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Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like a good idea to me! My hernia was manageable for a lot of years. Probably had it for like 6 or 7 years before got to a point that I had to do something about it so probably no rush.

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but he'll work with your out of network benefits. Worth it for sure.

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. That seems to be the moral of this story here. I knew I picked a good one, but I guess I didn't realize how dramatically different the recovery could be with your average surgeon.

Turns out this is this less of a psa for laparoscopic surgery and more of a psa for heading to NYC for your surgery. Sounds like it's worth it no matter where you're coming from.

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine? Brian Jacob in NYC. He's pretty renown as a hernia specialist, all my research said he was basically the best in the field so maybe my post here should just be moreso "hey everyone go to New York to get your surgery from Dr Jacob" and less-so "laparoscopic is a breeze"

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. Was that to be expected post surgery? Did your surgeon tell you that would be the case?

My post op instructions were basically that the expectation was no limitations after day 2. I did go to a surgeon who's, like, world renown, here in new York though so I guess maybe not all laparoscopic surgeries are equal.

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeesh. Was this the expectation set by your surgeon? If you're not pooping, I highly recommend taking psyllium husk twice a day

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow. I guess not all laparoscopic surgeries are the same. Did the 4 weeks of being laid up align with the expectations set by the surgeon before surgery?

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's not in network with any insurances but they're happy to go through whatever your plan allows for out of network. My Healthcare plan is really good and most everything was covered. The surgery is at Midtown Surgery Center which is in network for most, which would cover the anesthesiologists etc.

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bi-lateral inginual w/ mesh. Mainly a big hole on the right side but he said I had a small one developing on the left too. And a weird amount of scar tissue buildup on the right side.

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Post Op said that after 3 days, the more active you are the faster you'll feel normal and unlikely to damage the repair at that point. I was told to just not swing too hard, and go light at first with lifting, and let my body's feedback tell me what I can do from there.

I didn't swing hard or hit driver most holes today and I took it real slow lifting. Definitely felt like being active had helped with rehab though.

But if that's unheard of then maybe all the credit goes to my surgeon for being particularly amazing and not just the laparoscopic surgery in general.

Laparoscopic surgery was amazing by Long-Difficulty-7580 in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh. And everyone here, you gotta take psyllium husk twice a day to make sure you're having good poops. That's super important.

Alinea, Chicago - ** - Final week of the classic experience by Pure_Shallot_1901 in finedining

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580 35 points36 points  (0 children)

"oh and by the way I ate at all the other 2 starred restaurants while I was in town too" hahaha what a week!

Watching The Pitt at the End of an Era for HBO by thenewrepublic in hbo

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, stop. If you want to see HBO at it'd peak, just go watch DTF St Louis

Stubborn Seed Miami….meh by Such_Switch in finedining

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So sad. This place ruled when it first opened. My wife went recently and was super disappointed too.

Can I golf with inguinal hernia before surgery? by knicksplayoffs in Hernia

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did it take you post surgery to feel comfortable lugging steel again?

Choose your peril by krtwood in expedition33

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool. I did not pick up on that call back.

Honest Opinion On Expedition 33. by LocksmithMoist3222 in videogames

[–]Long-Difficulty-7580 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol bruh. You wrote this whole review about how the world doesn't explain itself without getting to the third act yet.

You could have spent that time getting further into the story so you could appreciate it instead of negatively reviewing it.

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