Hernia Surgery

[JPWH 6,358]

I had my surgery today. The surgeon said there were 3 hernias and it would be a 1 to 2 hour surgery. 3 1/2 hours later he reported there were multiple hernias he repaired that did not show up in the MRI. All went well and I was sent home with a pain management pump that I will have fo 5 days. Now I have to follow orders for a timely recovery. 5 to 8 weeks is the target.

Jay

[Achto 29,400]

Glad all went well. Hope the healing process goes by fast.

[cleat 7,257]

Just do not lift or strain yourself in any way and hopefully the healing will be quick.

 

I was prescribed pain meds but so long as I was careful the pain was manageable without them.

 

I learned to roll out of bed instead of trying to sit up. Worst part of the whole ordeal was the constipation, likely a side effect of the anesthesia at the hospital.

 

[JPWH 6,358]

The pain management pump is supposed to help reduce the constipation. Also only soft foods till the first bowel movement.

 The hernia surgery I had 27 years ago took about 6 weeks to heal.

[ri702bill 9,411]

Back around 2010, I had a severe hernia on the left side. Went to the Surgeon's office for the exam & consultation.... He starts examining me on the right side, I told him it was the left..... He replied "surprize....twins!!" The severe one required the Old School surgery with the mesh immediately. Ten years later I had the one on the right done Laproscopically.

[ebinmaine 72,661]

Good luck. Heal well. 

[squonk 43,807]

Best of luck Jay! 

[Ed Kennell 41,959]

8 hours ago, cleat said:

whole ordeal was the constipation

                      A reason to avoid the pain killers if possible.

[953 nut 59,955]

             Glad to hear you are home and doing well.                  

My most vivid memory of the recuperation process is that my fifteen pound cat loved to jump up on my lap. I quickly learned to have a pillow on my lap if I was going to take a little snooze.

Heal up and get back out in the shop.            

[Ed Kennell 41,959]

55 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

My most vivid memory of the recuperation process

Mine was my first bowel movement.   I remember cinching my back brace up tight to help support the polypropylene mesh carpet that was just installed.

I must have gotten a good carpet as mine didn't unravel as many did.

[rjg854 12,185]

Best of luck to you Jay, heal up and get back at it.  You sure have been run thru the mill lately. 

[JPWH 6,358]

The 6 to 8 week mark puts me right at my retirement date of 8/29. We are planning to take a few weeks driving out to Colorado and maybe Idaho to visit family. Then a week to Panama City for my wife's beach fix. 

Then it's project catch up time!

 

[ri702bill 9,411]

2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

polypropylene mesh carpet

aka "Blowout Patch" !! 

[My_horse 19]

Good luck in your recovery!  Went through my 3rd hernia surgery last year around this time.   3 hr surgery to remove and replace the blowout patch. Luckily this time was laparoscopic surgery. I had 3 “bullet holes” in my belly instead of a big long cut like last time. The worst thing was the constipation. Take miralax from the get go and colace. You don’t want to strain yourself trying to take a dump.