Is there a risk of the surgeon doing something wrong for your inguinal hernia repair that will damage some sort of nerve that will cause you to have a limp for the rest of your life?
I heard that from someone
2007-08-10 11:04:49 · 2 answers · asked by rman2134 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I guess with any surgery there are chances for complications. But, I had 3 hernia repairs doen over the years, with no complications whatsoever. The surgeon would have to really make a big mistake to cut deep enough and high enough to affect the nerves controlling your leg. Just make sure you get a good surgeon, one that you trust and check him out with the BBB and the state medical board. I even ask my surgeons for names of people they have done the same surgery on and talk to them. That's not so easy anymore with the new HIPA regulations though.
2007-08-10 11:15:30 · answer #1 · answered by randy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is just not acceptable. Whilst you had what sounds like a very difficult indirect hernia to repair (indirect hernias come from a congenital abnormality that leaves a weakness), and whilst the mesh method would be chosen because it stands a better chance of working across a large area, it appears either to have healed with possible adhesions or a hernia has recurred. As they sound so cavalier about your genuine concerns I'd even be worried in case they left a foreign body in there by accident! If you are not lucky enough to live in a country like the UK with a free National Health Service and a appeals process, I think you need to say you will issue a formal complaint unless you are referred immediately to an acknowledged expert in the repair of indirect hernias (even to a teaching hospital.) I've had a regular inguinal hernia repaired by the traditional method and after 6 weeks I was back to being OK.
2016-05-19 02:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋