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HerniaTalk **LIVE** Q&A: Planning for Hernia Surgery 11/30/2021
HerniaTalk LIVE is a weekly Q&A hosted by Dr Shirin Towfigh, hernia surgeon expert, with invited special Guests to answer your hernia-related questions.
Topic: Planning for Hernia Surgery
Join us this Tuesday 11/30/2021 at 4:30pm Pacific time (GMT -7) as a Facebook Live. You can also register to join via Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x7ps-m-3QcqULEMQYz00AA
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It’s hard to do. Best if you engage your abdominal muscles in preparation for any cough or sneezing.
Spirometry induces cough. If it’s necessary for your lung function, fine. That may be more important than preventing a hernia
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How can you prevent sneezing? Is it possible? I have (mild) copd so I do cough and sneeze occasionally.
Also I assume spirometry isn’t a good idea
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yes. sneezing is a lot of abdominal pressure.
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Is sneezing (due to my allergy) as bad as coughing to create a hernia?
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Thank you to all who participated on this Episode of HerniaTalk LIVE. I shared every detail I could think of on how to best prepare for your hernia surgery, to optimize your outcome. It is a great episode to listen to over and over.
If you missed it, you can watch and share from Youtube here: https://youtu.be/6hEQu_iI0xQ
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