Hernia

[Nick Connell]

Yesterday I got a Hernia!

 

Went to see the Doc today, need surgery. NHS will be 2 months to see consultant then 2 months to wait for the Op. don't lift anything until your fixed!

 

Going private, consultant appointment Thur night, Op Saturday. Cost about £3k

 

Anybody had one? How long till you were fit for working again?

 

 

 

 

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Drive after 6 weeks, tree work a lot longer. What type of hernia?

[Rebel_Commando]

I think I had stitches out after 10 days and was allowed to drive after 2 weeks. Was allowed to do light duties after 6 weeks. I had to wait nearly 6 months for my op on NHS.

 

Worst thing was I was due to fly out to Oz 2 weeks after the op and I wasn't allowed to fly due to being a high risk of deep vein thrombosis!

[fen01]

Botched first op thanks to German medical service. NHS was a wait then a delay, but the op was great (well it worked)! I think I was off tree work for 6-8 weeks. Had friend who was running 2 weeks after his op! But I'd recommend not pushing it to get back to work.

 

Good luck

 

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[Nick Connell]

It's an inguinal Hernia, hope its a speedy recovery as i am having fixed so quick. Fingers crossed!

 

 

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[enrieb]

I friend of mine was quoted 2k for an inguinal hernia repair at a good private hospital, i think it was Spire in manchester, they may have other places in the uk. 3k seems expensive unless it's a double hernia, both sides of the inguinal canal.

 

I had one done by the NHS years ago, it was ok, in and out in a day. I took a week off work, it was two weeks until I could lift something heavy 50kg, it was ok to lift, but not recommended.

[silky fox]

I had my very large inguinal hernia repaired (after years and years of suffering in silence)...took a year to fully recover!:eek: 6 years later it was as if i had never had it...I took a real strain on my life..guess I was lucky!

[david wood]

Had two of them now and both took a lil while to get in and get fixed. One done properly opened up and other keyhole surgery.

 

The keyhole recovered quicker and was less painful by a long way. both times was 3 months off work at surgeons recommendation and then fully a year to be fit again.

 

now the only trouble is if i wear a belt with decent sized buckle and do a bit of bending the buckle upsets the area but other than that its all great!!

 

does make a little more wary of silly lifts but thats not a bad thing.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Likewise, inguinal. Keyhole at the time was not reccommended - dunno why; perhaps things have moved on. Mesh job, pain following morning was hellish, soon settled down though. Going to have to adjust your posture when lifting.

[gibbon]

I had an ingunial hernia last year. Nhs was a 6 month wait so I had to get it done privately. My mate had one at the same time and didn't take care of himself, his ruptured at work and he was in a real mess.

 

I had key hole surgery and was in Africa ten days later, climbing steadily after 14 days. The only problem I have with it now is when I go kite surfing, I get a bad burning pain after about an hour and a half.