What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernias Stephen C. Schindler, Sr., M.D. Commonwealth Gastroenterology Associates, PLLC Kentucky Just a brief note to once again thank you for everything that you have done for me. My second inguinal herniorrhaphy once again went amazingly well. As you will recall, my surgery was on Friday morning, the 15th of February…
What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernias Louis G. Pecek, Ph.D. Assistant Academic Vice President John Carroll University in Ohio I wish to put on record some of my experience as a hernia patient. I have undergone five right-side inguinal hernia repairs the first of these surgeries also included the left side. My condition is probably congenital;…
What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernias Bob Mazurak Sr. Staff Auditor, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. At age 54, and having gone through other kinds of surgery, I’ve got to say that I am very favorably impressed with the rapid recovery I’ve had since my hernia operation. On day three after the operation, I was outside cleaning house screens,…
What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernias Mike Lobsinger Bloomfield Hills, Michigan I can’t believe the quality of the surgery. Everything from the quickness of the surgery, the lack of pain, the quick recovery to how good I fell now is amazing. I had two previous hernia operations. On my right side 20 years ago and I…
What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernias Mike Lovenguth Sunday was the 2 year anniversary (Feb. 10, 2006) of my hernia surgery where you painstakingly and expertly removed all of the mesh plug that had migrated around my colon from my previous surgery. I am doing well and just wanted to THANK YOU AGAIN for what you…
What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernias Nandor Horvath I underwent routine hernia surgery in San Diego, California on July 2, 2002. I was readmitted back to the hospital with complications. Since then it has been eleven months of unrelenting, excruciating pain along with physical limitations. I have consulted with sixteen doctors since the surgery and none…
What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernia Repair Dr. Thomas W. Gannon Professor of Education, Mount Union College, Ohio The thought of having hernia surgery was pretty scary to someone who, other than recent cataract surgery, had limited contact with the medical profession. I am believer in doing homework on the Internet before surgery or another treatment.…
What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernias Ken Carozza Dallas, Texas I thought it quite appropriate for me to write to you on the one year anniversary of my successful hernia repair. I have had absolutely no problems or signs of recurrence. Your thoroughness, via the Shouldice method in conjunction with your skilled application of the prosthetic…
What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernias Bruce Barrett, Ph.D. Director of Institutional Research, Kent State University Regional Campuses, and Senior Research Officer, Kent State University (Retired) My name is Bruce Barrett. You performed two surgeries on me for separate and unrelated hernias over the past six months, and I want to take a minute to write…
What Patients Say: Inguinal Hernias Kevin Hanzak Cleveland, Ohio Here it is two weeks after hernia surgery and I am a new man. I was scarcely able to get out of bed in the morning much less go to work, run my business, help care for my two teenage sons – just the normal part…