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^Thanks! Very informative. Sorry you couldn't sample some of that hospital's better variety of food! I love the way you talk about your bride after all these years. So much more romantic and sweet than using the cliched term "wife"...

I should soon know when all this will take place. KLuckily my hernia doesn't bother me much except in the evenings or when I've been naughty and lifted heavy stuff...

I have a doctor's note for calling her my bride! Really! After I got my Adult Autism Assessment I received a written Psychological Evaluation and it mentioned an idiosyncratic speech pattern I had was calling my bride "my bride". So that it is officially one of my symptoms and my bride says she's okay with it.

And, speaking of my bride, I mentioned this thread to her. With any luck she'll wander by and share some insights. She has a l-o-t of experience having surgery. I've lost count how many. Right before the Pandemic she was having a variety of surgeries. I think they were different things but I really don't pay close attention...I chauffeur her and hang out in the waiting rooms. She had enough surgeries over a reasonably short period of time that I was having a running conversation regarding the Internet, etc., in installments, with the Red Cross volunteer in that waiting room.

About twenty hears ago she was also having a run of surgeries so I spent a lot of time in that waiting room then, too. The general routine is that the Red Cross volunteer answered a phone there and then announced which patient the call was about so they could relay a message to any family waiting for that patient. But, the Red Cross volunteer would leave at a certain time and if there was any waiting family left they'd brief them on what to do if the phone rang. Well...I was there once when it was time for the volunteer to leave...they looked at me and then just declared "Oh, you know the drill!" and left.

However, my bride is ADHD so there's no guarantee she'll remember to visit this thread.

P.S. Pay attention to the post-operative instructions. There will probably be weight limits for awhile. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. You don't want to have to go back for more surgery just because you did something stupid.

I've had 2 hernia repair surgeries so far. Epigastric in my case. I wasn't bothered by anesthesia at all. I didn't feel especially stressed or anything going in or waking up. My advice would be the following:

1) Bring someone with you who is responsible enough to remember what the doctor says in terms of post-op care and maybe take notes. Sometimes you won't remember, but whether you do or not, there are doctors who won't talk about important things like that to the recovering patient themselves, but rather the person who came with them. It's also nice to have someone hold your glasses (if you wear them) so that you don't have to wait until they give you your go-home bag to see what is going on around you.

2) If you are someone who is particularly sensitive to medication, tell them. Anesthesia drugs tend to hit me hard, as do NSAIDs and many other medications. Knowing that, the anesthesiologist was able to give me the bare minimum needed to put me under, which helped me wake up and recover more quickly. -at least the first surgery. for the second surgery I forgot to say anything, and they spent most of the day waiting for me to wake up, then the rest of it listening to me talking about my hair care routine on repeat (it seemed really important at the time).

Good news! The doctor evaluated my hernia yesterday and decided an operation isn't needed. Evidently it's smaller than I imagined. He told me how to use the hernia belt properly, gave advice about hernia management and prescribed suitable medication for when it gets painful, as the over the counter tablets I as taking were constipating me.

Since the consultation, it's gone better and the only limitation is that I can't lift anything heavy - maybe up to ten or twelve pounds or so (6-8 kg pr so, but my mom even thinks that's too much).

That is good news.

No he didn't say much about an operation except to say that if it becomes worse I should see him about referral for surgery. He had a good look and evidently would prefer surgery to be a last option. The belt can be a bit restrictive however and not always comfortable. But maybe I can look at my options after the holiday season. I haven;t had pain since consulting with the doctor and he prescribed a medication for any possible pain - one without codeine which can cause constipation.

I don't think they like to recommend surgery needlessly.

Good Luck envirozental, I hope the best for you and will offer a prayer for a excellent outcome.!
Have been through too many major and minor surgeries than I care to remember . And have no fondness for hospitals or Doctors , staff. But yet after all is said and done . I am still here . Take care please.

I'm sorry about your hernia. I hope it will go away on its own without the need for surgery.

Thanks for the kind words, Jakki and DFK. Lover you all and wish you also the best in health and happiness!

@Misslizard: I don't really relish the thought of mesh inside me either! That's not the sort of networking I need!