Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet View Post
...Nowadays hernia repair is outpatient surgery. When I had it (and I had a bad one) it was inpatient, and I was on limited activities for about 2 weeks, then gentle activities after that.
Good to hear! I have an abdominal one that is close to popping but hasn't yet (they found it on an internal pic when they were yanking my gallbladder). My dad had one repaired ten years ago and it took weeks for him to recover...I'm tickled to hear they've improved the surgery.