I had an inguinal hernia repair with mesh done on my right side in July of 1999. I was fine until sometime around 2015, I started having pain in that area extending up to my ribs. Doctors here locally and at UVA said they couldn't do anything for me surgically. I finally found a doctor atVCU in Richmond who listened to everything I said and was willing to perform surgery on me. She went in and found that my old mesh had failed, she put in new mesh and also deadened some nerves. I stayed in the hospital overnight, the worst part of the whole thing was the ride back, it was snowing as we left Richmond at rush hour - and my wife was driving. She scares the hell out of me when it's 75 and the sun is shining. Recovery was a breeze compared to the first time and I felt relief immediately. Then a year and a half later I had total hip replacement on the same side, the combination of the bad hip and the old hernia had been the cause of my pain.
