Recent content by ajm222

yes, inguinal hernia, repaired robotically with mesh. Had soreness and pain for a couple years, which is mostly gone now. Left with some tightness and discomfort but not too bad. Had considered mesh removal with an expert surgeon but having trouble committing to that. Worried there’s a chance it...

Thanks again, all. I especially love the idea of healing by simply loving yourself. I constantly obsess about my past and all my issues and emotions and stuff, and feel I’m pretty in touch with the things that plague me. So the idea of simply letting those things go and telling myself I’m ok and...

That’s very encouraging. Thanks for the link. I’ll definitely do that. Sent another email to Dr. Schubiner as well, who has always been kind enough to respond even though I‘ve never really been a patient.

Thanks, Dave! My GP called with his thoughts on my MRI (will also consult with neurosurgeon next week). Said it looks like my previously diagnosed spondylolisthesis had advanced another 4mm, likely narrowing the space for the nerve resulting in the pain I’m having on the left side, which is...

Thanks again. May consider the ER if no improvement in another day or so. Maybe they can do an MRI sooner to rule out something serious. At the moment I can’t even go to the bathroom which is going to be a problem. I did have a CT scan about a year or less before this all hit which showed some...

and thanks also for the link to the success stories. that's helpful.

Thank you for the response. It’s just so crazy that I’m in so much pain that I literally can’t get up. Pain is one thing, blinding and debilitating pain is another. It’s just so real. When I take a step I just completely buckle.

Hello I’d been suffering from sciatic pain for about eight months. A couple of weeks ago it worsened. And then in the last 36 hours or so I’ve basically been on my back. I can’t take more than a few steps before I fall over in pain. Debilitating pain in the butt and legs. Tried to go to doctor...

Thanks! I was hoping someone with similar experience would chime in. I may PM you. And I found your old post and read through it, by the way. I actually have an appointment with a world renowned hernia specialist on Monday in another state. He uses mesh but also removes it. He’s not pro-mesh or...

Thank you for the link! I was actually looking for that yesterday. Already started reading through the intro this morning. Will give it all I have.

thank you. i'll give it a shot. i guess ruminating in my head 14 hours a day and thinking through these things isn't exactly the same as physically writing them down.

yeah, at this point i am kind of at bottom in terms of anxiety and depression. they've taken hold and put me in a really bad place very recently and i am sort of getting lost in it all. this particular situation plays right into my worst fears, that go back to a similar situation in college...

Hi all, I had hernia surgery 16 months ago and still don't feel quite right on my right side and can't seem to figure out what the issue is. I am concerned that the mesh they inserted for this indirect inguinal hernia has folded or migrated or something and causing the strange sensations I am...