How long did you stay sore after the surgery? Had mine repaired yesterday. Pretty damn sore. The doc gave me plenty of tabs though.

What type?
I had an incisional hernia repaired last year.
It was a pretty big one. They had to pull the muscles back together and they're now held by mesh. I was in the hospital for about a week.

I had more discomfort and tightness than actual pain. Full recovery took a few weeks.
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johnart said:

I had an umbilical hernia. Doc said is was bigger than he thought when he got in there. He had to put some synthetic material in there. You must have been pretty bad to stay a week.

weused2luvhim said:

He checked the Diva box on the application

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

weused2luvhim said:

Shut up both.

The muscles were very far apart. It was a pretty big incision.
For some reason, the first week of stomach surgery (this happened with the one which ended up causing the hernia) is hell for me. Lots of nausea, and throwing up. Plus they don't let you go home till you've...pooped and everything is "working".


Diva...why I oughta...

i had an umbilical hernia too ... it was a few years ago ...

kinda was like my "inny" had become alil "outty" but ... was very minor and i think the doc said it was only 1 stitch ...

the thing i remember was the doc sayin that he had one done - a few months prior ... and he mowed his lawn when he got home ...

ok . so i felt OK after surgery ... i was up and doing stuff too ... but the next day i went to work ... and holy crappers ... i couldnt do a damn thing !!!! i was down and out for the count pretty much ....

so good luck with it !

Think I had it when I was a baby.....

johnart said:

doctor called it an abdominal rather than icisional but it's right where she had emergency surgery to repair her small intestine. she hasn't had the surgery yet... doc wants her to get healthier following all her troubles this winter. it's really big! make a circle with both your thumbs and index fingers. makes me a bit nervous that you were in hospital for a week

but you are okay now? do you have to take it easy?

emm said:

Don't be nervous hon.
I was in the hospital for a week (as I was the time before when they removed 3 enlarged lymph nodes that were pinching my bowel...that SUCKED ), mostly because of not keeping anything down, extreme nausea and such. I made myself get out of bed both times the next day and walk down the halls. I think it's more how I recover from stomach surgery than anything that would be the norm. Also, mine was spread a bit wider, if you can believe it. I was like when the doc drew me a diagram.

I am fine now. My surgeon advised I not do very heavy lifting if I can help it. As far as I was told, the procedure I had (mesh inserted) is supposed to have a lesser rate of hernia reoccurance. I won't take chances and try to be mindful of what I lift, but everything else is normal activity.

I'm sure she will be fine.

weused2luvhim said:

It took about two and half days before I could really walk. What hurt the most was laughing.

peacenlovealways said:

my baby had one, they don't bother with surgery on a kid unless it's bigger than a lemon! Fixed itself in the end

weused2luvhim said:

I had an incisional hernia repaired a couple of years ago.

It took a couple of weeks to heal. The pain sucked, especially when I coughed or laughed.

The worst part, though? The painkillers give you wicked constipation. So you can't go for a while, and then when you do actually go, it's really hard and you're terrified of ripping open your stitches. That was awful.

PunkMistress said:

This is so true. I skipped my pain killers for the most part as much as possible. I just can't deal with Percacet.

Did they give you a "hug pillow"? It was basically towels rolled up,taped together into a small square and made into a VERY STIFF pillow. I grabbed on to mine for dear life when I coughed or sneezed...or laughed or pooped.
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ZombieKitten said:

I think my mom mentioned I had surgery for it when I was a baby...I have an outie and I hate it.

johnart said:

No, no hug pillow.

PunkMistress said:

Since I just manscaped...
Lemme photowhore my hernia repair scar.

PunkMistress said:

true on the constipation. I guess i better quit eating 2 or 3 at a time.

weused2luvhim said:

Oh, do it up. They're gonna constipate you regardless, so you might as well enjoy them.

johnart said:

Are u in any pain still?

peacenlovealways said:

No, no pain. Every now and then I get a bit of "tightness". The surgeon said there would be chance of discomfort. It is just on occasion and not painful. I lost (minimal also) a bit of sensitivity along the scar (if I run my fingers down it), but who cares? It's not like it's a part of my body I use to do things with.

johnart said:

Glad you are feeling ok.

peacenlovealways said:

Thank you