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Mine is being done in under 2 weeks! I will post about the experience.
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Mine is being done in under 2 weeks! I will post about the experience.
Good luck with it! This last one was way more sore than my first one. It took 7 weeks before the pain was gone, but still glad I got it done. I'm back to ripping cars and trucks apart and working on the tractor.
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Old 04-15-2016, 09:15 AM
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Mine is being done in under 2 weeks! I will post about the experience.
Reg where are you getting it done?
Regular procedure is free at any Ontario hospital, but I had mine done at the Shouldice hospital. It costs a bit extra if you don't have semi-private coverage.
World famous, you walk off the operating table, back to work within a week.
Worth it.

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Old 04-15-2016, 11:03 AM
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I go in May 9th for my repair...both sides.
Not looking forward to this.....
Good luck all!
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Reg where are you getting it done?
Regular procedure is free at any Ontario hospital, but I had mine done at the Shouldice hospital. It costs a bit extra if you don't have semi-private coverage.
World famous, you walk off the operating table, back to work within a week.
Worth it.

Hernia Hospital, Hernia Surgeon, Hernia Doctor, Hernia Treatment, Hernia Repair, Hernia Specialist - Shouldice Hospital


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Yes Mark. That's where I am headed. I am am wuss in this regard. Watched a few of the videos on their website and while obviously biased it helped me our. The place looks nice enough.
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Good luck with it! This last one was way more sore than my first one. It took 7 weeks before the pain was gone, but still glad I got it done. I'm back to ripping cars and trucks apart and working on the tractor.
7 weeks? I am hoping I can go back to work 4 days later on light duty. I am a fainter at blood n guts and where I am going this place typically freezes you local and dopes you up. My wife says no big deal but she's had 2 c-sections. I've had tonsils out. That's it!
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Old 04-15-2016, 05:12 PM
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7 weeks? I am hoping I can go back to work 4 days later on light duty. I am a fainter at blood n guts and where I am going this place typically freezes you local and dopes you up. My wife says no big deal but she's had 2 c-sections. I've had tonsils out. That's it!
Completely depends on the method. Conventional surgery (with a scalpel) it's several weeks recovery. If done with Laparoscope it's a few weeks at most to complete functional recovery. It still takes a couple of years for your muscle to integrate with the mesh, but you're 95% there within a few months.
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Old 04-15-2016, 06:46 PM
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Yes Mark. That's where I am headed. I am am wuss in this regard. Watched a few of the videos on their website and while obviously biased it helped me our. The place looks nice enough.
More like a fancy small hotel than a hospital, except you have a roommate. You walk off the OR table then they only let you rest for a few hours before they kick you out of bed again. No room service you had to walk to the dining room for grub. BTW the grub is high end restaurant quality.

My OP was done 30 years ago, I still remember playing pool and the TV was playing Caddyshack, we were all laughing while holding onto our junk.
My roommate came from Australia to get his done and there was about 5 US amish dudes there as well.

I had it done on a Monday, the next Monday I was back to work on light duties.
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More like a fancy small hotel than a hospital, except you have a roommate. You walk off the OR table then they only let you rest for a few hours before they kick you out of bed again. No room service you had to walk to the dining room for grub. BTW the grub is high end restaurant quality.

My OP was done 30 years ago, I still remember playing pool and the TV was playing Caddyshack, we were all laughing while holding onto our junk.
My roommate came from Australia to get his done and there was about 5 US amish dudes there as well.

I had it done on a Monday, the next Monday I was back to work on light duties.
That's very different from here, private room and room service after mine. And zero dollars.
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Old 04-15-2016, 07:15 PM
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That's very different from here, private room and room service after mine. And zero dollars.
You miss the point

I bet 70-80% of their clients are very wealthy americans, least it was when I had mine done.
Reg if you play golf take your putter, they have a 3 hole practice range.
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You miss the point

I bet 70-80% of their clients are very wealthy americans, least it was when I had mine done.
I'm certain you're correct.
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Wow, Mine was done by putting in a 5" incision and putting in a plate sized piece of mesh. But that is what I needed, And I went to the hospital at 1:00pm and walked out of the hospital at 5:00pm. I never took the pain pills just the over the counter stuff, and ice. My doctor said I had quite a large tear and protruding sac that my guts where going into. That is most likely why I had such a long recovery. But with my lifestyle I needed to have it done. And I am back to playing ice hockey, so no complaints!
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Old 04-16-2016, 05:22 AM
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I have a SS thread maybe 5-7 inches worth with a loose zig-zag patteren. Pretty big hernia as well, left side, I could feel the guts, gross.
Tiny incision, can't even see a scar. I've done Martial arts for years.

Many doctors have no clue what they are looking at (the SS thread) in my x-rays.
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Just back in my room recovering from todays surgury.
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Congrats on being out of surgery. Keep us posted on your recovery progress.
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Just about to start walking. To the lounge later for snacks, pool, shuffleboard chess, piano and a big screen TV for Pittsburgh Washington!
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Let us know how you're making out, when I had mine done after a few hours they kicked us out of bed, had us eating dinner in the dining room, a couple rounds of snooker and watching TV in the common room.

This was the same day as the OP.
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I am doing that day 2. Couldn't do that much as my surgery was later in the day. Pretty sore.
Had half my staples out this morning and then played pool today. This really is the place to go for Hernias
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IIRC my surgery was very early, like 7-8AM so that may be the reason they had me up in the evening.

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