It has been one week since my hernia surgery. Anyone have any suggestions for a speedy and effective recovery. I had the "open" type procedure and so far everything has gone by the book. I'm 44yo so I want to play it safe coming back, but I would like to get back to WL, PL, and baseball ASAP.
Thoughts, comments, suggestions?
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From memory an open repair has a slightly longer recovery time than a laproscopic repair.
1. Take your doctors advice, busting a bunch of stitches or tearing the repair will make your life misery.
2. When you start back, start right from the start. My first session back after a hernia repair I squatted 40kg for 3x5 and I was crippled the next day.
3. Avoid any exercises that stretch your abs for a while, it took me ages to be able to do pullups again because the stretching felt like things were going to tear (even 8 weeks after surgery)
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