Post-Op Recovery: What to Expect

I forgot to mention in my response about my first surgery. My problems started in recovery and it was very slow recovery with pain until about 7 weeks post surgery. At this time it went south big time. I was in extreme pain and had a hard time walking. The doctors at my quote world class hospital had no answers but a lot of different treatments with no imaging done to find out what was wrong. This Dr. who did my first surgery is now stating he is an hernia expert, funny that is what was said when he did mine only to find out he had not done a hernia surgery in over 15 months during my consults but somehow I was told he did them all the time with excellent results.

This is not typical and most patients never go through this.

Research and ask as many questions as possible, trust but verify and go with your gut or sixth sense. My gut and sixth sense told me something was not right with my first Dr. but every medical professional told me how great he was and my hernia was getting painful and was in a place if I got in a car accident I was concerned with additional damage. Ask to review your medical records before surgery to verify that your history is accurate and complete plus get a copy afterward to make sure your records are accurate. I was shocked to find that no information were in my records regarding recommended treatment, about type of surgery recommended and why this type is recommended, type of hernia, location of hernia, size of hernia, reducible,notes on pain or any notes on my questions and agreed treatment plan- like type of mesh to be used or how does the dr. handle the 3 main nerves. There were no notes about the physical exams or findings. I sound like a broken record but read Unaccountable about your medical care, doctors and hospitals before surgery.

If you go with Ramshaw or Goodyear you will be in good hands.

Good luck.