i'm sorry to hear you're going through this. feeling as if a surgery didn't work is never a good thing. you don't describe any symptoms that lead you to the feeling one side of your inguinal hernia repair was unsuccessful. is the surgical site feeling hard? painful? if so these may be normal issues at six months after surgery. for instance as scar tissue builds up it can cause a surgical incision to feel hard. also small nerves that were cut during the surgery may cause pain (especially burning stinging pain) as they "wake up. " this process can take weeks to months. i'm not a lawyer and cannot give legal advice (which is essentially what you're asking for). however a surgeon is never "obligated" to perform additional surgeries on a patient even if they're considered by the patient as "corrective. " i urge you to discuss your concerns directly with your surgeon. as a former surgical nurse i've never known a surgeon who was not eager to make sure his patients were satisfied. if you feel your concerns are not being heard by your original surgeon by all means get a second opinion. like i said many issues that patients interpret as "problems" after surgery actually are part of the normal healing process. healing from surgery doesn't occur in a week or a month. depending on each person's individual medical history surgical healing can take many months. and by the way it's not uncommon for one side of a bilateral surgery to heal at a different pace than the other side. wishing you well!
how long are surgeons liable for failed surgery? . i had bilateral ignuinal surgery exactly 6 mos ago. lh is fine rh is not. i fear rh has returned already. is the orginal surgeon obligated to correct this surgery at no charge or should i seek another surgeon?