Hernia Surgery Next Week

I was found to have bilateral inguinal hernias. Not sure how long I've had them. But, the doc doing the surgery says they are very common. Surgery is an outpatient procedure, and from arrival to departure of the hospital should be about 6 hours. I'm hoping some here have some advice on how I should prepare for this and recovery steps. It sounds pretty cut and dry from what the surgeon said. I told him I had lyme, and he didn't seem concerned about the surgery being detrimental. But, he is not an LLMD either.

Right now I do bvt only.

I am still symptomatic. I had a crash recently from overexertion. Under a lot of stress lately as well. The procedure is not laparoscopic, it's conventional.

Do you think it would put too much on my immune system at this point in time?

I go in for a preop apt on Monday. Surgery is supposed to be Wednesday. I will postpone it if there is a chance it will make me worse. It's not a dire procedure at this point in time.

Hoagie said...
I am still symptomatic. I had a crash recently from overexertion. Under a lot of stress lately as well. The procedure is not laparoscopic, it's conventional.

Do you think it would put too much on my immune system at this point in time?

I go in for a preop apt on Monday. Surgery is supposed to be Wednesday. I will postpone it if there is a chance it will make me worse. It's not a dire procedure at this point in time.

I meant do you have symptoms with your hernia - or was it an incidental finding?

I know someone who developed one while playing hockey - and he was given the “wait and see” option.
It healed but then when he got back on the ice - it would happen again. I think this happened three times and then he did the surgery.

If he didn’t play hockey he may have been able to forgo the surgery.

Just wondering if you can wait until you’re further in your treatment.

Girlie said...


I meant do you have symptoms with your hernia - or was it an incidental finding?

I know someone who developed one while playing hockey - and he was given the “wait and see” option.
It healed but then when he got back on the ice - it would happen again. I think this happened three times and then he did the surgery.

If he didn’t play hockey he may have been able to forgo the surgery.

Just wondering if you can wait until you’re further in your treatment.

There is no pain. I had just noticed some bulging. It can wait. The doc said they only get worse over time, so best to get it taken care of before it gets worse. I didn't think much of it til now. I'm going to request a delay when I go in for my pre op apt Monday. Thank you for your input.

Went to pre op apt this morning and voiced my concerns. They understood and we are postponing the surgery.