recovery from inguinal hernia surgery (laproscopic)

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Subject: recovery from inguinal hernia surgery (laproscopic)
Has anyone here had a laproscopic inguinal hernia repair? I have a minor one that I'm getting repaired with mesh after the season is over. If you've had this procedure (one side), what did your recovery look like? How long until you were able to walk, swim, bike, run?


2013-08-27 5:13 PM
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Subject: RE: recovery from inguinal hernia surgery (laproscopic)

I've had one done on each side with a 2-3 inch incision instead of laproscopically.  In discussing recovery with my doc he said the hernia itself is stronger than ever right after surgery and it's the incision that causes the discomfort and is a barrier to rapid return to training.  My guess (and it's just a guess) is that with a much smaller incision you should be able to return to training much quicker.

For me it was a day of not doing anything, feeling great the next day, doing too much, in agony again for a day, and then 4-5 days of taking it easy before gradualing working into some light exercise and just playing it by ear.

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