IsaBrown

My local surgeon feels that because my hernia is so low, ( bikini line) that my hernia should not be attempted for repair UNTIL I lose some weight. I am hoping that MSP will get the drift, and cover the band. I will get my Local surgeon to write MSP a letter stating this, and hopfully go from there. The whole hernia is so low that there is not enough available muscle to close it up as it is right on my pelvic bone. From what I understand it will tale a minimum 6-8" diameter mesh to do the job.

Hi Ok here goes. I have been overweight all my life. Portion control is the biggy for me. One year ago I had a complete hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries. Since then I have developed a very large inscisional hernia. Went to my surgeon yesterday and he says it will be very difficult to fix at this weight as their is not enough available muscle to close the hernia with. I asked him about weight loss and he said it would help tremendously for closure of the hernia. He 100% agrees with me having LAPBAND and along with my GP will put in a referral to my medical Services Plan (British Columbia). Now I need to know about wait times through BC MSP or if MSP will allow me to go out of Province or if MSP will speed up my wait time due to the hernia. Any input would be great thanks

My hernia is way down low by the pelvic bone it is from my hysterectomy opening up. But maybe a lapband surgeon can sew it up and it can be a 2 for 1 deal covered by BC MSP.... thoughts anyone???????

Hello Sister of the North. I'm from Dawson Creek. Would love to talk to you. Trying to get all the info that I can. New to all this but going for it. Could you help with with the who what where when and how much stuff

Hi Ok here goes. I have been overweight all my life. Portion control is the biggy for me. One year ago I had a complete hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries. Since then I have developed a very large inscisional hernia. Went to my surgeon yesterday and he says it will be very difficult to fix at this weight as their is not enough available muscle to close the hernia with. I asked him about weight loss and he said it would help tremendously for closure of the hernia. He 100% agrees with me having LAPBAND and along with my GP will put in a referral to my medical Services Plan (British Columbia). Now I need to know about wait times through BC MSP or if MSP will allow me to go out of Province or if MSP will speed up my wait time due to the hernia, or if MSP will pay at all. I'm hoping that they will considering this is an absolute necessity in order to have my hernia repair. When I say the hernia is big, I mean the size of a cantelope. THe "WHOLE" insicision is open. The surgeon says LAP BAND surgery will not interfere or cause problems. Any input would be great thanks