I went to my surgeon yesterday. He concurred with our family doctor that I do have an incisional hernia. It is due to the extensive abdominal surgeries I had last year. I have lots of scar tissue and weak muscles. He did not agree with the surgical process our family doctor presented to me.
He will not repair this on an outpatient basis. He will not do laparoscopic surgery. His plan is to open me up, implant mesh to cover the hole in my abdominal wall, close me up, and keep me in the hospital for 2 – 3 days. WHAT? Not only will he keep me hospitalized for 2 – 3 days, but he won’t release me back to work for 2 – 3 weeks. He wants me to rest.
I go for a second opinion (on Thursday the 11th) with a general surgeon who specializes in bellies. If the second surgeon says it has to be an open surgery with a hospital stay, then I will reluctantly stay the night(s) in the hospital.
If the second surgeon says he can do it as an outpatient procedure, then what? Should I go the outpatient route and be released quickly, or should I have the open surgery with the doctor who is all too familiar with the scar tissue that he made in my abdomen?
How about I stop wondering about a predicament that hasn’t developed yet?
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