Makes a hell of a difference using the belt.
You'll be able to move around without getting that "stitch stab" if you move wrong or to quickly.
Pretty sure I got a hernia
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You'll be able to move around without getting that "stitch stab" if you move wrong or to quickly.
Don't lift weights or heavy items and strain.
That is pretty much the only way to for sure stop it from happening.
Otherwise not much you can do, either your body is predisposed to it or not.
Honestly the surgery is not bad at all, so I wouldn't worry about it. You are only really sore for about 3 days then just need to take it easy for a bit in the gym for a months or so.
Key is to get moving around right away to help everything heal properly. That part of the body flexes and stretches around a lot so you want it to heal with a good range of motion. Well thats how I did it, and I was back at work lifting lighter (under 30 lbs) within a week both times. Now at 51 I might take 10 days off and lift lighter, don't heal quite the same as mid 30's.
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Got a call from a hospital and got a appoitnment to see the surgeon in early June...
Lady on the phone said I should deffinitely call in to put my name on the cancellation list.
Lady on the phone said I should deffinitely call in to put my name on the cancellation list.
Good, damn June to see someone. Things have changed since I got it done.
Be prepared for another hernia to happen down the road. That’s what my doc told me. I was back to work in 2 days but he was pretty strict about no lifting for 8 weeks period. It took a while to adjust. Really had to be careful with squats and leg presses but they weren’t as bad as lying leg curl or standing calf raises. Those seemed the worst for some reason. Took me about 6 months to get back to normal weights. I had my umbilical hernia for over 5 years. Never seemed to bother me overall but I was always worried about it letting go one day so had it operated on. Still on the fence on some things…
Had my consultation..
Told surgeon I lift really heavy weights and I'm very active with some heavy duty stuff like cutting 6-8 cords of wood a year etc..Told him I'm worried of it tearing again. He told me about 10-13% of henrnia surgieres fail, but if I want the best chance of it not retearing to take a full 6 weeks off of any lifting to allow the stomach wall to have its best chance to heal into the mesh.. Bascially your stomach wall is supopsed to heal over the mesh holding it in place.
Said 1-2 weeks off work and just sit on my ass.. Then I can go back to work as long as I can have other people do anything physcial that needs to be done..
As a bonus, I'm getting a vasectomy at the same time.. I need it done, but I know I would never do it under general ansthesia.. So since I'll be out, the same dr will snip me.
I got to roughly pick my srugery date which wss nice. First week of Dec.. I don't want to wreck my summer, I don't want to miss hunting season (sept- Dec 1st) and I'm starting a new positiion in my company in the fall so I need to get myself together with the before I feel comfortable taking 2 weeks off work
Told surgeon I lift really heavy weights and I'm very active with some heavy duty stuff like cutting 6-8 cords of wood a year etc..Told him I'm worried of it tearing again. He told me about 10-13% of henrnia surgieres fail, but if I want the best chance of it not retearing to take a full 6 weeks off of any lifting to allow the stomach wall to have its best chance to heal into the mesh.. Bascially your stomach wall is supopsed to heal over the mesh holding it in place.
Said 1-2 weeks off work and just sit on my ass.. Then I can go back to work as long as I can have other people do anything physcial that needs to be done..
As a bonus, I'm getting a vasectomy at the same time.. I need it done, but I know I would never do it under general ansthesia.. So since I'll be out, the same dr will snip me.
I got to roughly pick my srugery date which wss nice. First week of Dec.. I don't want to wreck my summer, I don't want to miss hunting season (sept- Dec 1st) and I'm starting a new positiion in my company in the fall so I need to get myself together with the before I feel comfortable taking 2 weeks off work
I asked the surgeon today about not getting the procedure since I've adapted to live with it and it doesn't hurt unless I press on it.. I was bluntly told today I need the surgery since I am at risk of intenstenial strangualtion.. bascially the intesine that is sticking out of my stomach can get pinched/twisted and blood flow cut off.. Then I'd have to have a much bigger surgery to cut out that dead peice of intestine and reattach the existing ones..
Yeah belly button is different than ingunal. I would recommend that you move and not sit on your ass or 2 weeks, you want it to heal properly and moving around will have it heal properly. Otherwise it will heal tight and when you start moving then you may get issues. I had this happen in the 6" incision where they took out my colon. I babied it (well took a week off work, lol, but restricted my movements) and it healed tight and I was having back issues because it was pulling on the muscle structure. It took 4 months of work to have it release when I realized the problem last year.
I am not saying lift stuff, but move around. This will also promote healing getting the blood flow going, You can do cardio after about a week. No lifting for 6 weeks I believe. If you have medical insurance at work, I would for sure take the 2 weeks off, you should be pretty much pain free after about 3 days. Take advil for pain, not codine ot T3. Codine bungs you up and you don't want to have to push to poop.
You will see,. it is not a bad surgery at all, so I wouldn't get paranoid if you have to get it again.