Day 6 post-op.
Can now walk for about twenty minutes without stopping and can stand for about the same amount of time. Day 2 without meds. Almost back to a normal diet. I also have chronic IBS...which was not affected by the surgery. Oh well. Almost sleeping normally.
Let me know how it goes, I have my surgery for it nov 14th.
I can’t wait for it, yet am also not looking forward to it.
Slice of advice: stock up on fresh fruit and bananas on Nov 13. I had a lot of trouble going to the bathroom for a few days; it hurt to
push. It was like being stabbed for a couple of days. Really needed the extra roughage.
Jesus - hope it all goes well and you get some relief!
Thanks. Still waiting on the relief part.
Had hernia surgery for one above my belly button a couple years back
The relief is incredible
Rolling out of bed becomes an art form for a couple weeks and then it gets better. Though mine was a lot more abdominal than yours I think
Yeah, my incision is right down under about three inches above my groin. It's right at the bottom of the muscle wall. My right ball was half-numb for a couple of days. Not a great feeling. Ugh. But hey, at least it's done and over with. Now the problem's fixed and I can just heal up...and wait for the small hernia on the other side of my groin to widen and require surgery. Then I go through the whole thing all over again. Oh well, at least I know what to expect now.
Also: bed. That one's tricky, isn't it. I still have to consciously think to myself: "Lift with arms and shoulders. DO NOT flex abs. DO NOT attempt a sit-up." I actually thought I blew a suture at one point, that's how bad it was. You know, you're feeling okay with the meds for a bit then you turn around without thinking like you would normally...OUCH. Like being shivved right beside your balls.
Fun times. Getting old sucks.