hernia, hernia surgery, hernia complications, hospital, surgery, infections

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I thought I would see if anyone else any ideas because I'm getting so frustrated! My dad had his fifth hernia surgery last week, and he is back in the hospital for complications. It's supposed to be a routine surgery with minimal complications. So why does he have to keep going back? This last complication was really serious and almost killed him. In fact, we aren't even sure what kind of infection it was or what caused it. Why can't they get it right? Is it just something wrong with my Dad? He isn't overweight, and doesn't smoke or drink, or do drugs. The only thing I can think of is he is very busy, and doesn't relax. He didn't really relax much the first 2-3 days after surgery, but I don't know if that is enough to cause such a serious complication. The doctor said it seemed like the infection had been there for a long time. I read there were product recalls on a mesh that was used in hernia surgeries, but the doctor checked and didn't see that any mesh was used in his other surgeries. Has anyone else had similar experiences with hernia surgeries?