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At The Back => The Dressing Room => Topic started by: Keven on April 29, 2011, 03:52:42 AM
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so after two years of waiting i'm undergoing surgery for my inguinal hernia. it's nothing dangerous or life threatening but i'll still be out of comission for a good week at least and very slow for the other week. next thursday is when i'm scheduled. there's no unblunt way to describe the condition but let's just say my intestine has become my third testicle XD.
going to undergo local anasthesia, first time i ever have to go to the hospital for surgery so i,m kind of nervous, but at the same time i try to have trust that my condition is not serious enough for them to $%&# me up!
send me vibes fellow players! i'll keep you posted even if you don't care ;)
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All the best for you man. Local anasthetics? You could do it like Eddie on his hip replacement operation and assist them. But I guess you're not half as f$%ed up as he was/is.
Again, best of luck, think strongly about the positive outcome and all will be fine.
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best wishes for a successful outcome and an early recovery 8)
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good luck :)
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Good luck. Hope you don't find it too odd being cut up while awake... :)
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a friend of mine had this exact problem years ago.
He said the worst & most painful bit was afterwards when he laughed or coughed
So just be careful not to be around smokers or funny people for a while after and you will be fine
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all the best for a speedy recovery, take care man.
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Even with the local anaesthetic, presumably they'll cover up the "work area" so you don't have to watch....?
All the best, get well soon!
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I've had an inguinal hernia op before, and think I've another coming. It's not too hard. Just plenty rest after it and don't try to lift ANYTHING for a good few weeks (and definitely no amps for a couple months). But it's not particularly painful afterwards.
Hope it all goes well, but I'm sure it will, it's a really straightforward op that surgeons do loads of. Good luck!
Oh! And a note. Shave yourself. If you let them do it it'll only end in terrible razorburn with their cheapo disposables.
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Good luck. I have had a couple and in one case played a gig 4 days after the op ( albeit sitting down with my band mates lifting my gear about for me). I had general anesthetics though so not quite the same.
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I'm kind of scared of general anasthesia and the doc said they usually go local. i'll listen to their advice
i've heard it's pretty common too so it's good to know. and of course i can imagine the coughing and laughing being painful afterwards. i'll take it real easy. it's a good thing i saved my vacation time for the op. cr@ppy way to spend a vacation however!
thanks everyone!
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I've had similar surgery.
It's putting your socks on that's hard work afterwards
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haha. thanks for the laugh. though yeah, i imagine even if it's a minor condition, it's still something to get used to afterwards.
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Have a good surgery and a great recovery!
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Best of luck with it, and hope you have a quick recovery.
oh, and make sure they get the right "testicle" PDT_008
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Best luck and take care.
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Best of luck with it, and hope you have a quick recovery.
oh, and make sure they get the right "testicle" PDT_008
very dangerous and very ambiguous to say 'right' testicle! This is why before an inguinal hernia repair we have to examine to double check and mark the 'correct' side with an indelible marker before taking knife to skin!
Best of luck
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I'm confident in saying the BKP forum wishes you all the best and a speedy recovery.
And lol @ Tony's advice about avoiding funny people and smokers, it's funny but true, ha! :P
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thanks alot guys! all my students are also wishing me well and hoping i get back soon to give'em some killer licks :D you're all awesome!
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All the best and a speedy recovery!
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all done! went under general anasthesia and it went like a charm.
i'm slow as hell however but i'm doing good by their standards so it'll be a week of sitting guitar and gaming XD
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So you ended up with general anaesthetic after all?
Glad it went well, best wishes for a quick recovery!
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Glad it went well! Have a good recovery! :)
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recover well and best wishes 8)
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the local anasthetics were worrying me. and there were also 3 eldery guys who were going for their second hernia in the waiting room and they said 'just go general, beats having to hear the docs talk and the tools clang up, and i figured, why not?
when i woke up, in my dreams i was selling a guitar in my store and then i heard 'sir don't remove your oxygen mask!' ... mask? oh! over already?
the first wake up this morning is quite stiff! i need to move around to keep flexible. talking is also a pain, i have a very deep voice that resonates throughout my body XD but it's getting better so we can say it was a great success!
thanks for all the encouragement chaps! much appreciated
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Good to hear it went well. Having been through it twice I'd say take it easy.In my case it was about 3 days before I was able to move around without too much problem and I played a gig- albeit sat down. Mind you, if you have your folks around you, it doesn't hurt to milk it a bit.
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First post on here for some time, but I am facing the same thing.
I have had my inguinal hernia for over two years,it has recently got worse, and hurts more.
Got referred, seeing the specialists on Weds, so I hope they do mine quick.
Feel like an older man at the moment, all trussed up so I can still work and stuff.
Glad yours went well, dont know whether they'll do mine local or general anesthetic, as mines sort of half tennis ball sized.
Ive had stuff done under local it was odd being pulled about with no pain.
Ive had two lots of general, and it made me feel awful
Did they do yours with the mesh or just stitch it all up?
Are you up and about and recovered now?
Tell you what when I'm through I will have to get myself a lighter amp.
I'll treat myself to one :D
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I am sure you'll be fine. As I said earlier, I have had two in my time and in both cases, it was a bit uncomfortable but certainly the second time I knew that in time I'd be better than before and it is well worth going through. Try not to do too much too soon and just give yourself time to heal. Best of luck with it.
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they did mine with the mesh. i'm doing well and of course the first days are mildly incomfortable but you get used to it and i just take smaller steps! expect your balls to hurt more than the actual surgery however XD that,s what it is for me currently.
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Sounds like it went OK for you, speedy recovery.
I might add to this thread if/when I get mine done soon.
I have heard that ball ache is quite common, so long as it doesnt last.
I have also heard that your tackle turns black and blue for a while too :lol:
Hate surgery, but hate my hernia more
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I had no such issues with my "gentleman's equipment" and hopefully you will be free of any problems. I had the mesh repair both times and have never had so much as a twinge since. I had hernia repairs on both sides- hence the 2. Also the scarring second time around is minimal though not so good for the first- not that it matters being clothed most of the time.
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it might sound gross but my surgeon said that some fat from around the intestine sometimes drips inside and that's why some folks have junk pain and some don't after the surgery. if they have to clean the fat from the insides well, i'll let you imagine how traumatized the poor sods after they recover from anasthesia!
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Got a date for mine now 23rd June. Good because I can get a couple of paying gigs out of the way, the rehearsals for them, and have a nice long paid leave recuperation for a few weeks, then off on my hols.
Saw surgeon today, he said, "How about I do it in 4 weeks time!!!"
How are you mending now Keven?
Tell you what this thing has enhanced my tone. Been lugging round a Peavey Studio for clean tones in a souldband I play in. Last nights rehearsal, I just couldnt even try lifting a heavy amp, so I did the practice with my little modded Valve Jnr Combo, that I had written off as not being clean enough when I last used it through a cabinet
Blow me if that little amp didnt sound really sweet with both an MIM Classic Tele, and a Squier 51. On its own, no cab.
Nothing like a hernia for making you rediscover small valve amps again :lol:
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Slightly changed the date for mine now, got to wait a few more days.
Now just over two weeks and counting, but getting a bit nervous for pain/recovery/complications and stuff.
Hope the surgeon fixes me up as good as they do Premiership soccer players
Ive had much worse abdominal surgery a dozen or so years ago, but the memory has faded.
So, I have to say I am rather aprehensive, but at the same time looking forward to not being either trussed up or bulging out.
Got out all my lighter guitars for post op noodling, and hoping for nice warm weather at the end of June/start of July :)
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Nothing like a hernia for making you rediscover small valve amps again :lol:
Well, you know what they say: Everything happens for a reason :lol:
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And there's me whinging about a court date I only have myself to blame for. I'll take court over surgery any day of the week. Good health to you friend, hope it all turns out ok.
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As an aside, I've never really understood what a hernia is. Anything that makes your bollocks ache can't be good. Unless it's too much sex. If you got the hernia from too much sex I raise my glass to you.
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my particular hernia was my intestine making its way into my ballsack. that's what we call inguinal hernia.
i don't think my description can get any more blunt XD
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:/ ouch.
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actually, no! not ouch. the ouch came after the surgery XD
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I just developed a hernia at the weekend :(
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Well, feel a bit more reassured now, after having my pre-op yesterday. Had a longish chat with the Ward Sister and a brief one with the surgeon who happened to be there.
Surgeon said that they dont do the keyhole op so much there as he said to be honest the modern open op makes a cut not that much bigger than the combined ones of the keyhole op, plus keyhole goes all the way through muscle, whereas the open one only goes through the top layer and the skin itself so apparently healing times are not that different. Plus keyhole has risk of damage to organs and sometimes has to be abandoned and the open one performed instead anyway.
Ward Sister told me that as far as pain is concerned, the hospital give you 5 days of strong painkillers, and her words were that she bet me that I would use no more than half of them anyway.
I hope shes right :wink: :!:
Mind you given that the ward is on the 1st floor, and the car park is a loooooong walk away, I may need them to get to the car when my wife comes to pick me up later that day :o
Didnt see an elevator, and not many wheelchairs. :?
Said that 1st day I have to walk 10 minutes for every 1 - 2 hours awake time
2nd day I had to double that
3rd day I had to try and walk a mile or so.
Amazed at the relaxed anaesthetic rules now too. Back 12 years ago, I had to starve for 24 hours with no fluids for 12 hours before.
In at noon, I can eat well until midnight, they encourage you to eat a light breakfast before 7.30, then able to drink black tea, and clear fluids till 11am. Beer doesnt count apparently.
Used to be starvation and bed rest. Now its eat drink and mobilise!!
And posting on guitar forums!!
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good luck with everything! it's not so bad but even if it's hard, walk around as much as you can afterwards. i felt worst after sitting down too much.
my recovery is now very good and i walk at a normal speed. stretching up to reach something high sometimes causes some pain but i see it as a reminder of ''be careful!'' so it's all good.
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This time tomorrow, I'll be in.........
Where did that time go?
I'll soon be able to post if it was "AAAAAAAAAARGHHHHHH!!!" or "Was that it?"
Hope its the latter and I can enjoy more of my time off, and spend time posting about guitars again
Wish me luck guys