Barb - RE: ?? Incisional hernia

[Guest guest]

Barb,

I learned, after the fact, that incisional

hernias can be quite common (soon) after transplantation. Jim had a

humdinger (which wouldn’t have been nearly so bad, IMHO, if he had been

compliant about NOT exercising too soon – he did all kinds of leg lifts &

sit ups with his new-found energy, against doctor’s orders… whenever

my back was turned! He was even doing leg-lifts in surgical ICU!!!).

Silly guy, he treated his as a dog ‘n’ pony show (making the kids

go “ewwwwwww”) until he showed his doctor at clinic, who said “don’t

DO that!”

USC’s protocol on incisional

herniation surgical repair was to not consider surgery until roughly a year

later. There are several reasons for that ideology (initial post-tx drug regimens,

which frequently include prednisone, can impact healing, for instance).

Jim had to wait until January of ’03 (about 13 months after his 12/7/01

transplant) for his procedure. We went up to USC at oh-dark-thirty, they

checked him in, the surgery went like clockwork, he had a one-night-stay, and

we were home the next day. Jim had no complaints of pain or discomfort

(then again, he’s Captain America),

& there’s been no recurrence. Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.

HTH, thinking of Ken & all of you, &

wishing you all the best!

Maureen ( & Jim)

From:

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On Behalf Of Barb Henshaw

Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007

10:01 AM

To: ; Subject: ?? Incisional hernia

Has anyone had an incisional hernia that was

repaired?

If so, could you please tell me about your

experience? How long after your transplant surgery did they wait to

repair it? How long were you in the hospital? Was there much

pain? How long was your recovery? Has it reoccurred?

With

love, Barb in Texas

- Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes!

Son

Ken (33) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx

6/21 & 6/30/07

@ Baylor in Dallas