I recently had surgery to fix two hernias - it was a laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repair.
I'm currently 9 days post surgery and feel pretty good. Can't really flex abs - still some bloating and bruising. Also occasional mild groin pain.
At my post-op visit (5 days post-surgery), my doc said that the mesh he put in isn't going anywhere, and that I'm free to return to the gym. He just said to avoid movements where I'm stretching my groin, as that may cause me discomfort. He literally said "you could bench press 300 lbs right now and your abs wouldn't be under any stress." I feel like I can't trust him after he said this, as at the time my stomach was massively distended and bruised. There is no way in the world it would have been safe to bench 300 lbs 5 days post surgery when I can't even control abs or breathe properly...
Most of what I read online says to wait 4-6 weeks before returning to the gym. I'm tempted to just jump back into the gym, but my doctor seems...overly aggressive and not well-educated on the physiology involved in weight lifting.
Does anyone have any first hand experience recovering from laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair? How long did you stay out of the gym?
I'm currently 9 days post surgery and feel pretty good. Can't really flex abs - still some bloating and bruising. Also occasional mild groin pain.
At my post-op visit (5 days post-surgery), my doc said that the mesh he put in isn't going anywhere, and that I'm free to return to the gym. He just said to avoid movements where I'm stretching my groin, as that may cause me discomfort. He literally said "you could bench press 300 lbs right now and your abs wouldn't be under any stress." I feel like I can't trust him after he said this, as at the time my stomach was massively distended and bruised. There is no way in the world it would have been safe to bench 300 lbs 5 days post surgery when I can't even control abs or breathe properly...
Most of what I read online says to wait 4-6 weeks before returning to the gym. I'm tempted to just jump back into the gym, but my doctor seems...overly aggressive and not well-educated on the physiology involved in weight lifting.
Does anyone have any first hand experience recovering from laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair? How long did you stay out of the gym?