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Posted: 12/12/2025 11:41:36 AM Back to Top   I was given an antibiotic. They don’t provide anything to mitigate that. As far as the rest of Bob’s excellent questions go, I’ll respond from my computer after I return home. Tags:

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Posted: 12/12/2025 6:17:33 PM Back to Top   Barbie777. My sense of it is that mesh is potentially more problematic, statistically speaking. I also liked the idea of conscious sedation for my procedure. Tags:

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Posted: 12/12/2025 7:46:23 PM Back to Top   Bob... the antibiotic was ANCEF, 2 grams. Also known as Cefazolin. Google says, "a powerful first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic administered via injection." To prevent surgical site infections. Tags:

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