Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. First 7 days post operation journal. What to expect.

[@goodtimes7988]

Had mine done 2 days ago. Had left side robotic laparoscopic hernia repair. Trust me guys it was easy and it’s not even painful at all. Don’t listen anybody from all those videos that I also watched daily and brainwashed myself and postponed my surgery for 4-5 years cause of those negative people. I walked a little bit every 2 hours the very first day and second day I was walking freely . No drugs at all from day one , only ibuprofen. No air gas at all was bothering me. No swelling . No pain that you can’t handle. It was one hour surgery for me and everything went smooth. Today is a 3 rd day and I walk around my neighborhood and nobody can even tell that I had surgery. Don’t be scared my People go get it done it’s so easy and simple . God Bless and good luck 👍🏻

[@jimlotus]

YES MY FRIEND I HAD IT DONE AND I POSTPONED IT TOO BUT IM SO GLAD I GOT IT DONE AND I FEEL GREAT NOW :) !!! ME AND YOU HAVE THE SAME STORY :)

[@PW-CreakySaddle]

Glad i saw title of first 7days as on day 1 i was a bit worried :-) Great video, looking for mine to be sorted in March 25 UK

[@sjb5832]

Appreciate you sharing your experience. Getting this done soon myself and your video is both informative and comforting. Thank you.

[@hendogtv1744]

Thank you 🙏. I hope it’s a success. If you remember please comment with your update. Good luck 🤞

[@sjb5832]

@@hendogtv1744 My post-op journey has been similar. Pain is there but not so awful that I can't handle it. Dissipates a little each day. Lots of walking to keep the blood flowing for a faster recovery. Constipation was an issue for the first day or so. I'd compare the pain to that which one might feel the day after doing a bunch of crunches for the first time. And they give you pain meds, which in my opinion are stronger than necessary yet a nice break (even half a tablet) from the post-op discomfort. My feeling is that some could get by with just OTC analgesics. Maybe even nothing. Thanks again for your post, Hendog.

[@jimlotus]

I JUST GOT MY SURGERY DONE AND YES IT WAS ROUGH BUT WORTH IT .. THE ANESTHESIA GOT ME SOO DIZZY AND SICK BUT THATS NORMAL FOR SOME PEOPLE, AND NOW I AM 10 DAYS OUT AND I FEEL GREAT BUT THE FIRST FEW DAYS WERE VERY ROUGH AND IT WAS HARD TO LAY DOWN AND GET UP BUT IT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE HERNIA I HAD AND HOW MUCH DISCOMFORT IT CAUSED ME, I FEEL BETTER EACH DAY AND AT 6 WEEKS I SHOULD FEEL A LOT MORE NORMAL THEY SAY BUT IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THE SCAR HEALS COMPLETELY AND I AM ABLE TO BE COMPLETELY NORMAL WHICH IS FINE WITH ME , NO MORE HERNIA !!!!! YAY !!!! :) OH I HAD THE OPEN SURGERY :)

[@frankiew311]

I'm so scared of feeling dizzy. Were you able to take meds to relieve the dizziness or?

[@jimlotus]

@@frankiew311 YES ME TOO I HATE BEING DIZZY AND ITS STILL WORTH IT THOUGH AND IT LASTS ABOUT A DAY OR TWO BUT THE FIRST FEW HOURS AFTER SURGERY WERE THE WORST THEN I GET BETTER HOUR BY HOUR AND I WAS ABLE TO WALK AND GET AROUND THE NEXT DAY SO ITS NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL JUST AFTER THE SURGERY IS HARD FOR A FEW HOURS AND YES THEY GAVE ME A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR DIZZINESS BUT IT DID NOT HELP ME AT ALL I JUST AM SENSITIVE TO ANESTHESIA BUT DONT WORRY ITS WORTH A BIT OF BEING DIZZY FOR A SUCCESSFUL SURGERY :)

[@XXSAZILLAYT]

Thank you so much for this i am having a lap umbilical hernia repair in 2 weeks. I'm not as scared anymore!

[@hendogtv1744]

I’m glad I relaxed you. Good Lucy my friend

[@neocollective]

Wow, you were lucky, I could barely make any move for the first 3 days, steady pain all around my tummy but not on the mesh for the first 80 hrs until the pain finally started to go down.

[@loisfetters9319]

Thank you It was helpful to hear about your experience. My husband will have this in a few days.

[@hendogtv1744]

I wish him good luck a fast recovery 😊

[@1fashionbliss]

Not lucky but blessed! Your recovery was better then what the doctors say

[@maceain]

thank you for the post.. having this done in a couple of weeks from now.

[@hendogtv1744]

Good luck my friend. I suggest consuming plenty of vitamin C before and after surgery, it will help you heal faster and keep your poo poo 💩 soft

[@donaldbrown1300]

Its rough for about a week or so...then gets better quickly. I had right and left side repair.

[@davidkirkland511]

Thankyou for the video

[@velks80]

Thanks for sharing

[@PW-CreakySaddle]

Question - if any, what changes to diet did you make in these first few days? And obviously now a year later how are you?

[@brucehumpert8156]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE VIDEO, I go in in 2 days

[@matteo3893]

How’d you do?

[@JimmyCall]

I was constipated 3 days after surgery. The first No2 was ok as I ate fruit before surgery, but the second No2 was very difficult to get out. Straining! ... so I recommend eating foods that make you go to the toilet easy, post surgery, and maybe take laxative if ok with Doctor. I took 2 Coloxy w/ Senna tablets and it only caused gas. Have suppositories available too to help get the hard parts past the exit. After the operation in hospital, I ate a small fruit salad, then chicken with sauce, and a little rice, then followed by small salad, for first meal. I still got constipated from this, so avoid anything that will clung you up. Aim for fibre and fruit and veg. Have lots of water. The problem is you don't want to damage the hernia repair straight up. My pain level was like 1-2 many times in the first few days, with maybe a 4 here and there. After day 6, bruising set in over testicle middle front, and side, that had the hernia. Very painful, but still 6 out of 10 when moving. I got laparoscopic method, and the three entry points under near the belly button, 7 days ago.

[@JimmyCall]

You'll also nothing your coughs are like half power.

[@steve3439]

Been about one week since my surgery I can walk but really slow with pain in my groin. It sucks.

[@dudejoyce]

Good for you brother i meet with a surgeon in couple days ...any recommendations i should talk to the surgeon about?

[@hendogtv1744]

I don’t know what you could ask the Surgeon. All a recommend is to avoid pain medication that might constipate you. I consumed about 3000mg per day vitamin C to keep my stool soft for easy passing of stool. You don’t want to be straining on the toilet 🚽

[@wonkykazazzle4387]

Had surgery 24 hours ago, definitely having pain where the mesh is

[@Shaggy18able]

Rest up mate!

[@GijiSeema]

I have next week surgery bothside ingunial hernia

[@hendogtv1744]

How are your recovering my brother? I hope it was a success

[@random-clip-j1j]

How are you now bro is your hernia doesn't pain now ?

[@hendogtv1744]

@@random-clip-j1j hello my friend. I am very well thank you 🙏. Only sometimes I will feel what I believe is the mesh. It is not painful at all, just a brief feeling that something is in my body now. Good luck if you about to under go this procedure or if you are recovering. God bless

[@narayanaswamy6904]

Heavy pain after umbelical hernia

[@adamsenel324]

Your a machine mate I'm day 3 and in bed most of the day .. can't walk cant sit

[@hendogtv1744]

Sorry to hear this. My surgeon encouraged me to try keep moving to aid recovery. Good luck my bro. Are you experiencing those horrible gas pains in your stomach and shoulders?

[@adamsenel324]

@hendogtv1744 Yeh lots of gas and body feels condensed