Hernia surgery in a couple of days

I guess I was lucky. I had a hernia repair when I was six months old. No memory at all.

@bratwurst Thanks for the tips. I'll ask for that local you suggested. As for painkillers, the last time I had an outpatient procedure, I just used Tylenol X, or something like that. The prescribed med didn't do anything for the pain and just made me nauseous and dizzy.

As for lifting, I work in a warehouse driving a forklift and building orders into pallets. If I'm lucky, my doctor will recommend I stay out for a month or so and I get disability for a bit. Though I've seen some projected recovery times on Google saying most people are back to work in 7-10 days. So I don't know.

Had the surgery and mesh about four years ago. Didn't seem to be much bruising really. No black cock or balls. Healed quite well with the exception of loss of some sensation in the area, which still persists today. I was warned there may be some temporary, or permanent loss of feeling in the area as they would have to cut some nerves.

Occasionally when I cough I feel the mesh tugging. Other than that, no problems.

Good luck.

I had a surgery done, it was in and out, was on some pain meds for a few days. No swelling etc. was good to go by the end of the week.

@LordJim2 Loss of sensation genital-wise? Or just at the surgical site?

Just the surgery site. DeepNWide

I had a inguinal hernia robotic laparoscopic last June and it was a experience. I also had 2 inguinal hernia repaired 20 years ago the old fashioned way and I think after the experience I recovered much faster with the old fashioned way but I was 20 years younger too. And it left a scar but so what. I second taking colace several days ahead of time I am sure colace really helped me a lot. It will hurt to push a bm. They let me go back to work after 2 weeks and lifting no more than 10lbs for 6 weeks. But really you need to take it easy for a while. Swollen balls? Yes but wasn't to bad ice is your friend, no bruising or anything like that. We are all different and I don't want to scare you but the worst part was the anesthesia and they gave me percocet witch made me sick. And to top it off I couldn't pee after the surgery in recovery room so they had to cath me. (I didn't mind that so much lol) But my case may be different than yours mine was postponed because of covid and made things worse by waiting. After that hurdle I recovered with out any pain meds and feel very normal now.

Good Luck!!

Thanks everyone for all the info and advice. My surgery went fine and I'm back at home recovering nicely. My surgeon repaired both hernias and removed a lot of scar tissue from previous surgeries. It hurt a lot more than what I was expecting and is taking a lot longer for the pain and swelling to go away too. Today is only day four, but Google had me believing I'd be playing basketball by now. I can barely stand up straight. Cock and balls are bruised a bit but are not swollen. Groin and belly are very swollen and painful. Thanks again for all the helpful info and well wishes.

@BenDove: Thank you for the update. Hope your recovery continues well! Please update when you can.

Had my 1st hernia repaired last week by conventional (open) surgery. All went well I hope. General anaesthetic and mesh insert. Still swollen and bruised around the wound site and groin, but steadily improving. Not fully comfortable but discomfort manageable. Worst part was / is the wound dressing adhering to the hairs around the area, as I was only shaved in the immediate vicinity of the incision. Advice is no driving / work for 2 weeks and no lifting for 8 weeks. It was interesting to hear of other peoples experiences.

This is an interesting coincidence to run across this post. I had an inguinal hernia repaired yesterday afternoon. The procedure took around 2 hours, or so I'm told. I only remember having a mask placed on my face, then waking up in recovery. I haven't needed much medication for pain. The swelling looks worse than it feels. Black and blue by the incision, and on my scrotum. The main issue was nausea, which was addressed and alleviated. This was the first major surgery that I've ever had in 66 years of life. It was definitely not scary. I was relieved to get past it.