Sharing your experience on this journey has helped alot of people on what to expect TY

I wish I was as calm and level headed as you

I'm me post inguinal hernia surgery open with mesh, and I took only 1 month off . Tha5 first month was killer, but I got buy and finally made it back to work with no pain ! My job is a warehouse job that does have heavy lifting . So for the first month back, I did take it easy ! After the 3rd month with no pain, I twisted and tugged on something and had some pretty bad pain where they cut me open . And also in the groin next to the higher part of my testicular area . It lasted for a month, and I was scared I did something or ripped something . So I saw my doctor who did my surgery, and she looked me over and determined that it's just a strain that it would get better over time ,and it did .A month after I saw her the pain gradually went away and I felt great for about 2 months ,then same thing twist and turn at the same job doing the same motion 6months later I have the same sharp pain ,hurts to bend over or squat or even walk ! I'm going in today for an ultrasound to get to the bottom of this bit . It's really putting a dampper on things that I can do !

Hi, Dr. Dave. I watched all your videos about your hernia journey. I hope you are better now! Unfortunately, as you alluded to in your videos, there are complications. It is best to see a hernia specialist a) when choosing to have hernia surgery and b) when any questions or complications. Best of luck!

Touring cyclist, 70, cross training in the gym during the winter, and... just got referral for surgery consult Inguinal Hernia. On the learning curve. Thanks for video.

Thank you for sharing Dr., and wishing you a full recovery

I’m day ten out from open mesh at age 66. Virtually no pain at this point. Might feel the nerve pain in the morning on occasion or when putting shoes on etc. life long weightlifter, but my days of intense training on anything are over. I’m still plan to lift, but with lighter weight and more reps. I took up a new hobby of playing a musical instrument. You’re younger than I am, but with your reoccurrence, you might reconsider intense biking as a hobby. My surgeon explained to me that even with a successful repair, scar tissue is only 85% as strong, and even less if repaired a second time.

Im only one month into my open inguinal hernia repair. I agree. Got the incision healing ridge which as you say, feels like pvc pipe and associated with not bad pain but rather somewhat a nagging pain. However, thats probably a small price to pay as long as the mesh repair was done thoroughly and correctly and less chance of reoccurrence. Ill take this discomfort anytime of day versus mesh discomfort in abdominal wall. Try a back brace or some binder to hold everything in place for activities.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I am scheduled to have the surgery in 3 weeks.

Interesting video. I had (open mesh plug & patch modified technique) surgery self funded nearly 10 months ago as elective surgery here in UK is pretty poor at moment (1+yr wait minimu) besides paying into the system for 36 years. I had a 1cm indirect inguinal defect and a lipoma (which was removed) I'm 54kg 52 years old and at the time of hernia was running about 30+ miles a week. After surgery it was painful for about a week or two I stated walking the next day and within a few weeks was up to about 5-7 miles a day. It was 6 weeks before I started running again which was gentle and short for a week or two and kept to no more than 3 miles at an easy pace for 6 months before any speed work or longer distance and even now not gone below a 6min mile pace other than the odd short interval session. I also find doing shorter runs more often instead of longer runs seems to help things too. Sitting, bending and certain clothing has usually made things more uncomfortable for me. Only really started to loosen up at about 6-7 months and still get uncomfortable days now and then. I'm sure things will continue to improve for you as you describe similar discomfort to my own and likewise I'd sooner put up with slight discomfort from scar tissue etc. than a hernia that could strangulate. I had an excellent and very experienced surgeon with over 3500 of these procedures to his name and very high success rate . Best wishes

I’m two years out open bilateral inguinal with mesh. I still get twinges of pain sometimes but no big deal, if I do heavy lifting I get soreness. Didn’t want to go robotic as frankly don’t like the idea of it, and the chance of recurrence is higher with any laparoscopic or robotic hernia surgery. Took me a good year to heal also I’m 60 years old.

Thanks for your updates I found out yesterday I have to get both sides repaired booked in for June and pretty scared but needs to be done!

Glad everything is going really well the second time around. I know you must be relieved as the months tick by. Thanks for the update!👍

Thanks Dr Dave Ive been following you since your first surgery great video as always!! You look great btw. I had my surgery late October still have limitations and things im afraid to try cause I’ve paid for it in the past like lifting things too heavy. But I also have lower back issues and hip labrum tear. So maybe some of yhe pain may be coming from those issues. I was reading one of the other comments and it said your wife tells you to stay positive and that’s absolutely right. Pain can play with your mind even level 1 or 2 but having family support is awesome and helps tremendously. God bless!!

I'm 46 and a little over 3 years since bilateral open inguinal repair w/ mesh. My surgeon only does hernia repairs and gastric bypass surgeries which I understand are commonly specialties that go together. He is fairly well known and recommended open vs. laparoscopic and used the mesh that is sort of shaped like an hourglass (Prolene or Ultra-Pro maybe?) and is inserted below the hole and above which sounded like it would hold against forces internally and from movement (imagine wrapping your index finger around the narrow part of an hour glass) I LOVE lifting weights, so I really wanted to do it right and follow the instructions perfectly. He also recommended getting one side done and then the other a month later. I figured that was a money thing (being able to bill for two separate everything), but he said that it was a better bet for success and he said the same for the mesh vs. lapro. I had both surgeries and didn't lift a thing for 6 weeks. I started back with VERY light weights after 8 weeks. and then added a few pounds here and there every so often. After about a year, I was back to my normal routine in the home gym. After about 2 years, some of my lifts surpassed pre-surgery. 3 years later and I slowly am increasing my lifts. I mostly do compound lifts like deadlift, squats, overhead press, bench press etc. The only issue (and why I am in this rabbit hole) is that sometimes when I do something else unrelated that causes twisting or unilateral movements, one or both of my "areas" hurt. This last time was bowling. I was chucking 10lb balls with wild abandon. The next day, I felt the pain again. I start wondering and consulting Dr. Google and thinking "what if this is it?" Eventually (knock on wood) the pain typically goes away and I get back to usual activities and forget about it completely. I hope and pray that this is the case currently.

Do you think maybe the fact that it was a recurrence / more complex open surgery had to do with your slight post op pain? Thanks doc and good luck from now on ❤