oparation.
One 2 years ago and his last one in Nov. 09'. The Dr. used surgical mesh in his abdomen and after the first hernia repair surgery the mesh broke in one place.
So this past Nov. he went to have a 2nd hernia repair sugery, he could only have only one of the 2 hernias repaired. The Dr. said he would not operate on the 2nd hernia until he lost weight. During the first hernia repair surgery he weighed 420ish now around 450lbs.
I have seen lawsuits against the makers of the surgical mesh manafucaturers..but not followed up on it.
The Dr. wants to blame his weight on the reason the hernias keep reoccuring after the surgeries and not the mesh itself. He can't exercise do to the pain of the surgeries and hernias, have kept him on medical leave when gotten bad for months.
ANYONE ELSE HAD SURGICAL MESH?? or ABDOMINAL HERNIA REPAIR??? PROBLEMS/COMPLICATIONS??
and been told that weight loss is the only cure......
He doesn't want to get the lap band procedure and even if he lost 150lbs and got down to 300lbs he would still be 100lbs overweight and give the Dr.s another excuse not to operate and blame the hernias on his weight.....
