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Biohernia delivered a professional service connecting me with Dr. Koch for inguinal hernia surgery. A smooth process throughout. Nahom and Dr. Koch were both very helpful and caring toward myself and I’ll be forever grateful for their efforts. Thank you.

4 weken geleden geopereerd in Cottbus bij Dr. Koch. Kan niets anders zeggen dan dat alles prima georganiseerd is. En, niet het minst belangerijk, zonder matje in mijn lijf. Ik kan dit beslist iedereen met een liesbreuk aanraden

I am pleased with the results of the operation, I no longer have an inguinal hernia and my quality of life has improved.
My experience with BioHernia was brilliant.
I found Dr. Koch and his colleagues at the surgery to be very helpful and professional. Talking to Dr.Koch and the anaesthetist before my operation helped me understand what I would experience I am pleased
that my recovery after the operation has been good. I am swimming, but I will take it slowly before I get involved in any other sporting activities.

Never trust dr Google, en toch heb ik het gedaan.
Toen mijn huisarts in juli een dubbele liesbreuk constateerde en me doorverwees naar een specialist, die me het operatieproces door middel van een kijkoperatie en de plaatsing van zogenaamde matjes uitlegde, wist ik dat ik op zoek moest gaan naar een alternatief. Bijna onmiddelijk kwam ik op het internet advertenties van biohernia tegen. Biohernia bood de mogelijkheid aan om de liesbreuk te herstellen via natuurlijk weefsel ipv via matjes. Na wat zoeken tussen de vele positieve reviews over dit bedrijf, vond ik de review van een dame die ik persoonlijk gecontacteerd heb om bijkomende vragen te stellen over de operatie en alles wat ermee te maken heeft. Dank Marjolijne voor de vele mails waarmee je me gerustgesteld hebt en uiteindelijk ook over de streep getrokken om met biohernia in zee te gaan.
Eind augustus ben ik naar het consult van dr Koch in Amsterdam gegaan. Die bevestigde de diagnose van dubbele liesbreuk. Terug thuisgekomen heb ik dan niet lang nadien een afspraak gemaakt voor een operatie. Niet bij dr Koch maar bij dr Wiese. Vanuit België is de praktijk van dr Wiese dichterbij, vandaar mijn keuze want dr Koch is een zeer vriendelijk en competente arts door wie ik ook zou willen geopereerd worden.
Op 20 oktober was mijn operatie gepland. Ik ben met de ICE vanuit Brussel naar Frankfurt gereden voor het pre operatief consult met dr Wiese. Dr Wiese is een vriendelijk man die je direct op je gemak stelt. Ik was nog nooit geopereerd geweest en had nog nooit narcose gehad wat me wel de nodige stress bezorgde.
De dag erop moest ik me heel vroeg aanmelden, ik was de eerste om geopereerd te worden. Het team van dr Wiese was heel professioneel en stelde me op mijn gemak en toen ging voor mij het licht uit. Twee uur later werd ik wakker in de ontwaakruimte. Ik was niet misselijk. Na een uur ongeveer werd ik dan opgehaald en naar het hotel aan de overkant van de straat gebracht. De dokter had me aangeraden zoveel mogelijk te wandelen, nog de dag zelf om de genezing te bevorderen en de pijn te verminderen. De dag van de operatie voelde ik niet veel pijn, de pijnstilling van de operatie werkte langdurig. De volgende dag heb ik wel wat pijn gehad, ondanks de meegeleverde pijnstillers. Dit was voornamelijk als ik in bed lag en mij wilde draaien of als ik uit bed moest, om op te staan. Dit ongemak duurde enkele dagen maar was niet in die mate dat het extreem pijnlijk was, eerder een beperking in de beweging die gelijdelijk overging bij het stappen en wandelen. Na vier dagen was ik terug thuis en dat was natuurlijk beter voor het herstel. De pijn duurde een kleine week, dan ging het stilaan beter.
Twee weken na de operatie heb ik het hardlopen hervat. In het begin half de afstand die ik normaal loop om op te bouwen naar mijn volledige afstand. Intussen zijn we 10 weken verder, de littekens zijn mooi geheeld, waar er gesneden is zie je een fijn rood lijntje dat met de tijd zal vervagen. Ikzelf heb geen enkele last meer van de operatie, na twee weken was ik ok.
Ik dank Biohernia, Nahom, dr Koch en dr Wiese en natuurlijk ook Marjolijne voor alle hulp, info en goede zorgen. Ik zou iedereen met een liesbreuk aanraden om toch even verder te kijken dan de oplossingen met matjes die overal als vanzelfsprekend aangeboden worden maar het eigenlijk toch niet altijd zijn. Omdat ik zelf in België woon zou ik het ook fijn vinden mochten artsen hier de mogelijkheid om zonder matje te worden geopereerd kunnen aanbieden. Wat betreft de terugbetaling van de operatie door het ziekenfonds in België kan ik het volgende zeggen. Het is niet nodig op voorhand goedkeuring van de adviserende arts van het ziekenfonds te verkrijgen omdat de operatie via dagziekenhuis gebeurt. Het is wel wenselijk je ziekenfonds voorafgaandelijk te informeren over de geplande ingreep. Na de operatie geef je de factuur af aan je ziekenfonds en/of privé verzekering.
Nog een fijne dag en prettige eindejaarsfeesten voor iedereen ! groetjes Steven

Persoonlijke benadering en goede service van Nahom

Op 3 november 2022 ben ik geopereerd aan mijn liesbreuk door Dr. Koch. Ik wilde geen kunststof matje en vond gelukkig een andere techniek die Dr. Koch uitvoerde. Dr. Koch is een zeer ervaren arts en de voorbereidingen waren uitstekend. Het contact via BioHernia verliep heel vlot. Het verblijf in Cottbus heb ik als zeer prettig ervaren. Het hotelpersoneel en het team van Dr. Koch verdienen al mijn complimenten. De voor- en nazorg waren uitstekend. Dr. Koch is heel benaderbaar. De operatie en het herstel is me 100% mee gevallen en heel vlot gegaan! Nauwelijks pijn gehad (het is meer ongemak te noemen omdat je voelt dat je voor elke beweging je buik gebruikt). Het litteken is klein en nauwelijks zichtbaar. Ik ben zó blij dat ik gekozen heb voor deze manier van opereren. Eigen lichaamsweefsel, geen kunststof, snel herstel.

Bio Hernia, en unik international virksomhed, der bl.a. tilbyder brokoperationer uden mesh (net). Jeg havde den store glæde at møde Dr. Andreas Koch og hans team i Cottbus ved Berlin, hvor jeg blev opereret for en ensidig lyskebrok, uden mesh, for godt 2 mdr. siden.
En varm og dybfølt tak til den karismatiske Dr. Koch og hans dygtige team for en yderst vellykket operation. Alle der ikke ønsker mesh kan trygt kontakte Bio Hernia og den dedikerede formidler, Nahom, der sørger for kontakten til de kompetente kirurger, der er specialiseret i at operere uden mesh. I DK bliver der kun tilbudt lyske operationer, hvor der automatisk anvendes mesh. Efter at have set og hørt, hvad dette uorganiske net kunne give af bivirkninger, bl.a kroniske smerter med social deroute som resultat, besluttede jeg mig for at tage til Tyskland.
Efter operationen, som Dr. Koch kalder repair, var jeg hurtigt på benene igen, selv om jeg var i fuld narkose. Allerede samme aften gik jeg en tur i byen. Hotel Sorat, hvor de fleste opererede bor, er nærmest refugium for klienter, der kommer flere lande i Europa. Efter operationen stod personalet klar med is til de hævede områder og holdt øje med folk. Trygt. De opererede var nærmest som en stor familie. Dr. Koch kom hver dag for at skifte vores plaster, ligesom en stuegang, og han sørgede også for en fysioterapeut til optræning af åndedrættet. Fantastisk dejlig oplevelse. Derfor af hjertet tak til Dr. Koch og hans dygtige team, til hotel Sorat, til chaufførerne der kørte os til og fra Dr. Kochs Klinik og sidst men ikke mindst tak til Nahom, der dygtigt og vedholdende formidler kontakter. Han arrangerer og svarer på spørgsmål. Håber at mange flere, der tager sagen i egen hånd, får mulighed for at tage til Tyskland for at få den operation, de ønsker. Jeg søgte Region Midt for dækning af udgifter og fik afslag. Heldigvis var der så Sygeforsikring Danmark. Men jeg havde gladeligt betalt selv, hvis det var nødvendigt, for at gøre noget godt for mig selv.
Så ingen smerter efter den perfekte operation uden mesh, og arret er så lille, at det næsten ikke ses.
Må Dr. Koch og hans stab virke i mange år endnu til glæde for kommende "ulydige" patienter.
TAK!!!

Beforehand it was one thing certain for me, I do not want my inguinal hernia to be treated with the placement of a mat, but with the so-called Shouldice plastic, repair with my own connective tissue. This is not a simple surgical technique and that is why I deliberately chose Dr. Andreas Koch in Cottbus, he uses this technique very frequently and is therefore very skilled in it. I am now 10 weeks after the operation extremely satisfied, I have recovered well from a successful operation. The stay in Cottbus was fine, everything was well taken care of down to the last detail. Friendly people in clinic and hotel, very good aftercare from Dr. Koch in the hotel

I met Andreas Koch, he instilled trust as a surgeon and as personality. After my operation he visited me four times. Four weeks later my body is healthy again and capable of doing everything. Last but not least aesthetically sound. Best regards Frans, the Netherlands.

Ik ben zeer tevreden over hoe alles is gegaan, nu ruim 2 maanden terug In Cottburg. Alles bleek perfect georganiseerd en gecommuniceerd en Dr Koch is volgens mij even bekwaam als in de reviews naar voren komt. De operatie is niet niks, er worden 4 buiklagen doorgesneden. Maar de verstrekte pijnstillers werkten uitstekend. Inmiddels kan ik weer alles, ook oefenen met een kettlebell. Vermeldenswaard is dat er de eerste weken een soort knakworstje ter hoogte van de operatiewonden lijkt te zitten, dat zou een soort littekenweefsel zijn en geheel verdwijnen. Dat klopt, ik heb nog maar een klein stukje zitten; het worstje slonk en slinkt met de dag. Mijn 2 andere vrouwelijke medepatienten hadden het ook en het schijnt dan ook normaal te zijn bij dit type operatie. Verder natuurlijk heerlijk dat ik geen mesh heb hoeven laten plaatsen!

It's been six weeks now since my double hernia operation by dr. Koch in Cottbus, and the healing process has gone very smoothly. I'm fully functional again, and - most importantly - without having a mesh implanted! Dr. Koch has a relaxed, comforting attitude, which put me at ease before the operation. Nothing but the highest of compliments to dr. Koch and his team, they've cared for me very well. Also, the services of BioHernia and Nahom were impeccable.

Prise en charge irréprochable, des suites opératoires peu invalidantes. Aucun œdème ni hématome: Du Grand Art. Reprise de la course à pied à +8 jours sans aucune gêne.
Un grand merci au docteur Wiese, chirurgien très expérimenté et très chaleureux.

Ik ben zeer tevreden over de mesh loze liesbreuk operatie die Dr. A. Koch in zijn kliniek te Cottbus heeft verricht (enkelzijdig). Na de operatie kon ik meteen weer lopen en heb zelfs geen aanvullende pijnstilling nodig gehad. Ook het hotel was prima ingesteld op het verblijf van patiënten. 4 weken post operatie is er alleen nog een keurig litteken zichtbaar, en kan ik weer intensief sporten. De operatie wordt 100% vergoed, door mijn verzekeraar.

Dr Koch was friendly and has done a fine job of my double hernia operation. I'm thankful he took on my more difficult case of having a failed hernia repair to fix. Both sides feel very good and I'm back to doing strenuous activities. Very pleased.

I had my intake in Amsterdam, after the intake: the follow-up information of the proces with insurancecompanies was very good. The proces in Cottbus was also easy. The hotel was okay, right in city centre with a lot of restaurants on walking distance, which is nice the first days after surgery. Everything was arranged very good: taxi from hotel to practice and visaversa. I think the procedure itself took a 1 hour?
For me dr. Koch is not only a good doctor, but also a fine person: good communication skills, to the point, personal involvement during your whole stay etc..
I'm so glad I choose for this way of procedure, it's a shame that not any professional doctor in the Netherlands tells you about this procedure, not even in the "specialized hernia centra".
Now a month after having the surgery, everything is okay and I can do all my activities again. The best thing afterwards is to know that no mesh is in my body, this gives me inner-peace. So, doctor Koch and staff: thank your very much for your services. Wish you all the best! A.d.O (NL)

I recently had surgery in September 2022 by Dr. Wiese in Kelheim. I had choosen to travel to Germany because shouldice operation is no more possible in France.

Nahom of Biohernia provides a great help to organise the travel, hôtel reservation, and a lot of information, it really makes things easy and I always felt very confident.

The surgery by Dr. Wiese was a success, this gentleman is a nice person and very experienced, as well as the team around him. Now, after six weeks I can practise sport again like running as before and with no pain. I am very happy with my choice.

Just one point to mention : During the visit just before surgery, Dr Wiese mentioned that he could insert a Phasix mesh, a resorbable monofilament scaffold, which eventually happened to me (cost around 1100€). Unless I made a mistake, this should be mentioned clearly.

Having noticed a mild inginual hernia (although not painful), I went to see my both my GP and a private consultant to seek further advice. Unfortunately the 'wait' times were more than a year and whilst the private hospital could do the operation within a few weeks, the only method of surgery available in Scotland (and indeed Britain) was the insertion of the surgical mesh.

Had my wife not done some research on this method, I would probably have been none the wiser to the potential issues that can arise post surgery. To reinforce this, I had met some tradesmen who had problems following the mesh repair and were left with chronic pain at times and some where the hernia had returned.

This sets the scene for us having came across the company 'Biohernia'. Having intitially consulted Nahom (an absolute gentleman) via email, he carefully explained the entire process. Of course, Biohernia uses surgeons who specialise in hernia repairs using many techniques but especially the 'gold' standard of hernia repair; the Shouldice pure tissue repair.

I'm not the best patient and tend to get anxious with any medical ailment but I must say that having an initial zoom consultation with Dr Martin Wiese, I was very confident I was in the best hands. Dr Wiese answered all my questions (his English is impeccable) and immediately put me at ease with any anxieties I had. His friendly and jovial sense of humour made me realise that my anxieties were unfounded.

From hereon, the protocol was very straighforward. Nahom presented some available dates for the surgery in Kelkheim. I opted for Thursday October 13, 2022. The planning was extremely simple. I only had to organise flights with my wife and some travel insurance whilst Nahom organised the hotel accommodation (Hotel Arkaden - right across the street from the medical centre). Hotel Arkaden is very competitively priced, the rooms are immaculate and the staff are very helpful.

We duly flew out from Glasgow to Frankfurt on Tuesday afternoon, arriving at around 4pm. I used an online taxi company to prebook a taxi from the airport to the hotel. I was delighted to meet Saad, our driver who had lived and worked in London, and was able to give us an insight into cultural life etc. in Kelkheim. The drive was no more than 25 minutes.

Kelkheim - what a beautiful village. Loads of lovely walks, nice shops, excellent restaurants etc. We went out on Tuesday evening and had a lovely bite to eat and a glass of wine (or two lol!).

On Wednesday morning we had a lovely breakfast at the hotel Arkaden and then discovered more of the quaint little village of Kelkheim. 2pm - consultation with Dr Wiese .... I've now met the surgeon who will do the surgery the following day. Everything was fine. I'm in general good health and Dr Martin explained the procedure. A wonderful physician! I call him the hernia 'guru'. He's done thousands of hernia repairs and has an impeccable record. I actually felt a bit daft that I had all this unfounded pepped up anxiety. Following his orders I duly went out that evening and had a wonderful dinner (pasta) and began the fast at midnight.

I arrived at the medical centre on Thursday around 11am and within the hour I was prepped up for the operation. Dr Martin in his usual comedic style gave me a few laughs before the surgery. I duly went into the theatre around midday and looked at the ceiling lights ... and looked ... and looked ... thinking? When do I get the general anaesthetic. Nurse Alexandra then looked over me saying 'how are you'? 'Fine, I said...what about the hernia operation?' How stupid I felt to realise it was all done. It all happened in the blink of an eye. The nurses thought it was funny. So there was I, sitting up with a coffee and some cake and chocolate. By 3.30pm I was dressed and leaving the medical centre.

We walked a few hours absolutely pain free. The analgesic was great! That evening, we had another lovely dinner at an italian restaurant recommended by Dr. Martin. I had a relatively good sleep that evening with absolute minimal and tolerable pain.

The following morning I had breakfast and was able to take some ibuprofen and paracetamol given by the medical centre. I cannot stress enough that the pain was much less than I had anticipated and was very manageable. Having went to see Dr. Martin for my final check up, he duly removed the absorbent cloth and applied a clear elastoplast to the scar which was done with total precision. We bid farewell and did more walking that day before returning home on the Saturday.

Within several days, I was off the painkillers and feeling better every day. I am now 2 weeks post op. and enjoying the time off work.

If, like myself, you are feeling quite anxious regarding the hernia procedure, I cannot recommend enough Biohernia and Dr. Martin Wiese and his team. Awesomene !

Dr Wiese carried out my operation for a right side inguinal hernia on 4 August 2022. The entire process was timely and efficient and I was at ease throughout. I arrived on 2 August and checked into the Arkaden Hotel. The hotel reception staff were accommodating and friendly at all times and my room clean and perfectly adequate. I took a two hour walk in a nearby woodland which was beautiful and relaxing; a perfect first day in Kelkheim. On 3 August I had a planned consultation with Dr Wiese who explained the process clearly and concisely and instilled great confidence that I was in a 'safe pair of hands'; I left feeling reassured that I had made an excellent choice. He also recommended a superb local Italian restaurant 'La Strada' at which I dinned that evening and on two subsequent evenings. On the day of the operation, I arrived at 7.30, had a conversation with the anaesthetist and was in the operating room by 8.30. I woke up at 10 and was met by Dr Wiese who confirmed that all was good. I left the hospital at 12.30 and was walking immediately around the local area; probably courtesy of the nerve block! I followed Dr Wiese instructions to keep moving and was pain free until late evening. The next day I continued to take short walks, stopping when the pain 'kicked in' and which diminished as soon as I sat down. The night was understandably uncomfortable but manageable. I had travelled alone and on Saturday 6 , I took a taxi to Frankfurt airport and returned home. On returning home, I
continued to walk every day, taking breaks when the pain demanded. For the first 7 days I experienced appreceable pain when walking for more than 15 minutes, but this gradually improved. I stopped pain relief on about day 6. At three weeks I travelled to Italy and was easily able to drive and walk any distance with only the occasional reminder of my operation. I would say that I was effectively symptom free after about 25 days, with only very mild discomfort.
I am now 5 weeks out from the operation and am following a stretching regime and plan to recommence my cycling and moderate strength training at 6 weeks, although Dr Wiese gave me the all clear at 4 weeks; I guess that I am a little cautious, but what's the hurry. I still have a very small amount of swelling which Dr Wiese suggested is common, but I am sure that will subside over time. Just to mention that the stretching has caused a minor irritation near the incision which of course may be unrelated, but I have reduced the intensity a little; always listen to your body. I conclude by saying that the experience was excellent and I would recommend and indeed have already recommended BioHernia and Dr Wiese to anybody who wishes to avoid having a mesh implant with complete confidence in a perfect outcome.

Mijn liesbreuk bleek groter dan vooraf gedacht maar het is dr. Wiese gelukt om de behandeling zonder matje uit te voeren. Ik ben erg beroerd geweest van de narcose maar dat staat los van de zorg in de kliniek en organisatie van BioHernia. Dr. Wiese stelde me op m’n gemak met zijn humor en duidelijke uitleg. De mensen van het hotel weten van je operatie en zijn erg behulpzaam en geïnteresseerd.
Ik kon na 2 weken mijn lichte werkzaamheden weer oppakken en na 4 weken had ik mn energie weer terug en hoefde ik niet zo regelmatig meer te gaan zitten. Nu na 6 weken voelt het zo goed als nieuw en kan ik alles weer.

Ik raad het iedereen aan die geen kunststof matje wil.

As an alpine mountaineer, I was very concerned how hernia surgery might affect my ability to continue highly demanding athletic activities (as a critical aspect to a meaningful personal life) and searched for feedback about “athletic” recovery prior to my surgeries. Most reviews described experiences relatively soon after surgery and I decided to wait with my review until I had experience of regaining prior levels of athletic abilities to share.

After competently managed pre-surgery logistics by Nahom, Dr Koch performed two successful surgeries as a single procedure in late January 2022. The immediate post-surgery recovery proceeded as expected and very similar to what others described. Cleared to resume unrestricted activities after the six week recovery period, I experienced occasional "pinging" sensations with both repaired hernias (but never at the same time). These subsided and turned barely noticeable 4 month post surgery.

My primary concern was any symptoms triggered by exhaustion which is quite inevitable with high altitude alpine mountaineering due to unpredictably changing conditions such as negotiating unexpected route (e.g. landslides, snow levels) and weather conditions. In such locations, there is rarely ever an option to short-cut or escape and resilience and stamina to continue in adverse conditions are critical safety issues.

Not surprisingly, I had some physiological reactions to unexpected physical challenges (e.g. a strong head wind river kayaking towards a destination) early on in my recovery. However, several month on from my surgeries, I am quite relieved to report that a resumption of alpine mountaineering since has yet to produce a single hernia related symptom.

A big thank you to Dr Koch and his team

Tom, London UK