hello all. Wondering what everyone's recovery time has been from mesh removal and triple neurectomy. I have been around 3 months now and at times feel great and other times after being more active have pain in surgical area as well as scotum...thanks

for me its been almost over 1 1/2 years now since i had the mesh removed and a triple neuectomy and still have pain just about every day , being more active can bring on pain that makes me fell almost sick.

I had my mesh removed in April, and I still have abdomen pain in my left adbomen. I had 2 lapocopy surgeries then this mesh removal, and I am still in pain. Have you ever thought of the nerve stimulous machine? I look forward to hearing from you.

When it comes to mesh removal and the triple neurectomy you are still early post-op. Usually involved in the complications that lead to needing this surgery is lots of nerve damage, not limited to the nerves that get cut. Nerves can take up to 2 years to recover. I am a little over a year post-op for bi-lateral mesh removal and neurectomy. I have had a lot of improvement over the last 9 months. If you haven't, get active, it may hurt but it will help in the long wrong. Swimming and ellipticals are good exercise that cause very little discomfort.

I had a plug and patch removal and triple neurectomy by Dr. Goodyear a little over a year ago. I'm still in pain and take two doses of pain meds every day. I hate taking medication and suspect this is very bad for my overall health. I eat well, exercise, do acupuncture, etc. I can function but wonder if I'll ever really get better. I'm not that happy that Dr. Goodyear replaced the plug and patch with a dual layer system, even though I had requested only a single layer of mesh be used, but...

My pain specialist has had a hernia surgery redo (not removal -- just clearing of scar tissue), and it took him two years to achieve pain free status, which he has been for about 8 years now. Bottom line, it's a crap shoot with crummy odds...

And, by the way, I favor the public option...

All best,
Ph.D. in favor of health care reform and better hernia surgery...

I have been using the eliptical machine for a while, and I still have pain. I have pain in my left pelvic area, I am taking at least 4 pain pills a day and 300mg of lyrica. My hernia surgery was in Dec 07 then I had the mesh removed in April 09, and the pain has not changed.

Then maybe your hernia came back since the mesh was removed. It may be in your best interest to see Dr. Ramsahw