Hello Ross and every guys who responded to his problem.
The Mayoclinic communication director Colleen Younge has advised me to contact this group in hope to get the answer for myself.
I am woman 83. Canadian.
Facing the inguinal hernia surgery.
The surgeon states -the laparoscopy with mesh under general anaesthesia.
In the 2 method of surgeries , I have read in the searches reports ,
each have some pros and cons.
I have feeling that the open surgery can give better result, though it might be more pain and longer recovery .
Two issues that concern me the most is general anaesthesia versus local in open surgery.
(After my breast cancer lumpectomy surgery a general anesthesia affected my heart arrhythmia and the heart rate, that
was difficult to stabilize.)
Now I am reading the mesh’s insertion has the draw back, though it’s promoting as a reliable repair with faster recovery and less re-operative cases.
My questions to you are: why didn’t you do open surgery without mesh ? Was it offered to you?
We have Shouldice hospital, that is doing open hernia surgery without mesh and under local anesthesia .
it’s longer recovery. and perhaps others draw back that isn’t widely pronounced . Hard to trust doctors these days !!
How are you all these days?
Best of all.
Thank you