My Recovery from Hernia Surgery at Shouldice Hospital
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- I was fortunate to have been able to document and share my recovery experience at the world renowned hospital, Shouldice Hospital. This was my second inguinal hernia that I was having repaired here.
Stay tuned for the next videos where I show my recovery when I return back to everyday living.
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Thank you for this bro. I'm on my way to Shouldice in 2 days for double inguinal repair, and I'm becoming nervous as the day gets closer. Your video has helped me be more prepared. Appreciate it :)
That’s great to hear. This is exactly what I was hoping as the videos will give you a visual of your experience.
Now that's an awesome video! Super strength to you , looking forward to the next one
Thank you! Working on the next one already.
Thank you for posting this. Very helpful. Wondering if Shouldice Hospital accepts US insurance.
Good question! I have no idea. I am to assume you would need to pay out of pocket and have your insurance company reimburse you. I would contact Shouldice directly to clarify.
I just had a left inguinal hernia repaired yesterday morning, so far I’m still retaining a decent amount of motion. I am only 24 and work out every day, definitely ready to get back to it! Nothing seems to touch the pain unfortunately, but at least that is only temporary. Looking forward to getting back to working out.
Youth is on your side! I’m sure you will bounce back quickly. Just be cautious with working out as you are still healing. I actually got back it a little quick and tweaked my back a bit. With the hernia site, my body is likely guarding it still and so I’m not totally aligned properly.
@@DEFYfitness Gotcha, makes perfect sense! I noticed the guarding, so I feel my first priority will be getting my posture slowly worked back to its natural state. Definitely glad I’ve found your videos! Will come in handy during my recovery, thanks!
@brandonseiler6405 yeah just gotta remember this is a marathon and not a sprint.
thanks for sharing your experience, it was really helpful.
You are very welcome and thanks for watching!
Thanks Jayce that was very helpful experience you shared, (I had the same sharp stabbing pains and immobilities ) this was also my second inguinal hernia repair ( open cut and stitched) I suspect this injury was a result of my love for slalom course waterskiing… no regrets though😊
I've only watetskiied a couple of times but I would definitely say that was VERY likely a contributing factor!
Amazing job, Jayce!💫🙏
Very much appreciated! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Brother you liprocorpic surgry is the best recovery I had one liprocorpic today is my 14th days and recovery is best
Liprocorpic?😂
Laparoscopic has the smallest scar. Did they use a mesh?
@@DEFYfitness laparoscopic is always with mesh! Only non mesh procedure laparospically is high ligation of the sac which is only used in kids (does not work in adults)
@Elcanario91 i thought a general surgeon had mentioned to me about laparoscopic hernia surgery without mesh. He didn't recommend it as the chance of reoccurrence was high, but it was apparently an option.
@@DEFYfitness yeah there’s an old plain method which is just suturing the defect / sac… but i believe just a plain suture has like a 20-30% chance of reocurrence
Wishing you a speedy recovery, I feel your pain, I had a bilateral shouldice done 7 months ago, I couldn't walk more than a few paces the first 3 days
Yes it’s frustrating not being able to walk around at first but thankfully it’s a relatively quick recovery time.
@@DEFYfitness Yep I was fine within a week or so, still healing going on even now 7 months later
@@torqueofthedevil8145 after 7 months? May I ask how the hernia area feels exactly?
@@DEFYfitness still scar tissue remodelling going on inside, as you know you're not all healed to perfect again after a few weeks, all feels fine now and getting better each month
@torqueofthedevil8145 ah yes…. Scar tissue. Ideally you get in lots of movement earlier on, the scar tissue won’t build up as much in the range of motions that limit lifestyle movements.
Hey Jayce! These were great - very helpful. I'm having my hernia repaired at Shouldice next week. (Flying in from BC). What were given to manage the post-op pain? Thx/Rgds from West Kelowna, BC.
Shouldice will provide you with Post Ops meds during your stay however most people don't require any prescription for anything when they leave. I believe they suggest extra strength Tylenol or Advil.
@@DEFYfitness Thanks!
@slukas1375 you are welcome! Let me know how it goes after your surgery!
This has been very informative on what to expect. You mentioned you had 2 surgeries here. Did you have hernias on both sides or did you have a re-occurrence of your earlier hernia? Thanks.
He had a previous hernia on the left side
I had my left side done the first time and this time the right.
I think you had it rougher than I did. I walked around the building the day after surgery. I walked slowly but I made it. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have but they want you to be active. I do recommend folks walk to the end of the hallway and back and do that once an hour. That's a good safe walk past the nursing station. Grab some prune juice while you walk by, you'll need it!
I left one day early as they often ask patients if you want to. I probably would of stayed, but the final breakfast was almost all carbs. I decided to head home instead, so I could up the protein levels to help with the healing.
My first surgery recovery was quicker than this one. I had expected to have a similar recovery but the surgeon reminded me that every hernia is different.
How many days were you there in total?
@theman1526 4 days. The first time I left a day early. Second time I stayed the recommended time as I wasn’t ready to leave early.
Just had my right groin inguinal hernia surgery on Friday and now recovering ! Quick question . Did you experience scrotum larger after surgery ? Cuz mine is huge and hoping it’s normal from the hernia repair
That happened after my first hernia surgery with discolouration and it was normal. It went away after 2-3 weeks.
Hi Jayce, did you have mesh for this hernia? It’s wonderful that the hospital lets you stay so long. I’m in the US and I’m pretty sure I will go home the same day.
Hi! I did not have mesh. I had open tissue repair. When is your surgery?
@@DEFYfitness my consultation is next month. I don’t want mesh!
It depends on the surgeon. You may want to research surgeons that perform the surgery without mesh. I would prefer a surgeon whose preference is doing non mesh rather than one that uses mesh but making an exception for you (won't as much non mesh experience).
@@DEFYfitness thank you. It’ll be at UCLA in Santa Monica, California.
Let me know how it goes with your consult!
Did you film all this yourself? Good job! Are guests welcomed at Shouldice?
Yes I filmed this myself. Was a lot of effort getting up and down to hit record, especially on the first couple of days! LOL. Guests are allowed to visit. I’m not sure what time it starts but they can stay until 8pm.
@@DEFYfitness Wow good for you! Great videos. Thanks 🙏🏻
I had my inguinal hernia surgery repaired here two months ago. Amazing experience I’m young and athletic, the recovery for few first days was hard and wasn’t able to walk properly but I’m doing well now I stand and walk for hours without problem just uncomfortable feeling sometimes.
The scar tissue was looking the same one in pictures and now looks healthy and tiny.
I’m wondering when the scar will be soft and break down ?
Glad to hear you had a great experience! My scar tissue on my fully healed side took more than a year to be soft. I did a lot of stretches and even massaged the area. It takes some time.
Great videos! Thank you for making them. I’m planning to try to get in soon. This helped a lot! Do they not suture the site on the outside? It didn’t look like it from your video. With the side fully healed can you feel the inside sutures if you touch the area? Are the inside sutures metal? Does it fell natural once healed or is there any tension or tightness? Thanks in advance for your time!
Shouldice doesn’t suture the outside but uses clips instead. With their procedure, I can’t feel the steel sutures they used but I definitely feel a ridge of the overlapping tissue. That ridge flattens over time. I’d say about a year later it’s quite flat. My first one had more tightness but in all fairness it was my own doing as I didn’t stretch it out very much. After doing a routine of stretches, it was totally fine and back to normal.
How much did you weigh here? I have to lose a significant amount of weight to qualify for the surgery but worry about losing a bunch of muscle.
I was probably around 165 lbs. I didn't lose muscle. Worked out 5 days a week even to the day of checking in. Then back to the gym days after surgery. You won't lose that much if you keep your protein levels up. I also programmed my lifting schedule so I needed to deload the same week as surgery.
@@DEFYfitness thanks. I’d be happy if I maintained your level of muscle. I’m currently at 265lbs and without seeing me, they want me to lose 80lbs.
@coreybelliveau3479 do you have a gameplan as to how to lose it yet? You will feel great losing that weight and having your hernia fixed. If you keep your protein levels up (1g of protein per 1 lbs of lean body mass and reduce your fat to under 100g per day and adjust carbs accordingly, you will keep your muscle - assuming you are lifting and resting enough).
@@DEFYfitness that’s pretty much the plan. I’m just starting to get serious and cutting bad habits like night time eating is the first step. I’m getting the sense it’s worth it. The alternative is to not worry about the weight and settle for mesh
@coreybelliveau3479 either way, lowering your weight helps. Suturing into leaner tissue is always stronger.
Castor oil pack on top of the incision site may help with faster recovery and healing. 🙏🕉️
Interesting. Never heard of that. Is the castor oil cold and stay colder longer?
I'm having surgery in a month. My biggest dread is not being able to shower for four days!!!!
I used a large water proof bandage on my surgery site and then a plastic zip lock bag over that with waterproof tape around it just in case. When I showered I also tried not to get that area soaking just in case. But it worked like a charm!
Don’t they give you pain meds. I am using small doses oxy because Iam in so much pain. Could be a while before see doctor
Yes they do. I think it was every 6 hours. I would set my stopwatch to make sure I stayed on it and ahead of the pain.
can u manage to urinate and or take a # 2 ?
Yes. Urination was fine. #2 was a little more uncomfortable just with the sitting part as the surgery site gets “compressed” sitting on the toilet. At first I had to tilt upward to be more comfortable which made it more difficult to relax.
Why did you get two hernia surgeries ???
My first one happened when I lost my footing lifting a large awkward box. The second happened a year later on the opposite side for no apparent reason at the time. A surgeon told me it could be a genetic weakness in my tissue in this area.