Well, today I undergo my first ever surgery, and I have to admit, I have been freaking out for days. It's relatively minor surgery to repair an inguinal hernia, but having never been put under and/or cut open, I am very much less than enthusiastic about the whole thing.
Afterwards, I won't be able to do anything for at least a week, maybe two(the recovery time is advertised as 3-5 days to return to normal activity, but by 'normal activity' they mean for couch potatoes) which is a major drag.
As it turns out, I have had this for quite some time(since spring at least) but, being a knucklehead, at first I thought it was just fat. So if you find that you have a bulge in your groin area(other than the one that should be there), you might have a hernia.
For those of you who have had surgery, were you apprehensive or just plain terrified by the prospect? Or am I just a whiny little b****(like my wife says)?
------------------------------------------------------------
Afterwards, I won't be able to do anything for at least a week, maybe two(the recovery time is advertised as 3-5 days to return to normal activity, but by 'normal activity' they mean for couch potatoes) which is a major drag.
As it turns out, I have had this for quite some time(since spring at least) but, being a knucklehead, at first I thought it was just fat. So if you find that you have a bulge in your groin area(other than the one that should be there), you might have a hernia.
For those of you who have had surgery, were you apprehensive or just plain terrified by the prospect? Or am I just a whiny little b****(like my wife says)?
------------------------------------------------------------