Good Morning, I am writing this e-mail to try and get help for my son Joseph. He had a double hernia operation in December 2002. A 6 in. by 6 in. Prolene mesh patch was used for a bilateral inguinal hernia repair. He is in severe pain all the time. He says it is like someone is squeezing his testicles 24/7. He has constant pain in the lower right and left abdomen and in the crease between his thighs and groin. Sparatic rectal bleeding and now the pain has started in the top of his right thigh. Pain is also on the left and right pelvic bones on the waist. Sweelling occurs after any activity even just walking a short distance. Burning sensation sometimes, other times it feels like he is being stuck by a pin in the crease between his thighs and groin. He is nauseas from the intense pain. His only relief is for him to lay flat on his back without moving. He cannot sit or stand in the sam position for more then ten minutes. My son will be 39 on Nov. 25, 2009. He feels he has no life and there is no one to help him. Please do you know of a Doctor in New York who will help my son. Medicaid will not pay for him to go to a hospital in another state. Our phone number is 718-788-4428. Please help my son get his life back.
Hi Maureen,
You might want to try contacting the following surgeons in New York. They both reportedly have expertise in this area:
Dr. Maximo Deysine 2000 North Village Avenue Suite 306 Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 766-3440
Dr. James Pacholka St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center 314 West 14th Street New York, NY 10014 (212) 620-0144
Perhaps if they are not willing (because they might not take Medicaid or for some other reason) perhaps they could suggest a colleague that can take on your son's case.
Good luck - I hope your son gets the intervetion he so desperately needs.
Hi Maureen,
If he has not done it already, get him into see a psychiatrist. Patients who have chronic pain, especially severe have very high rates of depression. If one has clinical depression it takes its toll on them, and could lead to un-welcomed outcomes. I am not a doctor, so I can't explain it 100 percent, but pain and depression share some of the same neurological pathways in the brain, part of the reason why there are such high rates of depression in chronic pain patients with depression. Once one develops depression it then takes the pain levels and magnifies them, making it that much worse. I have been in this situation and had surgery to correct it. I was also diagnosed with clinical depression, and given medication for it. My pain levels dropped a very significant amount, enough so that I prefer to be on the anti-depresssant over a narcotic.
