Comments on: Hernia Patch Lawsuits: Claims reviewed for all Davol ring and dual-mesh hernia patches

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:06:34 +0000

In June I had an inguinal hernia mesh patch surgery. Since then the hernia is completely broken thru and I feel worse then I did before surgery. Some times when I am walking it feels like my abdomen is numb I am wondering is this mesh patch problem still happening or is this a mistake by the doctor. I have another surgery next week.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:26:37 +0000

I have a large marlex mesh hernia patch.
Is this the same thing.

By: bill

bill — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:23:56 +0000

I had the composix mesh implanted in october of 06 for an insiginal hernia. In october of 2011 I had a knot come up in the same spot. I thought it was another hernia and I made an appointment with a surgeon to check it out the appointment was made for november 9th. At the end of october the pain was so great my wife drove me to the emergency room at a hospital that we trust 75 miles away. The surgeon who checked me out lanced the site were I was haveing the most pain and it drained some nasty smelling greenish brown liquid. He ran some tests and said I would have to have surgery. Because I take asperin and plavix I had to wait till they thought it was safe. After being on pain medicine and antibiotics for 5 days they did what they called the plavix test and said it would be ok to do the surgery. I had 2 surgeons working on me for 4 hours and they had to stop because my body could not take any more. They told my wife that I had a massive infection, a tare in my bowel, with stools floating around. They had to do a colon resection, remove infected tissue and infected muscle. Later that night after surgery I had a bleed and had to have 4 units of blood. I stayed in the hospital for another week with the site draining then went home. My wife had to take off work to tend to my needs. A week later I saw the doctor he removed the staples and said that the site would continue to drain through the incission that I had several clotts all along it and it would drain. The incission site had several open spots and even today I still have one spot that has not fully closed.

By: James

James — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:33:11 +0000

On November 15 2010 I had a large abdominal hernia repaired with mesh, With in 30 days it started to come back. By 90 days it was back in full force. The hernia is now the size of a basket ball. I seen another Dr. yesterday Dec 12 2011 he told me I will need to have a very intence surgery to repair this right. Is there anything I can do about the first surgery? They still want there money even tho it did not hold at all.

By: Debra

Debra — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:57:46 +0000

ive had a kugel patch put in in 2006 ive had it fixed four times ive been in a lot of pain since i had it done i just had it repaird agin dec 7 2011 im haveing a hard time

By: shanon

shanon — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:46:45 +0000

i went through the exact same thing they put mesh in closedme up then it would get infected so they took it out and put a dif kind in that happened to me several times i also ended up with a huge hole and had to use the wound vac multiple times now i have no belly button i still have a small hole and my skin gets bothered around it cause it never hilled right i had the first surgery in 2005 i would get infections so i would have to go back to the er and i would get admited i had the surgery 5 or 6 times if not more to be honest with youi dont have my records and i didnt keep track of the dates so i dont know if there is anything i can do or how i would go about it well hope everything gets better for you

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:38:38 +0000

I had a hernia repair with mesh in 8/2009 I also had a hysterectory performed and a bladdar sling. at the same time two different surgeons. After a few days I got an infection in the wound and it had to be opened to drain and was given antibiotics. The wound infection cleared up but the incision would not close. I had a whole in my stomach the size of a fist. I was on a wound vac for weeks this did not work. Then they tried Max Orb for a couple of months this did not work. In 12/2009 I had to go back into the hospital to have the mesh removed. And then the wound finally healed. I want to know if this has happened to any one else. I am now dealing with bladdar infections and wondering if it is the sling they did my bladdar lift with.

By: Reta

Reta — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:07:53 +0000

In October 2005, I had a ventral hernia fixed with a bard mesh match with staples or tacks. Within 3 weeks I had a very small bulge above my scar. The last few years I have a large round bulge that starts in the middle of my scar and extends a couple of inches above. I am uncomfortable all the time. It feels like there is pressure and the bulge goes right up to my ribs. It feels like I can feel the staples or tacks on the top of my rib. I have trouble eating. The food gets stuck where the bulge is. Also, if I get constipated, I really feel a lot of pressure and my heart beats funny. I went back to the doctor and had a catscan and he told me he didn’t see anything and that the mesh can move. Everyone can see my large bulge even through my clothes. I don’t trust what my doctor is telling me. Can my mesh migrate to a different spot and does anybody know what kind of doctor I should see.

By: Troy

Troy — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:44:27 +0000

I am writing on behalf of my father. My dad had a hernia surgery in 2007 or 2008. Soon after his surgery he started experiencing what he called a “poking” sensation. He had to sit, bend and walk in a certain way. He did bring this issue up w/ his physician and the physicians reply was more/less it will subside or it is normal. On two separate occasions dad has brought this to the physicians attention and he got the same reply. Here it is 2011 and his pain has increased dramatically from the initial “poke” sensation. He complains of severe abdominal pain, swelling and tenderness of the scrotum and nausea.
I have just recently discovered that there was a recall on certain repair meshes and advised my father to get to the hospital or physicians office ASAP and retrieve his medical records, to see if he was able to find out which brand of mesh was used for his hernia. I also told him that while he was at the hospital to be evaluated by the ER staff at least to see if he possibly has any further damage. Dad unfortunately does not have medical insurance and he will not be seen until it is too late.
Will his medical records indicate the brand/type of “mesh” used for his procedure? If not, how do we find this important info out?

By: scott

scott — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:34:28 +0000

My daughter had a hernia repair in 1993 at age 2. I do not know what material was used. She experienced no trouble immediately following the procedure. However, years later (maybe when she was around 10, she began having abdominal pains. Many trips and tests by doctors could find no explanation. She had to be homeschooled for half a year. I understand the cases are from 2000 on but I would like to rest my concerns about this.