Hernia surgery

[TheMan419]

Just had one done Wednesday. So all this sitting around healing has me going stir crazy. Got a party to go to Saturday. So I will at least get out of the house for a while.

Cannot imagine being home bound as a permanent condition. Ugh.

 

[Bird]

Been there, done that . . . in 1998.:laughing: So I sure understand you.

 

[Alan W.]

Had mine done in the early 80s. Large scar and had to spend the night in the hospital. I hear the surgery is less invasive now.
Good luck on the healing. Dont over do it. I know its rough not being able to do the things you want to.

 

[TheMan419]

Had mine done in the early 80s. Large scar and had to spend the night in the hospital. I hear the surgery is less invasive now.
Good luck on the healing. Dont over do it. I know its rough not being able to do the things you want to.

Very small incision. Surgery at 1030. Was home by 4 or so.

 

[Shaneard]

I had one done several years ago, lower. Sat in the house for 5 days and went crazy not being able to pick much up for 6 weeks.

My dad had double hernia surgery done 2 years ago, I can't imagine having 2 at once worked on.

 

[BRMyers]

I had double hernia surgery repair in 2000. Got to sit around for two months while everything healed. Just a couple of small incisions. No issues since.

 

[TheMan419]

So surgery was wed. It is now sat. I feel pretty darn good. I work a desk job as my day job. So I think I could be at my desk Monday.

Used the tractor to move some hay today. No lifting anything by hand. Felt just fine.

 

[QRTRHRS]

I had two inguinal hernias (one on each side) and a herniated naval done at the same time. Doc said "you're going to be sore"!!!!!! Wife had to help me up from bed as I could not cantilever myself out for a couple of days. I was on the tractor mowing in about a week albeit very slowly.

I "gimped" around pretty much all summer having to wear suspenders to hold up my pants or shorts. For me, it took time before I could stand pressure on my belly from tight pants and/or a belt. That was 08', no issues since then.

 

[ruffdog]

Those cheap toilet risers can make a huge difference........after surgery, those toilets seem so far down.

 

[JPRambo]

My wife's sister just had a double hernia repair. She had a complete hysterectomy 6 or 7 years ago. She then went back to work about two weeks later. She has had a h*** of a time lifting anything for the last couple years. She had a MRI or some scan to find issue, they found the hernias. She had the second operation on the 20th of September. Incision from hip to hip. She plans to go back to work on Monday the 7th of October. She doesn't learn from her mistakes very well. She lives in L.A., my wife and I are going there on the 7th to warn her as we did 6 or 7 years ago.

 

[MossRoad]

Just had one done Wednesday. So all this sitting around healing has me going stir crazy. Got a party to go to Saturday. So I will at least get out of the house for a while.

Cannot imagine being home bound as a permanent condition. Ugh.

Hope you heal fast! :thumbsup:

I go back to work on Monday. I've been off for two months with just a broken finger. I'm still gonna be on restricted duty for another month.

 

[buck12]

It is no fun when an active person is stuck in the house.

I had double hernia surgery two years ago. I was sore for a few days but it wasn’t too bad after about five days. Three small incisions. I had surgery on Tuesday and went back to work on Friday (desk job). The big thing to me was I was training for a marathon and wanted to delay surgery for a few months but the doctor convinced me I was playing with fire. I agree when he said I only had to give up running for a week. I wound up not running for a week and it bothered me to run for a couple of weeks but the doctor said I really couldn稚 hurt anything.

 

[goeduck]

I had my right side done last year and my left side done about 15 years prior. The scar on my right side is about 4 inches long, I think the left was about the same. Both were considered large since I put both of them off before having them done. I never missed work, just did light duty. My right side surgery was on a Monday and the very next weekend I was brush hogging, I just ran the tractor a little slower. About the same only time I overdid it was when I forgot and picked up my 40 lb Border Collie. Ouch, hurt like heck.

 

[stuckmotor]

I had one done by an egotistical idiot and one done by a skilled surgeon. A skilled surgeon is the way to go.

 

[Oaktree]

I've had 2...one as a child (mid 1950s), the other about 5 years ago. The childhood one left a scar several inches long, the more recent one nothing visible.
I think I took a couple days off work for recovery, but all in all it wasn't a big deal. I did have to wear an elastic corset-y thing for a couple weeks. I went home same day as the surgery.
No after effects.

 

[stuckmotor]

They must have poked a few holes in you, pumped you up with gas and done the second one remotely. That's how my second
was done.

 

[TheMan419]

I did some loader work today. Moved and spread the manure pile. Stayed seated in the tractor the whole hour or so I was working. Finally got to me. I could feel all the bumps.

However I could go to work on Monday. Given I scheduled the day off I will do some work from home and get some of my lighter honey do list completed.

Still have a 5 pound lift limit at least until I see Dr on Friday morning.

Either Friday afternoon or Saturday morning 3 hr or so drive to Wisconsin.

 

[atsah]

Cannot imagine being home bound as a permanent condition. Ugh.

I'll always remember a 30 year old women that I saw in a hospital while I was in rehab after my motorcycle accident, her kidney's were so bad she was never going to leave that hospital, there are so many people in a similar situation. Anytime I feel down about something, I think of her...

 

[TheMan419]

I'll always remember a 30 year old women that I saw in a hospital while I was in rehab after my motorcycle accident, her kidney's were so bad she was never going to leave that hospital, there are so many people in a similar situation. Anytime I feel down about something, I think of her...

Amen. It can always be worse and we should be thankful for what we have.

 

[goeduck]

I'll always remember a 30 year old women that I saw in a hospital while I was in rehab after my motorcycle accident, her kidney's were so bad she was never going to leave that hospital, there are so many people in a similar situation. Anytime I feel down about something, I think of her...

We had a friend that died about that age of Kidney failure as well. She was a sweetheart. Such a shame.