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INGUINAL
HERNIA
What
to Expect Following Surgery:
- You
should go home the same day.
- You
will have a dressing over the incision that can be removed in
48 hours. You will find steri-strips or black stitches on your
skin. These need to remain intact.
- You
can shower after 48 hours over the steri-strips or stitches.
- You
may experience a hardness under the incision (a healing ridge),
a black and blue incision, swelling of the penis or scrotum,
burning or stinging in the upper or inner thigh. This is normal.
- If
you have not urinated within 8 hours after being discharged,
please call our office 919.876.2010. This can happen with this
type of surgery.
- In
addition to the above:
If you have a LAPAROSCOPIC hernia repair, you will have 4 small
incisions. You may have gas pains and right shoulder discomfort.
This is normal. Walking will help break up the gas bubbes and
ease the discomfort. Some bruising near the incisions is normal.
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