Stitched....back on the Co codamal for the time being. Fingers crossed it will ease up over the next few days.
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I had hernia surgery 5 years ago in my forties. Lucky I was in Bupa with work so was admitted 5 days after diagnosis. The surgeon recommended open surgery so that’s what I went with. Take it easy for the 1st couple of weeks as it will only anger it in the long run. I’m the pain does ease after a week. Painkillers were a god send but clogged me up terribly lol. Best of luck with the recovery.
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I had keyhole surgery to repair mine. Very uncomfortable for a couple of weeks, and epic bruising. I have always suspected that the surgeon did the repair in about 10 minutes, and spent the next half hour kicking me in the nuts.
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Pleased to hear you finally made it to the top f the list and are now on the path to recovery.
Do please take notice of the advice they gave and take things easy. I had to add my full (8 week from memory?) recovery period into my diary in order to remind myself that I still had a way to go, as I felt better before I had fully 'repaired' inside, so wanted to get back outside lugging water buckets etc, as I found it torture watching my wife struggle with everything. If you go too early, then you will just set yourself back again and the chances of a successful surgery become less each time they repair you.
One side effect that I didn't mention in my previous post was that the whole left side of my groin was numb for a couple of months afterwards. The feeling finally came back, but it is still not 100% back to where it was pre-surgery.
The other more positive result was from the bruising, as the resulting swelling of my man-conkers provided an impressive and welcome benefit - even if only short lived....
That made me laugh so much, I’m sure my surgeon used my willy for purchase...as I think I can see his thumb print in amongst the black and blue!
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Day 9 post op, man this is painful. Off the heavy drugs just use Paracetamol now, but still extremely sore. I think the 3-6 week recovery is very optimistic for me anyhow.
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