Dan-2023

Dan-2023

Dan-2023 replied to the topic 2-week post-op pain while sleeping on back in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Thank you Watchful and Good Intentions for your insight and advice. Very helpful and much appreciated! 🙂
Dan-2023 replied to the topic 2-week post-op pain while sleeping on back in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi Watchful – I appreciate you sharing! Very experienced surgeon, highly recommended referral as well, and I was completely confident in his approach when it was explained to me.

I’m curious – what are you seeing in the highlights that makes this case non-routine? Thank you for your thoughts!
Dan-2023 replied to the topic 2-week post-op pain while sleeping on back in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi Good Intentions – Thank you for helping me better understand all of this! In terms of exercise, I’m now walking 2x/day at 2+ miles with some slow climbing and it feels good during the day. I’m hoping to get back into road cycling, but that hasn’t felt so good due to the location of the incision in the groin.

Just found the highlights of the…[Read more]
Dan-2023 replied to the topic 2-week post-op pain while sleeping on back in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi MarkT – thank you for chiming in! Although I haven’t tried to sleep extensively on my side, I noticed last night that I wasn’t getting any quick relief by trying to sleep on my left side. For now, I’m avoiding trying to sleep on my right side, since that’s where the repair is.

For the most part, I sleep on my back; and even if I fall asleep on…[Read more]
Dan-2023 started the topic 2-week post-op pain while sleeping on back in the forum Hernia Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi all. 54 year old male – active, fit, healthy weight. I am 2-weeks post-op from an open right inguinal hernia mesh repair. Nothing remarkable from the surgery and it seems to be recovering as expected up to this point.

However, I am waking up in the middle of the night (2am, 3am or so) with deep, aching pain all over my lower abdomen, and the…[Read more]
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