GM
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- North of the river
The way I looked at it was I would have had to wait at least two years before I would have even been seen by the NHS. Being 72 next week I've got a big bucket list to do!
Hernia mesh concerns
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The way I looked at it was I would have had to wait at least two years before I would have even been seen by the NHS. Being 72 next week I've got a big bucket list to do!
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
Thanks, ha ha! I think l've more chance of winning the lottery... But you never know, one lives in hope
PaulSB
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- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
bikingdad90
Guru
Thread resurrection… I had a small umbilical hernia repaired on Saturday and now just over 48hrs post op. The swelling is starting to come through now along with the bruising. You don’t realise how much you use your abs for day to day activities and mundane things like blowing your nose!
Currently finding it a struggle to go between sitting up and lying down. Got a sick note for 3 weeks. Already bored of both positions, I’m not a good patient. Only concession is that I’m knackered from having a sit and a little chat with the wife and then need to sleep!!
Currently finding it a struggle to go between sitting up and lying down. Got a sick note for 3 weeks. Already bored of both positions, I’m not a good patient. Only concession is that I’m knackered from having a sit and a little chat with the wife and then need to sleep!!
Andy in Germany
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- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Sorry to hear that @bikingdad90 . I'm sure you'll be fine given time.
Umbilical hernia, is that where your belly button protrudes? See it a lot here especially among women. They never seem to bother doing anything about it. I guess it gets uncomfortable, hence the op.
Umbilical hernia, is that where your belly button protrudes? See it a lot here especially among women. They never seem to bother doing anything about it. I guess it gets uncomfortable, hence the op.
bikingdad90
Guru
@Cycleops. It’s where a piece of the intestine sticks through a hole in the abdomen. In women it often occurs because of pregnancy and in men it’s usually because of a weak spot from the womb.
In my case the hernia sack wouldn’t fully go back into the belly when lying or coughing so was at increased risk of growing and eventual strangulation. I lasted 3 years after it’s happened before seeking treatment, partly due to covid.
The operation only takes about 40mins but it’s the going under general anaesthetic and then recovery that takes the time. Was in an out in an afternoon. It was open surgery as it was still small in size and done private but in NHS rates because of waiting times.
@Andy in Germany I’d love to laugh but alas it hurts!!!
In my case the hernia sack wouldn’t fully go back into the belly when lying or coughing so was at increased risk of growing and eventual strangulation. I lasted 3 years after it’s happened before seeking treatment, partly due to covid.
The operation only takes about 40mins but it’s the going under general anaesthetic and then recovery that takes the time. Was in an out in an afternoon. It was open surgery as it was still small in size and done private but in NHS rates because of waiting times.
@Andy in Germany I’d love to laugh but alas it hurts!!!
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
Ooops. Sorry. I've had three hernias, and I know how that feels. A couple of weeks after #3 repair I made the mistake of travelling on a train with a group of friends to from Munich to Vienna; I laughed so hard I actually had to go to the loo on the train to check I hadn't ruptured anything.
