Hernias suck hernia surgery sucks too

[DaveF]

Yeah, the title kind of says it all.
Just wanted to complain about it and the pain.
Regular BTC & crypto posts to resume soon.

-Dave

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[philipma1957]

My dad had three.
My father-in-law one.

Surgery can be very painful.

My father-in-law had testicles swell as large as baseballs ⚾️ for three or four days after the surgery.

[DaveF]

Yeah, I got 3 left and right inguinal and an umbilical.
Had one fixed yesterday once this heals start on the next one.
Mr. Ice Pack is my friend.
The surgery actually hurts a lot more then the hernias themselves.

[philipma1957]

Yeah, I got 3 left and right inguinal and an umbilical.
Had one fixed yesterday once this heals start on the next one.
Mr. Ice Pack is my friend.
The surgery actually hurts a lot more then the hernias themselves.

I have a very small umbilical one .

Leaving it alone for now.

[Poker Player]

The surgery actually hurts a lot more then the hernias themselves.

My father had a hernia operation when I was a teenager and I remember him in a very bad mood after the surgery. He doesn't like to take medicine and wouldn't take what they gave him for the pain.

Cheer up, DaveF, the pain will lessen.

[DaveF]

The surgery actually hurts a lot more then the hernias themselves.

My father had a hernia operation when I was a teenager and I remember him in a very bad mood after the surgery. He doesn't like to take medicine and wouldn't take what they gave him for the pain.

Cheer up, DaveF, the pain will lessen.

I'm at the 48 hour post surgery point now.
Staying in 1 position, whatever it is, is fine.
Going from sitting to standing, laying down to sitting. All that kind of stuff hurts.
Walking is OK.

They said Percocet every 4 hours or so. Trying to really not do that, it takes care of the pain, but makes me really feel off.

Thanks for the good thoughts everyone.

-Dave

[NeuroticFish]

I'm at the 48 hour post surgery point now.
Staying in 1 position, whatever it is, is fine.
Going from sitting to standing, laying down to sitting. All that kind of stuff hurts.
Walking is OK.

They said Percocet every 4 hours or so. Trying to really not do that, it takes care of the pain, but makes me really feel off.

You're on the right track, you need just a little more patience (and probably some painkillers too, unfortunately).
Get well soon!

[TheBeardedBaby]

Been there, done that! After all that years I still feel the cut when the weather is bad. And the weird feeling of no sense of touch on the skin around the area of the cut.
No bueno!

[o_e_l_e_o]

I'm probably a bit late now, but maybe useful for the others: A tip we often give out is to hold a rolled up towel against the wound when you need to stand up, cough, etc. Gives it a bit of support and some people find it helps with the pain.

Hope you are well on the mend!

[DaveF]

Been there, done that! After all that years I still feel the cut when the weather is bad. And the weird feeling of no sense of touch on the skin around the area of the cut.
No bueno!

I have heard a lot of people say that they the scar tissue feels weird.

I am now at the 1 week point, and although it does feel much better, I had hoped to be a lot more functional then I am.
The transitions from position to position still hurt a lot.
Seeing Dr. tomorrow, lets see what he says.

I'm probably a bit late now, but maybe useful for the others: A tip we often give out is to hold a rolled up towel against the wound when you need to stand up, cough, etc. Gives it a bit of support and some people find it helps with the pain.

Hope you are well on the mend!

Been doing that, it's fine when you know you are going to be moving. It's the sudden cough, sneeze, that get me.
Didn't know you were in the medical profession. (assuming you just don't go out and give random medical advice)

-Dave

[DaveF]

A few days over 3 weeks after surgery.
Better, still not good.

Turns out it was larger then they saw on the scans. Surgeon did not tell me sooner after the operation since it really did not matter at that point. Didn't want to stress me.
He needed 3 pieces of mesh to make the repair. Oops, Dave broke himself good....

Can function, just moving slow and can't move in certain ways without my body letting me know about it.
Not taking anything stronger then Advil / Aleve.

-Dave

[philipma1957]

A few days over 3 weeks after surgery.
Better, still not good.

Turns out it was larger then they saw on the scans. Surgeon did not tell me sooner after the operation since it really did not matter at that point. Didn't want to stress me.
He needed 3 pieces of mesh to make the repair. Oops, Dave broke himself good....

Can function, just moving slow and can't move in certain ways without my body letting me know about it.
Not taking anything stronger then Advil / Aleve.

-Dave

My late dad had 3.  WHEN they meshed him at 46 the third op it never broke again.

He died at 82 from a different issue. So he got 36 good years of repair with the mesh.

But 6-8 weeks for recovery can be common.

Hang in there .

[vapourminer]

A few days over 3 weeks after surgery.
Better, still not good.

Turns out it was larger then they saw on the scans. Surgeon did not tell me sooner after the operation since it really did not matter at that point. Didn't want to stress me.
He needed 3 pieces of mesh to make the repair. Oops, Dave broke himself good....

Can function, just moving slow and can't move in certain ways without my body letting me know about it.

just saw this thread. i had an inguinal. yeah the recovery sucked. glad youre doing ok just hang in there. ice is your friend.

Surgery can be very painful.

My father-in-law had testicles swell as large as baseballs ⚾️ for three or four days after the surgery.

haha man i couldnt believe what me parts looked like after surgery. it was surreal lol

[philipma1957]

Yeah I have an appointment July 11 I will have the doctor look at it.

It is umbilical went from a small marble to a medium marble.

 Jan to June is not a long time so I will get it fixed it is time for surgery.

Not looking to do it. But the time has come.

[DaveF]

Good luck. Hope you heal quick.
-Dave

[philipma1957]

Good luck. Hope you heal quick.
-Dave

Me too.  I assume you are fully healed from Jan surgery correct?

[TheBeardedBaby]

Yeah I have an appointment July 11 I will have the doctor look at it.

It is umbilical went from a small marble to a medium marble.

 Jan to June is not a long time so I will get it fixed it is time for surgery.

Not looking to do it. But the time has come.

Good luck from me too mate.
As I said, I've been trough it so good luck to you and quick recovery as well as to DaveF

[vapourminer]

Yeah I have an appointment July 11 I will have the doctor look at it.

It is umbilical went from a small marble to a medium marble.

 Jan to June is not a long time so I will get it fixed it is time for surgery.

Not looking to do it. But the time has come.

oof. sorry to hear. hope it goes well (and an easy recovery).

[philipma1957]

well it is done. I got home via lyft a few hours ago.

My typical reaction to the phyental is puking when i wake up from it.

so puked 3 times in recovery room. stoppedwhen the gave me third anti nausea shot.

my thoughts are it fucking hurts but i think i can tough it out and not use the painkillers.

I will know how much it hurts when all drug wear off.

oh the doctor asked me when was my last colonoscopy i said 13 years ago.

he said i got a guy with a deeper brooklyn accent then mine. so on thursday i did that. looked good.

and added bonus of being empty for the hernia today.

hoping it heals well.

i did it early it was small and umbilical which is easier then groin based ones.

i will do a lot of paperwork next 2-3 weeks.

file my 2021 taxes and some other stuff.

get the a1hashratellc website fixed etc.

[vapourminer]

that sounds pleasant.

be well soon!