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No more doing stuff for a while, had a hernia repair. Kinda glad I had it done in the dead of winter, I'll be ready to go when the weather gets a little nicer. Hurts more than the other side I had done. Oh well, I do have a gun I need to work on.

Oh man, sorry to hear that. Hope you recover quickly.

[quote="boocat"]No more doing stuff for a while, had a hernia repair. Kinda glad I had it done in the dead of winter, I'll be ready to go when the weather gets a little nicer. Hurts more than the other side I had done. Oh well, I do have a gun I need to work on.[/quote]

I can sympathize with you.
I had one repaired over Christmas break, when I was in college, 42 yrs ago.
Good luck with your recovery.

I have one scheduled for next Monday (Jan 22). Both sides! Not caring too much about the surgery itself, just not looking forward to the recovery!

yeah, surgery is a piece of cake,, recovery is a pain, they said I would get a little sleepy then the next thing you know they are calling your name to wake you up and it's over. Not my first one, had a couple others done and I work fairly closely with most of the surgery people from time to time.. My situation if that I work at the hospital, when I go back I have to smile and say hi to cutsie little nurse that shaved me, it's a little awkward. My only advise would be to start the colace BEFORE surgery.. It took about 4 days for the stool softener to start working so there was a little too much strain in the first few post op days. So I would start that a few days before and not wait till after surgery.

I think I have one but I'm resisting until I get Medicare next winter. My company health insurance probably won't cover everything

[quote="ralph"]I think I have one but I'm resisting until I get Medicare next winter. My company health insurance probably won't cover everything[/quote]

Just don't let strangulate between now and then, then it becomes an emergency surgery whether you want it or not. You'll know when it happens.

left side repaired in 1988 - before days of mesh
right side and umbilical repaired 8/2017, with mesh, but open procedures... tons of pain for about 10 days, then back to normalish activity

best advice: borrow a 'lift chair' from someone... one of those recliners that raise you up to almost standing


have fun!