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Inguinal hernia surgery Tuesday. nervous !!

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steven51472
steven51472

i had robotic surgery in January that did not work. young surgeon, couldnt access hernia that is incarcerated four hours wasted time

tuesday i am scheduled for open repair at columbia in nyc really concerned as

everyone talks about level of pain being significant what am i in for? its got to be better then having my intestinens n my testicles but i am 50 out of shape and scared

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  • Light1
    Light1 steven51472

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    I had an open repair a number of years ago (my hernia was not incarcerated though). The surgery itself was not difficult or long, and I was awake and talking with the surgeon (this may vary depending on your and the surgeon's preference). My wife picked me up and took me home the same day. As I recall, I spent the first 2 or 3 days lying on my bed with an ice pack on the incision off and on for pain, and taking Tylenol. It wasn't too bad, but I was weak and light-headed the first day or two. After that, I gradually got back to my normal activities but couldn't do anything strenuous for about 6-8 weeks. No working out, yoga, bike riding, yoga, running, lifting weights more than a few pounds, etc. After that, everything returned pretty much to normal, and I have not had any more problems.

  • steven51472
    steven51472

    Posted

    surgery went well pain moderate BUT MY Testicles are gigantic with liquid and its hard and firm , painful and uncomfortable looks like a balloon about to pop .

    PLease has anyone experienced this and does anything help

    • DeezNutz
      DeezNutz steven51472

      Posted

      Interested to know how your testicles are doing now? I had my surgery 3 weeks ago and they are still very swollen, about the same as you have described.

    • doug82487
      doug82487 steven51472

      Posted

      interested in knowing how it has turned out for you, the cord of my right testicle feels like it has a golf ball in it for 4 weeks now, base of my penis hurt a lot too, made the mistake of jerking off in week 3 and now all the veins feel swollen, cant find anyone with this issue and need to see my surgeon again soon

  • steven51472
    steven51472

    Posted

    almost all gone much better still very minor liquid left it takes time and oatience

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