Incisional hernia & Intrathecal pump?

Hi, I'm due to have surgery to implant an intrathecal pain pump (after many years of severe back pain & 3 spinal surgeries.) The problem is that I have a large abdominal incisional hernia, there's some confusion going on at the moment as to if the hernia will need to be fixed before the surgery to place the pump, the pain management clinic have said they think it could be dangerous if a herni... click here to continue

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