A 40-year-old member asked:
How long will it take an to recover from inguinal hernia surgery and start running again?
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Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
Weeks: Return to exercise after hernia repair is dependent on the health of the patient, method of hernia repair, and extent of surgery. Following laparoscopic hernia repair, my patients are instructed to begin aerobic exercise whenever they feel well enough. Many will be fast-walking on a treadmill or elliptical within a week, running outdoors in 2-3 weeks, and back to pre-surgical fitness in 4-6 weeks.
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Dr. Rafael Lugoanswered
General Surgery 30 years experience
Personal: I tell my patients that withing two weeks if they don't hurt, that they can resume walking or running specially if mesh was used.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
How much time will it take me to recover from inguinal hernia surgery?
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Dr. Emily Solowanswered
Surgery 27 years experience
Up to 6 weeks: Depending on the type of repair, it can take between 1 and 6 weeks to recover. If you have a laparoscopic repair it can take between 1-2 weeks to recover, and if it is open, depending on the recommendations of your surgeon, it can take bewtween two and 6 weeks for full recovery
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A 35-year-old member asked:
How long waiting time for inguinal hernia surgery?
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Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 36 years experience
Variable: The timing of surgery depends on whether any pre operative evauation is necessary with other doctors, the urgency of the operation, & the surgeon's schedule. In the us, i believe that most surgeons can schedule a hernia operation within a few weeks after initial evaluation.
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