Martin Kurzer 2017-05-18 Person 5 5 0

Having received inguinal hernia advice along with the incidence of chronic pain in my location, I was advised to research the matter further on the internet. I spent a considerable time doing this. It became clear that an opinion from a leading London hernia specialist was essential. A consultation with Martin Kurzer was arranged on 23 March 2017. He was reassuring and clearly knowledgeable. I decided to let him undertake the primary open hernia repair with mesh on 26 April 2017 at the age of 67. The hernia repair with a local anesthetic and sedation, involving an overnight stay in hospital, went well. There was no noticeable pain thereafter other than soreness at the incision site. Soreness getting in and out of bed, getting up from a sofa or low chair and putting on socks and shoes, but not when walking. This lasted for about six days, slowly diminishing after the third day. Within 48 hours I walked three miles on the flat with my wife with no problems whatsoever. On the ninth day, I went to the gym and did twenty minutes on the crosstrainer, just one level down from my usual mid-level resistance. Now some three weeks later, the swelling has practically gone and the area is not really sensitive to touch. I look forward to playing competitive tennis in another three weeks. There is much positively said about selecting a specialist hernia surgeon at a hernia centre for the best outcome. This has very much been my case and I would recommend Martin Kurzer's skills in the area of hernia surgery. Not only is he excellent, he has a very good anesthetist along with a caring team at the Hospital of St John & St. Elizabeth, London.