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have a cough pillow, small pillow you hold against your belly when you cough, ice is your friend, you do not want to be constipated, the dope they give you for pain can make your bowels go all Elvis Aron Presley on you
I assisted on a bunch of them as a resident. It always seemed to me, when you are fixing stuff that is blown out, scar tissue would sort of be your friend, add to the stability. I did a lateral ankle repair that was a total freakin' nightmare from hell. Utterly non-compliant patient, got it wet, got infected, worst looking scar ever, but that ankle was solid, eliminated the instability. I always figured the open procedure would be better for hernias
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