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Had a double fixed about 25 yrs ago.Laproscopic with the mesh.
Was walking the next day and poking around at work a few days later.Only issue I had ,was I could feel the staples every so often.
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Going in next Thursday for an inguinal hernia. Had one done about 35 yrs, rough recovery. Hope it goes better this time.
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I had it done 50 years ago. All that I remember was how bad the food was for this 5 year old. 
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BTW , that Polymer Mesh is really expensive . I remember when we got all of the insurance stuff back. My wife went thru it with a fine-tooth comb. She told me it would cost well over $100,000 to buy one yard of the stuff at the size/prices they charged me.......
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I had a umbilical hernia fixed in February '16. Did the less invasive way. Thought I was going to die when my bowels finally moved after five days. A doctor friend said it would take six weeks to fully recover. She was spot on. No issues now. Glad I did it.
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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! If you need it get it. The sooner the better as the tear is NOT going to heal itself - only get worse. Significant down time was 3 months followed by much improvement and more importantly, no further worries.
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I had one repaired several years ago. I slept in the recliner the first night. No problems since then.
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Mine was terrible pain constantly for week 1. The drive home was bad enough I was whining to the wife to drive more smoothly. Occasional terrible pain for weeks 2 and 3. Back to work week 4, no more pain pills needed, but pain on occasion. Within 2 months, just a twinge on occasion. Glad I got it done, but it was a rough month, and I have no qualms about taking the good pain pills as prescribed.
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Take a mild laxative, you do not want to strain--
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Had one done in 2003. Cut/mesh, outpatient. Was pretty numbed up on the ride home. 1st couple of days was uncomfortable. Best advice I got was to use stool softeners.
Listen to the Dr.! Good Luck
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Coworker had it done a couple years ago. He was late 50's, strong, but not "in shape".
He took 2 weeks off and had another two light duty then was back lifting 50+# bags. Been good since.
I'd be sure I found a guy that specialized in the procedure and had a pile of good references.
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FWIW, mine is an epigastric hernia. Above my belly button, under my sternum. I can tell the tear is about 4-5" long.
Laid back on the bed one evening, and it looked like I had a softball sticking out of my stomach.
I'm real careful to keep things in place now. It seems like it's more of an issue when getting up, or laying down. Damn. Be careful. If you colic I gotta come down there to choot you and fire up the backhoe.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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You've been given very good advice by the others on this board, If you'll allow it, I'd like to add my .02 cents, having had two double hernias repaired.
Be very selective of your surgeon (not all are as good as others) and then listen to him. An other patient who had the surgery the same day as I took a cab home from the hospital and went to work the same day. Ripped himself wide open and required a lot of painful repair work. Because the surgery doesn't take all that long, it's easy to think of it as minor. It's not. Recuperation period is about three weeks although it may take longer for a full recovery.
Your recliner will be your best friend. Because you never fully recline in one your abdominal muscles aren't stretched as they would be lying in bed; speeds up recuperation and diminishes pain. After a week or two in the recliner your first time in bed will be uncomfortable but not painful. This'll help you get off those awful pain meds much sooner. Both times, I've taken Percoset (sp)upon arrival home, slept for twelve hours and switched to Tylonal as required for the duration. Get off that pain medication as quickly as possible to avoid addiction.
Best of luck to you and I'll throw in a prayer for you tonight.
Alonzo Tubbs Thank you, Alonzo! I'm planning on doing away with the pain meds when I exit the facility. Think again hombre. I decided I was going to not to take the meds, the doctor told me even if you feel OK, take the meds, that will be the surgery meds masking the pain. I didn't listen, first day was not feeling too bad, skipped the meds, paid huge with severe pain anytime I tried to get off the bed. It took everything I had to roll over onto my stomach and slide off the bed that way. If they cut you, take the meds, don't be a hero. Then to top that off, I got a cough. Every time I felt I hat to cough, I would have to stuff a pillow under my stomach, put as much weight as I could on it, and it still felt like I was getting hit with a Bowie knife..it was hell.
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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. Dammit. I've got a girdle already... Might have to get one for every day of the week.  So now I finally have a quail hunting buddy who wears a girdle. Geerrreat. I'll tell God this isnt exactly what I had in mind. 
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Wow , if I had read some of these comments about a year and a half ago , I would have been worried . Maybe because of other Medical problems , I had lost about 50 pounds and maybe that was the reason I had so few problems . I had two Hernias "meshed" ,,,,,, a few inches on either side of my naval . Went home the next day with little pain . Might have used a few Pain Meds for a few days . When I was leaving the Hospital I did lift a big bag and was told to cut it out . The only thing I remember is that a large part of the groin area turned black after 2 or 3 days and I checked in to my Primary Care who called the Surgeon and he said : " Dont worry , the natural color will return in about a week . I do remember when I went in for my Consultation with the Surgeon , he asked if I would mind if he brought in some Student Doctors . I said " sure , if they don't touch me " . Anyway , usually they bring in 1 or 2 Students . He brings in about a dozen and then he has me stand up on a raised platform , and says to drop my pants . Normally , I'm not very self conscious but after having lost 50 pounds , my stomach area looks pretty flabby . So there I stand wondering what to say next . I did think to say : " Prepare to be amazed " , but decided that since this was my first meeting with This Surgeon that I ought to ask some Technical questions . BTW , that Polymer Mesh is really expensive . Ploymer mesh is expensive because lowyers er pertectin you from killr dockters.
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FWIW, mine is an epigastric hernia. Above my belly button, under my sternum. I can tell the tear is about 4-5" long.
Laid back on the bed one evening, and it looked like I had a softball sticking out of my stomach.
I'm real careful to keep things in place now. It seems like it's more of an issue when getting up, or laying down. Deal!  I've checked funeral home prices. Just bury me the Cowboy Way! 
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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So now I finally have a quail hunting buddy who wears a girdle. Geerrreat. I'll tell God this isnt exactly what I had in mind. That reminds me... Was shredding the olive orchard last week. All those bobwhite pairs I was seeing in the spring are now coveys. Lot's of them. Was covered up by them.
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If you live in a fairly small town or city, I recommend doing a little research and going to an well experienced surgeon in a larger city. They get a lot more practice at surgery of a specific type. A botched hernia surgery killed my father-in-law. The local surgeon unknowingly nicked the intestine and the local hospital didn't do anything for 30 hours or more. They only sent him to a hospital in Spokane when he was going downhill from sepsis. By then it was too late to save him. You want a surgeon that has done hundreds of these operations.
^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^ Best advice on this thread. I had a double inguinal done four years ago, using the mesh repair and a laproscopic approach. Both my younger brothers had the procedure before I did, so it was my turn. Have it done before a little problem becomes a big problem. What you want is a surgeon who does hernia repair for a living, like very week. Who has done this surgery hundreds, if not thousands of times. Who can do this surgery blindfolded, one handed and behind his back. And who is Board Certified. We live in a smaller city but it has a big hospital which gets referrals from all over No MI, including 'da UP. I got plenty of recommendations from friends and family about who to use. Recovery and healing was uneventful. But you must follow the surgeons orders. Repairing a botched up hernia surgery is a goat rodeo.
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Good to see you again Natty. Been gone a long while myself but used to see you occasionally over on nssmbbs.
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I had it done twice, no big deal, don't sneeze for at least 3 weeks. Mine hurt when I f....ked for a while.
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