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Inguinal Hernia - Open Surgery?

harlem · 2008-08-11 22:08:11

I know this is probably like asking 'how long is a piece of string', but how long typically should one expect to take to recover from open surgery for an inguinal hernia? My OH is getting surgery in a few weeks, its his second hernia, the first was done by key hole surgery and he was driving within a week, back to work…

11-08-2008 10:08pm

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harlem

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I know this is probably like asking 'how long is a piece of string', but how long typically should one expect to take to recover from open surgery for an inguinal hernia?

My OH is getting surgery in a few weeks, its his second hernia, the first was done by key hole surgery and he was driving within a week, back to work within a fortnight.

He's young (30's), fit & healthy.
Oh & they're using mesh to repair the hernia this time whereas they didn't last time (this one's on the opposite site).

He had his pre-op appointment with the consultant but typically didn't bother asking anything about this kind of stuff :rolleyes:

Any info would be greatly appreciated

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