Question:
WILL RUBBER PATCH CAUSE A PROBEM FOR SURGERY

IVE HAD 3 HERNIA SURGERYS AND DURING LAST SURGERY A GORETEX PATCH WAS PUT IN TO REINFORCE MY WEAK STOMACH LINING.WILL THIS CAUSE ME ANY PROBLEMS WHEN IT COMES TO SCHEDULING MY SURGERY OR DELAYS THANK ANYONE FOR ANY ANSWERS.    — ROBERT H. (posted on September 9, 2004)

September 9, 2004
Hi. I had an umbilical repair on February 27th that required a goretex mesh panel. Then on May 17th I had a lap RNY with no complications. My bariatric surgeon was very pleased with the job my surgeon had done on my hernia repair. He originally told me that he would try to do the procedure lap but if he had a problem due to adhesions or whatever, he may have to convert to an open procedure. I guess it depends a lot on the experience of your surgeon and the job your hernia repair surgeon did. But I am proof that it is possible to have a hernia repair with goretex mesh panel and still have an uneventful lap RNY. 302/204/129
   — Donna F.

September 9, 2004
I have a good friend who was in your situation - it gave the doc a chance to see that there had been a problem in healing with the old repair, and was able to fix it at that point. Definitely for the best that she was in there.
   — kultgirl