Post Hernia Pain in my lower groin !

Hi, you are best going to your surgeon to check it out properly.
From what I know it may be either what you think, the nerves causing you pain, or you may have a new, femoral hernia. Women tend to get this kind of hernia more often than men, but that doesn't mean that you couldn't have it just now. It is a bit lower than an inguinal hernia and usually if you experience pain it is where the hernia is situated but can also travel down the inside of your thigh and can be quite nasty.
Is anything protruding in the area where you have the pain? Does the pain travel down your thigh? If not then you may have problems with your nerves, but either way you really should go and see a doctor to get it checked out.

I can't believe I have found other people with the same problem as my husband. He had a hernia repair with mesh, pain developed and radiates to his testicle. He says it feels like someone is pinching his testicle contantly, they did an exploration...nothing better, removed part of the mesh...nothing better. We were visiting the ER at least monthly until he started pain management, drugs helped, but not enough. Had a neurostimulator placed which helps control the pain in addition to drugs, but still can not function on a day to day basis. Has anyone ever had the nerves removed and had pain relief?

After having a laproscopic hernia repair done about 15 months ago, I began having pain in my testicles, back of left thigh, lower abdomin, and lower back. I also have occasional sharp burning pain in my chest and stiffness I my neck, wrist, and ankles. I have seen many doctors, including urologists, rheumatologist, cardiologist, and GPs. The urolologist thought I had prostatitis and put me on antibotics (Bactrim, Doxycycline, and Levaquin) none of thes made a difference. The GPs and rheumatologist did extensive blood work and spine x-rays and all result were normal. I recently read about how the mesh used in hernia repair may cause complications, so I went to see the surgeon that performed my hernia repair and I asked him if the mesh could be causing my physical problems. he acted like he had never heard of this, but after I insisted, he did agree to do an MRI on my pelvic area. In the meantime, I am in the process of getting a detailed surgery report from the hospital that will tell me what type of mesh was used. Since the surgeon seemed reluctant to consider the possibility of the mesh complications, the question I have is once I have the MRI results and the surgery report, how can I tell if the mesh is causing my physical problems. If anyone has experienced this or has any advice in this area on how to proceed. I would really appreciate it.
I am going crazy trying to fiqure out what is wrong with me.

Hi to all,
I have been asked by serenity to post on this site so that i amy offer some help in discussions of hernia operations, mesh complications and alternatives that may be safer. I am not a doctor but I am one who has suffered for years now from a hernia mesh surgery that went horribly wrong. I am in ongoing discussions with the FDA/CDRH about the post market complications of almost all polypropylene mesh implants. To make a long story somewhat short... I had a Bard Perfix Plug and Patch implanted in me for a left inguinal hernia. When the surgeon opened me up he noted that there was not a hernia at all Direct or Indirect but decided to do the operation anyway and implanted the Perfix plug and patch. I knew immediately that something was wrong. I went back to him for many post op visits, only for him to tell me that everything is normal after a year of going back to him, he felt that he may have stitched up the nerves in my groin and told me he wanted to go back in. I did not allow this and went for a second opinion, of which this surgeon told me that indeed my symptoms indicated an entrapped nerve. By this time I had heard about the Kugel and Bard Composix recall and aske the second surgeon that while inside of me could he remove the mesh. Well, He did not and only did a single Neurectomy. Needless to say, I was still in very bad pain and could barely stand up staight. I went back to this surgeon for many post op visits until he said he could not help me any more and reffered me to pain management. After 60 Nerve Blocks and many types of anti depressants and pain medications including percocet, oxycontin, tramadol, morphine noe of these helped. While all of this is going on I began doing research into why I am in so much pain and found that the mesh was the culprit. I went to many surgeons until I finally found one that was not scared and knew exactly what was happening to me. For 2 1/2 I was dissected to have this implant removed from my body. I am not better by any stretch of the imagination as the nerves in my groins were so severely destryed that I am now diagnosed as having RSD a whole new fight. I am better knowing that this product is no longer inside of me and I was repaired without the use of mesh once the other was taken out. I am back to work and yes it is still a struggle but everyday i am a little stronger. If I had known that the surgeon was going to implant a mesh inside of me i would not have allowed it. Now I have been researching these product since Dec. 2005 and have wealth of information that I would love to share with all of you in hopes of helping provide answers and hopefully be able to point one and all in the right direction in hopes of finding help. please feel free if you have any thing. I am not a doctor but I may be able to poit you to one that may help.

What has the FDA/CDRH said so far?

Right now they are not saying much and are staying tight lipped. I have been doing this for almost 2 years with them. I am afraid that this next conversation that we have is more of a fact finding mission. They have all the facts already that I along with others have sent them. besides myself this conversation will have at least 2 other patrticipants that have been struck by these atrocities. I am fighting to end this and hopefully we can acomplish something with the FDA in the coming days.

Do they have an e-mail?

No, I havent had a surgery for it so I dont think I can. I figured I would e-mail them about the problems i've heard though, since having more people sending them a concern is better.

You need to have had the repair and report any complications from the hernia mesh.
You can go to the site and read the reports people submitted to the fda, follow the link in the sticky at the top of the threads. It doesn't mention names as this is confidential but you can read the problems others have encountered.