Originally Posted by
3alarmer
...yesterday, I went into the outpatient surgery clinic over at Mercy Hospital here ( or Dignity Health, or whatever they call it now) for a bilateral inguinal hernia repair. Checked in at 8, surgeon chose to show up around 11:30, back home around 3 pm. I have to admit it has kicked my ass. Mine was open, no laparoscope. And right now I seem to be experiencing a little post op systemic infection, with a low grade fever. I hope I recover nearly as quickly as you, but at my age, recovery times from anything take longer. I'm up and walking around the house...might try for a trip around the block later on.
Surgery anywhere near your gut gets me where I live.
Maybe I'll drop a couple of pounds.
Ooof that's rough. I've heard that non-laparoscopic has a longer recovery period due to larger incisions. I had three hernias... bilateral inguinal (TAPP procedure) and umbilical. The umbilical was the largest wound and took the longest to heal. Compared to many getting these procedures I am young (37) and lean/fit so I expected to heal quickly. Still, even with the (mostly) laparoscopic repair I was pretty messed up for a couple days (in pain/on oxy). My only exercise was walking for about a week and a half. The walking is good for recovery.
Good luck with your recovery, and hopefully that infection doesn't get too bad, that's scary. Keep us posted!