Advice
Discuss with your doctor before the procedure the type and level of sedation you are interested in. (I didn’t want general anesthesia, so instead I got IV sedation which made me groggy (but awake) and local anesthesia which numbed my entire lower body. This approached decreased my anxiety about general anesthesia and the procedure.)
Take a full week off work and plan to do nothing but sit/lay down. If you recover faster, great, but don’t expect to.
Stories
Inguinal Hernia
He gently placed his fingers on the area and confirmed that it was the hernia. At this point, the only way to relieve the pain was to use pressure to push the muscle back in place. Read More
Andrew, male, 37, New Jersey
Inguinal Hernia
I was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia. The doctor came over and we talked about recovery time. The general impression I had was "you'll be on the couch for a couple of days, and probably won't do any major physical activities for a couple of weeks." Read More
Jeremy, male, 35, California
