I have to have hernia repair surgery soon. Has anyone here ever had this done!
How long before I can masturbate or have sex again afterwards?
Haha! The vhtv forum got suggest that these topics. 
I recently had umbilical hernia repair. No strenuous effort for six weeks. No lifting above more than one-handed. No straining on the toilet, use laxatives if required.
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This is not what I wanted to hear, but thanks. I’ll likely be having bilateral inquinal hernia repair soon. I am dreading this like the plague. I’m fairly young so I’m hoping for a quick recovery.
How long before you could have sex?
I’m 70 with lumbar stenosis and Mrs O has severe arthritis, so sex has been off the menu for a few years.
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Yes, I get. Appreciate the honesty. I’m 51. Sorry to confuse, but I’m actually a guy. It’s complicated, but you get the idea. I’m trans. Anyways, about 3 weeks ago I started having this full feeling on the left side of my groin and I was taking a shower, looked down, and saw this bulge on the left side. It felt like a ball inside of it. My mom dies from colorectal cancer and so I freaked out a little. Finally got to see a doctor and he confirmed it was a left inguinal hernia. He thinks I have one on the right side too. I’m pending a CT scan to confirm. Surgery will follow that. I’m pretty scared of the recovery. I’ve never had surgery before and from looking at the videos I’m not looking forward to this at all. They said 6 weeks of recovery. Ugh!
On the plus side, maybe I’ll pass away under anesthesia and you guys can finally be rid of me. Yay! 
I’ve had more hospital time and surgery in the last two and a half years than in the previous 68. Cardiac arrest and stent to major artery, enlarged prostate with traumatic catheterisation which damaged urethra, then prostate resection three months later. Colonoscopy with polyp removal mid-last year and hernia repair twelve weeks ago after waiting a year and a half from initial strangulation. I hadn’t had more than an overnight stay in hospital for most of my life, so when I woke up in cardiac ICU that was a bit of a shock. You just need to take the recovery time and follow any rehab plan.
My goodness! I shall start my healthy lifestyle tomorrow. That’s a lot of stuff. Ugh! Getting old is something I’ve been dreading. It’s inevitable! I’ve already had 2 colonoscopies. So far they have been clean. Thank goodness! Raise hands for the prep! Oh yes! Fun stuff there. Good times.
@Jin good luck with upcoming surgery. Wish you have great doctors & medical care you trust.
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Thank you! I’m dreading this. I’ll probably be on here like 24/7 for a week or so while I recover. 
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I second that 
Hello, I’m right here, laying on the ground, underneath of you.
If you can’t bring yourself to wish me well yourself then what is the point of saying it at all? I can only assume that you didn’t say it make me feel better, you said it to make yourself feel better. Now I’m sad. Thanks
Just can’t do it can you @jabbath1987? Made a promise to your new friends that you would never directly talk to me in public ever again huh? That’s it. It’s the only possible reason that you cannot bring yourself to do it. Fear that you’ll be going back on a promise made. Well, if that’s the case, then why would you even bother to second a wish for my well being? You either care about me or you don’t. Which is it? We go way back. I’ve know your for more then 5 years now. I thought we had a love hate relationship, but it seems to me that for you it’s only a hate relationship. So why bother wishing me well at all? Answer me or I’ll just assume that I’m right about you. Pitiful!
To be perfectly honest this is the only thing left here that I really care about. Knowing if our relationship is truly dead forever. If it is I’ll move on from it and it will impact who I am and what I do from that point forward. But at least have the courage one way or the other to stand in front of me and say it’s over. Surely I deserve at least that much.