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Patients’ Own Comments
Any patient who has had a hernia repaired at The British Hernia Centre is invited to post comments on his/her experience on this blog. It is intended to be a guide for others who are contemplating having their hernia repaired.
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I was delighted with the result of my femoral hernia surgery. I travelled from the north of England, staying two nights in a hotel close by.
The procedure and after-care treatment were excellent. My surgeon and the anaesthetist are exceptionally skilled and I felt well-informed and completely reassured throughout the day and afterwards. The nursing staff were caring and supportive.
I am someone who bruises easily so I couldn’t believe that I had virtually no bruising around the incision site. I don’t know how that is even possible! After a week I felt good and back to everyday life and exercise.I now have no swelling at all. Six months later I can hardly see any scar. In fact it is difficult to believe that I have even had an operation.
Bravo British Hernia Centre! and Thank you
3 days ago I underwent surgery – it was so easy, painless and stress free I could almost have it done all over again!
The entire team from admin, nurses, anaesthetists (who also chose the theatre music soundtracks!) and of course the surgeon are indeed the very best.
A consultation and operation arranged for the same day, fabulous lunch and back to my hotel 7 hours later. Post op all going well and walking around with minimal pain relief required.
Thank you British Hernia Centre – I can now plan my Vietnam cave trek with confidence!
I had seen 3 different consultants in 3 different hospitals and all of them advised me not to proceed with surgery as my hernia was extremely large. However when I had my initial consultation at the British Hernia Centre I was delighted that my specialist there told me that he would put me back to my former self.
In my opinion they are the best in this field and successfully repaired my hernia.
My life has been transformed, I am 8 stone lighter and my confidence and outlook in life is totally different since the successful surgery. The difference between before the surgery and after is unbelievable.
Would highly recommend this team to anyone.
We are of course delighted at the kind report by this patient but we need to repeat our advice never to allow a hernia to become large (or painful) in the first place – see elsewhere on this website.
Given that for 34 years now we have been specialising in hernia, we do see a disproportionate number of the more complex and challenging cases which are frequently turned-down elsewhere, so that part of this case is not unusual for us. But what matters is that patients leave us as happy as is described here.
Surgeon and support team are world-class!
I very much appreciated the way my questions/concerns were addressed before the surgery. Surgery was very smooth and I would recommend the team to anyone whole-heartedly.
48 hours after surgery, I drove my car for 3 1/2 hours from Zurich to the Valais. says it all …..
I am now one year on and after my last surgery and there have been no problems from the start. I had previously had 3 recurrences and one of them strangulated.
After my op at The British Hernia Centre I was back to normal and now a year exactly after my op I am pleased to report I am back to normal physically can give young fencers (sport) less than 1/2 my age a good run for their money. Also the process of booking and attending the centre was simple. The surgeon was very attentative and accomodating. I would recommend the The British Hernia Centre.
Everything has been amazing. I took a chance coming from the US and hoping that it could all work out, and it has turned out better than expected.
I’m very grateful that this has been fixed after dealing with it for so many years.
My primary care physician [in the US] said that patients he has seen after this particular surgery here are generally flat on their back for 8 weeks straight trying to recover, so he was surprised to see me in his office after less than 14 days.
Had I known beforehand how easy it would all be, even the slight anxiety in anticipation was needless; so many thanks indeed