Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Original photo by mil8

This past Monday, the 11th, I went under the knife to have an inguinal hernia repaired.

My hernia was on my left side and not bad at all compared to some of the pictures and articles out on the internet.  Mine was more annoying than anything and with the start of my new business I felt the need to get it taken care of.

The surgery was over quickly. I was given general anesthesia, so it could have taken HOURS and it would have seemed quick.  It really was fast though; total time was maybe an hour.

A friend at work had the surgery done about a year ago and forewarned me that I would need to pee in front of the nurse before they released me from the hospital.  Thankfully, I had to GO when I woke up from the surgery, so that took no time at all.

The day of surgery I was OK as far as pain, it was day two that was no fun.  I took Advil and that seemed to do the trick for me.  Day three and day four have been measurably better.

I need to hoe the long row because for the next two to three weeks I cannot lift anything greater than 15lbs.  So, no surfing, no cycling, no going to the gym.  I can walk, thankfully, so I am not bed-ridden by any means.

Here's to recovery!
Clayton