Hi all,
I know this is very last minute, I am due an ileostomy reversal tomorrow morning and I have been researching and deciding if I should have a prophylactic biological mesh put in because I am a very active person and don't want to risk getting an incisional hernia. The surgeon is happy to put one in.
Any experience?
From what I have read there is quite a high incidence of incisional hernia following ileostomy closure, and a mesh is effective in preventing this happening. My worries are any complications (which I have asked the surgeon about bowel adhesions etc. and he said because it is a biological mesh it shouldn't happen), and also not sure if I could do abdominal exercises with the mesh attached to the rectus muscle (i.e. with hypertrophy and all)..
If anybody who has had a mesh put in please share your experiences!!
Many thanks
I know this is very last minute, I am due an ileostomy reversal tomorrow morning and I have been researching and deciding if I should have a prophylactic biological mesh put in because I am a very active person and don't want to risk getting an incisional hernia. The surgeon is happy to put one in.
Any experience?
From what I have read there is quite a high incidence of incisional hernia following ileostomy closure, and a mesh is effective in preventing this happening. My worries are any complications (which I have asked the surgeon about bowel adhesions etc. and he said because it is a biological mesh it shouldn't happen), and also not sure if I could do abdominal exercises with the mesh attached to the rectus muscle (i.e. with hypertrophy and all)..
If anybody who has had a mesh put in please share your experiences!!
Many thanks