Originally Posted by
79pmooney
Times vary a lot. Until the surgeon has gotten into you and sees how much he has to cut to sort things out, the answer you are asking for isn;t known. It also depends a lot on how the surgeon puts you back together. The old way with stitches is a slow heal. I had a mesh put in and was on the trainer in 10 days and back on the road not long after. But I rode gingerly for quite a while.
Edit: Oh, I was 47.
Ben
When I had that massive wreck I was 46, and in the best shape of my life. The trauma surgeon told me several times that I was very lucky to be fit enough to survive the wreck(and have a full recovery). Told me that in 6-12 months he'd see me again to repair some hernia problems. At about 1 year, I started to notice a few little random pains in my abdomen. Now those pains are becoming more frequent, and there are 4 spots between my belt line and ribcage that usually get a little uncomfortable when I stress that area.
My surgeon told me to expect it, and that the recovery would be nothing in comparison, but never talked about a recovery timetable for obvious reasons.