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It is in my future, unfortunately.

Anyone had that done?

I suppose they will use a mesh in the procedure.

How about recovery/down time?

Anything to be concerned about or ask?

Thanks!

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I had a double inguinal done in 2010. I didn't realize I had a hernia(s) until my physical that year . The surgeon did not do it with an arthroscope and it was my choice. He told me to cut instead of scope would be more effective and yes he used mesh. It will hurt a tad the first few weeks and you will have some discomfort the first few months and then everything is fine. DO NOT LIFT OR EXERT YOURSELF UNTIL THE THING HEALS COMPLETELY. you do not want to repeat that surgery. I was out of work for 3 weeks .

He had to be full of CHitt and or full of Opioids to play golf

I had an umbilical hernia repair with mesh done some years ago, popped several stitches about 3 or 4 days after operation, doc says no big deal, goes OK for awhile, then tears a 4inch hole in my gut wall, had to have revision surgery to put my transverse Colin and about half small intestines back inside, needless to say I did not use the same doctor. Check you Physicians experience and success rates with the type of repair being done!

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Just get it done before season. I me and Doc R dont want to hear any bellyaching. Capiche.

Oh yeah, good fortune.

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Thanks!

I'll try not to cry too much!

Do lots of crunches between now and then.

Improved core strength will benefit recovery time and comfort level.

From your pics Barry, you seem on good shape unless they are old pics.

But focus on that aspect.

I had a double inguinal done arthroscopically. The doc said I'd be back to work framing in 3 weeks. Hell, I still needed help to get off the couch(where I had to sleep) for that long..... Missed 2 full months of work and had fairly light duty as a cut man for a couple more weeks after coming back. I swear I could feel the mesh clear down into my ballsack. The feeling was similar to rubbing yourself with drywall sanding screens..... The worse part was my incision was too close to my bellybutton. It has been years since the surgery and my navel still gets infected because the scar tissue pushes my 'innie' closed and it gets infected down under the blockage. Have fun, Barry.....

If I had to do it over again, I'd wear a truss like my ol' man did and not go thru that chit again.

Thanks, I'll do that.

I'm still in pretty good shape. 6'05" and 210 lbs.

I guess I just don't carry 200 lb. rolls of net wire like I used to...

Talk to your doctor about cutting the nerve that's associated with the area of your hernia. I had an inguinal hernia fixed about 20 years ago. I still had pain for years afterwards. About 6 years ago it got so bad that I thought I had another hernia. The doc couldn't find anything but decided to do an exploratory surgery. Turns out my illioinguinal?? nerve was what was causing the pain. Surgeon said that the doc who originally did the surgery should have cut that nerve, but didn't. Haven't had pain since the last surgery. A friend of mine had a very similar experience.

Dammit.

I've got a girdle already... Might have to get one for every day of the week.

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Oh.....one other thing..... They pump your belly up with CO2 to give them room to work to stitch the mesh in place. Being a little skinny guy, they musta had to overfill me, to have the room to work. It ripped up my belly muscles something fierce, according to another doc.

Taller than you look in pics!
Good luck.
Got a date planned?

Yanno, for gettin cut on ?

No date planned yet.

I'm right in the big middle of my busy season with my brush control business.

I really don't know when I'll find time. I went non-stop until Jan. this past season.

Colace is your friend.

Wanna know how I know?

That girdle is looking better and better...