Hello.  I used to be on this forum many years ago at my previous job.  Anyway, I had my 90% of my colon removed in Sept, 1993.  J-Pouch created in Jan, 1994, Total take down where it was all reversed so I no longer wear a bag.  That resulted in complication has I was in hospital with a grade 14 staff infection so was in hospital 24 days.  Then in Feb, 1999, I had a major bowel obstruction that resulted in having 32 inches of small bowel removed and that should have killed me.  In the summer of 2006, I had another bowel obstruction but that only required me 5 days in hospital on complete bowel rest, no food and nothing to drink. 

In April, 2009 I had a partial nephrectomy to remove 15% of my right kidney and had 3 tumors, 1 malignant and 2 benign.  Later that summer, I had an inguinal hernia of my left side, the size of about a grapefruit.  In 2010, I had an Inguinal Hernia surgery on my right side. 

Currently, I had my 2nd bout with being a Lovenox because of a unprovoked blood clot in my lungs.  So I have to give myself injections each morning for life.

I have know about the Incisional Hernia since 2009.  Its gotten bigger.  I want to have a surgeon take care of this but my only fear is the last thing I need is to add more scar tissue and adhesions which increases the risk of having another bowel obstruction.  I was treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC for the other two hernias  But the doctor does not do non-invasive surgery like Robotics or a Laparoscopy.  Either way, I will have to wear a mesh unless there is another way.

When I move my bowels all the time I have to bend over in order to push the gas out.  Is there any other suggestions I can bring to the doctor when I see her on March 12th?  I mean can they remove some of the existing adhesions and scar tissue? 

I live in New Jersey but I do not know if any surgeon would do this type of surgery that is not as invasive as this.

I appreciate any help you can give me.

Thank you.

Rocco