Has anyone had an inguinal hernia repaired after Pca?

mlbsm,

Thanks, Billy for all of your input, I sure appreciate it. It says on
the papers the surgeon sent, if strips of tape were used to close your
incision do not pull them off. Let them fall off on their own. So, maybe he is going to use tape. With the glue, is it just smeared over your incision? Does it feel rubbery or is it dry. I don't know anything about surgical glue. Does it just come off on it's own?

Also, I read that this kind of surgery was painful afterwards and that the pain pills do not take away the pain, but only make it tolerable.
Is this true? Also, How long did you take the pain pills before the pain subsided (two or three days?)

If the incision is swelling and painful, I'm sure my husband won't wear the athletic supporter.

Also, he is claustrophobic and I read that if you are having conscious
sedation and are claustrophobic, you should tell the anesthesiologist
when he talks to you before the surgery. I will have to remember
that because my husband probably won't tell him.

Enjoy your weekend,
Wiggyann

Wiggy,

My sugeon put a REALLY strong tape over the incision. It is dry to the touch, but the bandage will probably get blood soaked before it comes off. I was told I could shower 72 hours after surgery, but to leave the tape on for a week HOWEVER, my wife is an R.N. known by the Dr. and that may have played a part in his instructions.

As for pain, the area is VERY tender, and I'm sure there is pain involved, but I am already on Vicodin for pain related to hand surgery, so I could not differentiate.

In all probability, he will prescribe a painkiller for your husband for a week.

Keep in mind, if your husband does get painkillers, they WILL make him constipated, and that doesn't feel so good in combination with the Hernia. Whether he likes it or not have him drink a juice glass of prune juice every morning, and stool softeners in the A.M. and P.M. If he doesn't have a bowel movement in 48 hours, have a mild laxative on hand.

Greetings lvdgs,

I hope your husband's laproscropic surgery went very well and I hope
he is doing okay and on the road to recovery. I spoke to my neighbor
yesterday and she recently had laproscopic surgery on her gallbladder
and recovered nicely. Wishing you both the very best.

Wiggyann

Hi Gildersleeve,

Wanted to thank you for your comforting words about my husband's inquinal hernia surgery. He goes in tomorrow at six and his surgery
is at 7:30 AM. May I ask what kind of anesthesia you had? I was encouraged to read that you were in and out in three hours. The surgeon said his surgery would take an hour and a half and then
he will go to recovery. He is not having general anesthesia but
something called MAC (monitered anesthesia care) and a local. The surgeon said he would be up quicker doing it this way. I hope so
It's afterward that I am concerned about. I have heard there is a
lot of discomfort for several days.

Thank you,
Wiggyann

Hi lvdgs,

Thanks so much for the update on your husband's surgery. I'm sorry to hear that you were not feeling well, but am glad you are okay now.
My husband read your post and appreciated it very much. He
was in quite a bit of pain when he came home and kept ice packs on
his incision 30 minutes on and 30 minutes off all day and into the night
and he couldn't lay on the couch or sit in his recliner because it really hurt when he got up. Yesterday he felt a lot better and walked around
the house as the surgeon had told him to. He didn't need the ice packs anymore. He had to either lay on the bed or sit in a straight back
chair as he could get out of bed and out of the chair with hardly any
pain. Today, he went for a walk outside. He is taking Hydrocodone/
apap 5-500MG and Ketorolac 10 MG every six hours for pain. I happened to read the paper the pharmacy gave me when I picked up his medication and the Ketorlac warns of the risk of serious and sometimes fatal heart problems and attack and stroke while taking this medication. It also warns of the risk of fatal stomach and bowel problems, including problems that may occur at any time during therapy and without symptoms and elderly patients are at higher risk for serious stomach problems. (My husband is 70) and has been having a lot of gas in his stomach and some pain. It also says you should be monitered if you are taking "'water pills" or lisinopril and my husband is taking both. I happened to read this last night after my husband had gone to bed and it alarmed me very much. I showed it to him today and he is not going to take Ketorolac anymore. He has taken it every six hours along with the Hydrocodone from Thursday to this morning though. Is your husband taking anything besides the percocet?

My husband had surgery Thursday morning and it took about an hour and a half. He told me he couldn't remember anything, but I know they gave him an amnestic. His surgeon had told him that he would be sedated enough so that he would not care what was happening. When the anesthesiologist came in to talk to him before the surgery, I asked him if my husband would feel anything and he said he might feel the stinging and burning when the local was injected. I didn't think he would feel anything. After the surgery, he did not go to recovery but went straight to one back to a room with a curtain in front and when i went in to see him, he was sitting in a reciner eating
some packages of crackers and a white soda the nurse had brought him. Later, she brought him some coffee and he was really happy to
have the coffee. He hadn't eaten since about nine the night before.
The nurse had an ice pack over his surgery while he was sitting there
and he was still hooked up to the IV and had on a blood pressue cuff that would tighten up every once in a while and register his blood pressure on the machine there in the room. He told me that he felt
like he had a hang over. When he had the general anesthesia for the the seed implant he told me that he had the most wonderful feeling afterwards and it lasted a long time. When the surgeon came into to talk to me. He said everything went well and as he was leaving I asked him if my husband was asleep. He turned and said to my husband,
"were you asleep?" and I can't remember if my husband nodded or said aanything, but I already knew he couldn't remember anything
and and I knew they had given him an amnestic. Then, the surgeon said to me, "Ask him if he was asleep." Since he was in there, he could have just told me, he knew my husband would not remember.
As soon as my husband could pass his urine, the nurse took out the IV and I helped him dress and she went over the instructions with both of us and then wheeled him out while I hurried ahead of her to get the car and pull it around.

He can take a bath tomorrow and take off the bandage and he can drive tomorrow. The surgeon said he had stitches inside.
When your husband took off his gauze, does he put anything on his incision like betadine or peroxide?

I hope your husband's swelling subsides soon so he can heal and I'm
glad both of their surgeries are over with

Many Thanks,
Wiggyann
I'm glad both of surgeries are over with

Hello Wiggyann,

Happy to hear that all went well, my only advice from here on is to monitor the Vicodin closely, it loves to turn into cement.

I am not a fan of pills, so I drink 2 small juice glasses of prune juice am and pm and it keeps the train moving.

If if stops for more than 2 or 3 days, I get a little more pro active.

The last thing he'll want is 2 or 3 hours on the throne.

I'm almost back down in the swelling department, but for whatever reason, the twin hasn't gone all the way home yet. Nobody seems to be concerned but me, but I am kinda attached to the little fella.

Take care,

Billy

Hello mlbsm and lvdgs,

My husband's inquinal hernia surgery is two weeks old tomorrow
and he still has a little swelling and a lump down under his incision.
He mentioned last night that he thought he would be doing better than he is. He is still tender and sore. He has an appointment with his surgeon tomorrow at one o'clock for his after surgery check up.

Hope you are both doing well and healing nicely.

Wiggyann