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Hernia Operation- Help.

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  • 24-11-2009 1:10pm
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    Lord Trollington
    Registered Users Posts: 4,411 ✭✭✭


    Hi All, there are a number of threads on this already but none with the answers i need.
    What is generally the waiting time for people who have had a sports Hernia or Hernia to get it operated on?

    I was diagnosed with it 3 or 4 weeks back and i'm waiting on word back from a consultant.
    There is no visible lump, its only very slight but it prevents me from running or sprinting or kicking.

    I play football, and at the moment it is the close season and it wont be back up and running until end of March or April.
    Recovery time is generally 8 weeks after surgery.

    So public what is the waiting time?

    Private if i decided to pay for it myself (as i cancelled my VHI due to pay cuts) what could i or my club expect to pay for it?


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    Dr Galen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,373 ✭✭✭Dr Galen


    you can get waiting list info based on the hospitals your near via the HSE website.

    privately (with no VHI) your looking a few a grand, and thats if there are no complications etc, remember you'll be paying the full cost of treatment if your self-funding it


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    drzhivago
    Registered Users Posts: 926 ✭✭✭drzhivago


    whycliff wrote: »
    Hi All, there are a number of threads on this already but none with the answers i need.
    What is generally the waiting time for people who have had a sports Hernia or Hernia to get it operated on?

    I was diagnosed with it 3 or 4 weeks back and i'm waiting on word back from a consultant.
    There is no visible lump, its only very slight but it prevents me from running or sprinting or kicking.

    I play football, and at the moment it is the close season and it wont be back up and running until end of March or April.
    Recovery time is generally 8 weeks after surgery.

    So public what is the waiting time?

    Private if i decided to pay for it myself (as i cancelled my VHI due to pay cuts) what could i or my club expect to pay for it?
    If in GAA and injured in game, recorded by referee I understand they pay for private treatment

    Most others sports have nothing o do with funding treatment

    No idea how much would cost if you choose to pay it yourself


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