Hi and Welcome

I would ask your doctor for as much information as you can about this type of mesh. I am not familiar with this mesh.

How many times has he used it?
Do any of his patients have complications from this mesh? (He may not be honest about this).
Is there another option in repairing your hernia?
I wish I knew about these dangers before going in.
I am not trying to scare anyone about this, I am trying to inform people of the mess that occurs in many who end up with meshes.
Have you checked out the manufacturers site on this mesh?
I checked and part of this mesh is polypropylene mesh, which causes problems for many people. This stuff hardens, folds up and/or crumbles over time.
You might not end up with problems like many of us have. It's difficult to say how your outcome will be. I hope it all goes well for you.
Again I am trying to inform people of the complication that have arisen from mesh implants.
If I can help I will do my best to get you the answers, after all it's your body.
Feel free to pm me if you'd like.
Please keep us posted.

butterfly6169,

Thanks for your response! I will attempt to ask before my surgery if there are any options for repairing the hernia without the mesh.

I did some research about this product and looked at the manufacture website. I found a study of 51 people who had hernias repaired with Ventralex and the results were good. This study was done independently and not paid for by the manufacture. Ventralex seems to be a second or third generation product so I'm hoping that some of the earlier issues are resolved.

I am still very nervous about the procedure but the surgeon has a great deal of exerience with hernias and good results using this product. I've never had a sergical procedure before where I'm not awake.

Thanks again for sharing your experiences.

You are very welcome, if I can help you in any way please let me know.
If you are very anxious about the operation you can ask your doctor if he can prescribe something for the anxiety so you take before going in.

Good luck and keep us posted. I hope it all works out for you.

Could someone give me the www site and or more information on Permacol, My doc is leaning me towards this mesk? Thanks

http://www.touchbriefings.com/pdf/2073/Tis sueScience_tech.pdf

My daughter had her first surgery at age 5 when she became active in physical Education class. They performed the surgery and put the mesh patch over it.

Twenty years later while working at the post office parttime, the hernia reoccurred and the surgery was repeated. Now I'm hearing the mesh used is being recalled and I am very concerned as my dauther now 32 complains of unusual pain around the area where she had the surgeries.. I have a problem with this new information