are you knocked out for hernia surgery?
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Open surgery Open inguinal hernia repair is often carried out under local anaesthetic or a regional anaesthetic injected into the spine. This means you'll be awake during the procedure, but the area being operated on will be numbed so you won't experience any pain.
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Driving. Normally, you should refrain from driving for at least 1 week after a hernia repair operation. You should be free from the distracting effect of pain or the sedative or other effects of any pain relief medication you are taking.
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Most inguinal hernia repair surgery on adults of all ages and healthy children is done on an outpatient basis. Outpatient surgery takes about 1 hour.
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Outlook after a femoral hernia. Femoral hernias are generally not life-threatening medical conditions. Strangulation of the hernia can become life-threatening, however, and must be treated through emergency surgery.
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You'll be asleep during the operation and you will usually need to stay in hospital for 1 to 3 days afterwards. A few women have had serious complications after mesh surgery. Some, but not all, of these complications can also happen after other types of surgery.
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If the contents of the hernia become trapped in the weak point in the abdominal wall, it can obstruct the bowel, leading to severe pain, nausea, vomiting, and the inability to have a bowel movement or pass gas.
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Essentially, if you have a chronic pulled groin, chances are that you have a sports hernia. A sports hernia is a core muscle injury where your abdominal wall is weakened and torn from repetitive strain and stress.
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Tummy tuck. Your surgeon will put you to sleep via general anesthesia. After you're sedated, they'll make an incision at the bottom of the skin that covers your abdominal wall. Once the muscles are exposed, your surgeon will sew the muscles in your abdominal wall together if they have become stretched out.
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The anesthesia takes time to wear off completely. You'll stay at the hospital or outpatient center for 1 to 2 hours after the procedure. You may feel cramping in your abdomen or bloating during the first hour after the procedure.
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The most serious complications of incisional hernias are bowel obstruction and strangulation. A strangulated hernia can cause tissue death in your intestine. This condition may be life-threatening if you don't get treatment right away. It's also possible for hernias to rupture, but this is extremely rare.
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You may need to stay in the hospital from one night to a week or more, depending on the type of procedure. Ask your surgeon and health care team about your probable recovery time.
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Sometimes a hiatal hernia requires surgery. Surgery is generally used for people who aren't helped by medications to relieve heartburn and acid reflux, or have complications such as severe inflammation or narrowing of the esophagus.
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Hernias generally result from weak areas in your abdominal muscles and ligaments, causing your intestines or blood vessels to pass through and bulge. Men commonly describe the sensation of a hernia as feeling like something has popped, or given way.
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Typically, most people can go home 24 hours after a herniated disc operation. Some may even be able to go home the same day.
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You might get general anesthesia to put you in a deep sleep during the surgery. Your doctor may decide instead to give you a spinal/epidural anesthesia, which will numb you below the waist but keep you awake. Most people will have general anesthesia. Surgery can take 1 to 2 hours.
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If the hernia is very large, surgery may be recommended. Repair of an umbilical hernia in an adult is usually considered elective surgery. The patient's surgeon may recommend the procedure, however, on the grounds that hernias in adults do not close by themselves and tend to grow larger over time.
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The operation usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes to complete and you'll usually be able to go home on the same day. Some people stay in hospital overnight if they have other medical problems or live on their own. Read more about recovering from an inguinal hernia repair.