This wasn't supposed to happen to a man like me. I was supposed to act like a workhouse til about age 80. Who knows, maybe I still can, but a bit more reserved.

I have an inguinal hernai on my right side. I never thought I'd be shoving my intestines back into my body. About once or twice an hour - at least - I do so.

I had a CT scan about 10 days ago - my PCP tells me there is a tiny beginning of one on the left, the one on the right calls out for surgery. I have an appointment with the surgery clinic in a couple of hours.

I have, of course, heard about the hernia mesh issue. Dunno what to make of it all. Word I've read is that the stuff often does lead to greater success rate. One site said synthetic mesh yielded the least chance for reopening, the animal tissue mesh 2nd best, and mere stitching up had the most chance of reopening.

Who knows ...

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