Comments on: Hernia mesh recall could lead to future complications

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:09:08 +0000

I am getting ready to have my 4th sergury for the same hernia, the first was about 5or 6 years ago. it busted loose within a month. but wasn’t very big at that time. I was told in March I had to have my galbladder taken out so the doc. said he was going to fix the hernia as well cause the galbladder had to come out my belly button. well greatI thought 2 at one time. well I went to the doc, I guess 10 times in 6 weeks every week a new problem ,By week 10 June the 3rd. I was having emergency hernia sergury again . now in oct 25th, I rolled over in bed and felt it bust open and I feel real Bad thing I am Infected inside, will have ultrasound in the Morning to see what all is going on, then we will get to the next sergury. but what can be done at this point I am splitting open farther everyday,can this be fixed???????

By: Rose

Rose — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:46:49 +0000

In 2003 I had a femoral hernia repair after a hysterectomy. I have been in the ER atleast 10x with pain in my LLQ and groin. Contracted a nosacomial infection during one stay ( c. diff ). My symptoms are worsening my left leg does not circulate fluid, and I have a distended abdomen. I am having GI problems, and a year ago auto-immune symptoms with worsening depression. The surgeon states he does not see aproblem but will open me up to check. I have seen numerous specialists to no avail I am going to the hospital in the morning, I will not leave till this is addressed. I will sue.

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:49:20 +0000

I had hernia surgery with the mesh sometime around 1997, do you know if this could be included in the recall? Also, if I’m on the floor laying on my back, when I lift myself up my stamach pushes up and it looks like a scoocer ball. I have pain at the top of my stomach if I push around it. Also, when I start cleaning my back will start pushing in and then my stomach starts pushes out causing my back to hurt a lot. I have also had two back surgeries, so not sure if this is my problem.
Has anyone had this problem with their stomach after hernia surgery with the complete mesh?

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:03:10 +0000

I just found out about the recall’s on te hernia patches today(7/28/09). I just recently underwent a hernia surgery and had a mesh patch used. I am unsure what to do. I had my surgey on march 9,2009. To this day i still have pain and a hardend knot like area where surgery was performed. I also have problems with my bowels thinking it was because of my insides being disturbed during my spinal surgeries and hernia surgery. After reading about this recalls i am starting to think other wise because i went back to the doctor twice after my hernia surgery and both times he told me ;
‘ no to worry itis only scar tissue and every thing will get better in time.”

By: Meleia

Meleia — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:38:43 +0000

This past Thursday I had my fourth hernia surgery in 6 years. The time before this one in 2004 the surgeon told my husband that this mesh would never tear again. So five years later, here I go again.

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:25:13 +0000

I had double hernia surgery last year with mesh and three screws. I was 24 at the time. Now I am 25 and have had pain on and off for over a year. They say it might be the screws. I beg to differ hurts a lot like a sharp pain been doing this currently for a month.

By: Tasha

Tasha — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:27:10 +0000

Hi I had my first hernia operation on 12/2000, the doctors used a mesh to repair my hernia. I was in constant pain for years. In 9/06 I had my gall bladder removed because the mesh had infected my gall bladder. I continuted to be in constant pain and 3/09 i had my other second hernia operation which they remove the mesh. This doctor did’t use a mesh to repair my hernia. The mesh also cut off the blood supply to my belly button. So far I don’t have any pain in that area.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:46:22 +0000

I hope this helps…I had an open ventral hernia repair October 2005. Before surgery my doctor told me he was using a new type of mesh with cutting edge technology. It would be used to plug the hernia and would have a “spring-like” action, to open and lay flat over the muscle to reinforce it. When the surgery was over my doctor didn’t realize how bad I had herniated until he opened me up. He said my stomach looked like a block of “swiss cheese ” and had to plug many holes and reinforce my stomach with a 7×9 piece of oval mesh. Immediately I found my body rejecting it. Within a week after my operation I had fluid retention around the incision site, (that had to be aspirated during a folllow-up visit) only to come back one week later. Fast foward to February 2009…MAJOR COMPLICATIONS!!! Here are a few symptoms that I am experiencing and that everyone needs to do their research on…MESHOMA, the harden and crumbling pieces of mesh.(feels like glass chards sticking thru your belly)! SEROMA, pockets of infected pus/fluid around the mesh. REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY(RSD/CRPS) neuropathy pain causing numbness, tearing, and burning senesation(CHRONIC PAIN). NO symptoms should go ignored…look up words CHRONIC BOWEL/ENTERIC FISTULA, NEUROMA, NEURALGIAS, INGUINODYNIA, PERIOSTITIS, SYSTEMIC SEPSIS. Any of these symptoms can lead to constipation, bowel obstruction, nausea/vomiting, abcess/gangrene, weight/hair loss, chronic pain/joint pain throught lower body, and septic shock. TO FIND OUT WHAT TYPE OF MESH DO YOU HAVE? Sign a medical release and Get your ALL doctor/surgery reports sent directly to your HOUSE. Ask for OPERATING ROOM /OPERATIVE REPORTS with SPECIFIC and TECHNICAL REPORTS!!! This will tell you what TYPE OF MESH the surgeon USED and HOW in surgery. I hope my experience and information will help you, GOOD LUCK to everyone out there who is suffering like me!!!

By: rldtexas

rldtexas — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:09:07 +0000

My husband had hernia surgery in November 2008. How do we find out if the mesh used is recalled?

By: Nidia

Nidia — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:30:23 +0000

I had double hernia opeation on 8-22-08. It is 10-3-08 and i am in pain.
I called my surgeon and he informs me that iI have a mesh 8 1/2 x 12 and lots of stiches that the healing will take time. I am sitting here typing this in pain and very uncomfortable. i can’t bent to pick-up anything and I feel very badly. I know my body, I know something is wrong. I will reach out to him tomorrow or I will go to the emergency room for ANSWERS of what’s going on. I was told I would feel better as days went by not WORSE. In pain!

By: Christy

Christy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:23:50 +0000

My dad had hernia surgery in May of 2006 he did not have the laser surgery done they cut him almost from hip to hip,they used two large patches that are on the recall list and two plugs that we are not sure about. He constantly runs a fever and has urineation problems and bowel problems. None of the doctors that originally did this to him will help him. He is a lot of pain and has lost a lot of weight at 5′8 he weighs 100 pounds. The doctors keep insisting he is fine. You can feel the mesh in his stomach and a bunch of knot feelings. We don’t know what to do now we think that he needs it taken out but, the surgen that put it in says he can’t take it back out.

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By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:06:55 +0000

I had an inguinal hernia operation in spring of 2005. I have always had strange sensations around the site of the surgery, but thought nothing of it until about 5 or 6 months ago I could feel the surgery coming undone. I now have a full blown hernia at the same site that causes a lot of discomfort. I know that a Bard patch was used but I’m not sure what type. Could this be related to the recall?

By: mary aquilina

mary aquilina — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:33:23 +0000

I have had emergency incisional hernia surgury in Dec. 2005. I have suffered with constant infection and a lot of pain. I have lost weight and am close to the correct BMI. The more weight I lose the more my stomach sags which uncoforable and hurts most of the time. I have a nurse that comes in somtimes everyday or 3 times a week to clean my wounds and try to clear up infection. The wounds are large and the skin is quite thin. It has been 2 years and no end in sight for recovery. I have asked my sergon for the type of mesh that was used. It is also poking me I can feel the loose edges. Any information would be helpful.