[Traditional_Ale]

I had two hernias within 18 months of each other. One on each side of my junk. I got the mesh too. In and out in one day both times.

Now listen carefully...when you are released from the hospital you may very well have enough freezing left that you don't really hurt much. It will wear off by the time you get out of the parking lot. Take the damn Percocet. I'll never forget the feeling of being freshly stitched up and the freezing wearing off all at once. I took two percs right away and prolly another by the time I got home just to make it through.

I hate the stuff, and you will likely get a perscription for a tonne of it. 60 hits or so. I only used them for the first day, because the constipation is terrible. Keep it iced, and try to get off the drugs as quick as possible because you're going to really want to poop although its going to hurt like hell. Like someone stabbing you with a knife. Same with coughing, laughing, and sneezing. The worst of it is over in 3-4 days to a week.

Do not attempt to exercise or stretch or anything until you get the okay from your doctor at the follow up. If Okotoker is reading this, he can attest. I know he had the mesh surgery and then mentioned during an interview he wasn't playing because he had torn it slightly, and the worst thing is to have to go back in a second time.