tree working and hernias
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Serf Life
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Got the mesh implant two years ago and was out of work for about 8 wks. Worked with it for 10mo b4 the surgery and it was an odd/uncomfortable feeling. Possibility of a hernia becoming strangulated was enough reason to get it fixed. You currently have one?
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- Nanaimo, Canada
My sister is a nurse and asked her about this. She said you should take it easy and ideal is 3-4months of rest.
Crimsonking
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2 hernia surgeries, both within my first 5 years; this year will be my tenth in the field. About 8 weeks recovery. My second was sewn and meshed in February, and I competed in April.
I thought I did and so did the doc but hernia surgeon says no, probably not, go to physical therapy. Kinda happy it's not hernia (allegedly) no way I could afford 8 weeks off but still wondering wtf is wrong with me.
JeffGu
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- Osceola, Nebraska
I've got to get the surgery done, soon... doc seems to think I might be able to keep doing the tree work as long as I'm careful, but at my age, who knows? He said the same things these folks are saying... two months off, for sure. Can't say I'm looking forward to it, but it beats doing nothing.
You excel at doing nothing.
Crimsonking
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It’s not a pleasant experience at all. The reward, though, is worth it.
Serf Life
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They dosed me too heavy with pain killers (fentanyl, delauded (sp?), oxy's...) that I couldn't walk and then ralphed post-op, not pleasant at all after one's abdomen is cut into. Had visectomy same time though and surgeon said he "had to dig around" on one side, hernia only and better doc would hopefully be less painful.
moss
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In the Irish tradition, "the organ recital". when the old folks get together, we talk about what organs ail us.
Double inguinal hernia surgery December 2017, scoped and mesh both sides. The non-symptomatic left side gave me the most trouble afterward, a couple months at least of pain. It had never bothered me before surgery and showed no visual symptom. Doc said 5-6 weeks and back to work. F'ing idiot. I did a test ascent 7 weeks post-op, went up 15' on rope. Definitely was not ready, backed off. About 6 months post op I was back climbing for a while, the originally symptomatic right side failed. Pre-surgery I'd been very clear with the doc that I'm a full-time active tree climber that puts heavy demand on my body. I guess he didn't believe me or didn't actually listen to what I was saying. When he examined me after the right side fail I demonstrated the climbing motion in his office, his eyes widened and he said, and I quote: "That's the worst thing you could do". Like I said, f'ing idiot. Pre-op I asked him what kind of fiber the mesh was made from, polyester? Nylon? High modulus? Other? Deer in the headlights, he didn't know and said "Most people don't want to know the details of the procedure and materials like you do" WTF.
I built a tape on "guard" with high density foam rubber approx. 8mm thick, from a section of a flooring roll I had. Reinforced with 5 short pieces of bamboo skewer sticks vertically like a mini corset then covered with medically approved [joke] Gorilla tape. I'm now an expert in bandaging materials, I tape it down with 3 different kinds of tape obtained at any drugstore. I can do anything: climb, lift, run saws, whatever is needed for tree work. Not experiencing any pain on the fail side. Biding my time before a re-do, like many of you can't afford the time off.
In retrospect I should have walked out of his office when he didn't know what fiber material the mesh is made from. You can't make this shiite up.
Brought to you by "People Will Die" medical equipment, a division of "Very Not Bad Custom Tree Gear".
Strangulated inguinal hernia was a major cause of death for the men who dragged custom-made (by Native Americans) giant trading canoes and supplies around impassable sections of river in Canada during the early colonial period North American fur trade boom.
-AJ
Double inguinal hernia surgery December 2017, scoped and mesh both sides. The non-symptomatic left side gave me the most trouble afterward, a couple months at least of pain. It had never bothered me before surgery and showed no visual symptom. Doc said 5-6 weeks and back to work. F'ing idiot. I did a test ascent 7 weeks post-op, went up 15' on rope. Definitely was not ready, backed off. About 6 months post op I was back climbing for a while, the originally symptomatic right side failed. Pre-surgery I'd been very clear with the doc that I'm a full-time active tree climber that puts heavy demand on my body. I guess he didn't believe me or didn't actually listen to what I was saying. When he examined me after the right side fail I demonstrated the climbing motion in his office, his eyes widened and he said, and I quote: "That's the worst thing you could do". Like I said, f'ing idiot. Pre-op I asked him what kind of fiber the mesh was made from, polyester? Nylon? High modulus? Other? Deer in the headlights, he didn't know and said "Most people don't want to know the details of the procedure and materials like you do" WTF.
I built a tape on "guard" with high density foam rubber approx. 8mm thick, from a section of a flooring roll I had. Reinforced with 5 short pieces of bamboo skewer sticks vertically like a mini corset then covered with medically approved [joke] Gorilla tape. I'm now an expert in bandaging materials, I tape it down with 3 different kinds of tape obtained at any drugstore. I can do anything: climb, lift, run saws, whatever is needed for tree work. Not experiencing any pain on the fail side. Biding my time before a re-do, like many of you can't afford the time off.
In retrospect I should have walked out of his office when he didn't know what fiber material the mesh is made from. You can't make this shiite up.
Brought to you by "People Will Die" medical equipment, a division of "Very Not Bad Custom Tree Gear".
Strangulated inguinal hernia was a major cause of death for the men who dragged custom-made (by Native Americans) giant trading canoes and supplies around impassable sections of river in Canada during the early colonial period North American fur trade boom.
-AJ
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JeffGu
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- Osceola, Nebraska
True. It's the least I can do, after all. Never let it be said that I didn't do the very least that I could do. It will be my epitaph. Written in permanent magic marker on the plastic bag my destitute, broke ass next of kin stuff my body in before they dump it in the river.
JeffGu
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So that's what you did before you started climbing trees. Now we know.
moss
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- Carlisle, Massachusetts, U.S.
I'm pretty old, older than most of the trees around here. older than all you useless whipper snappers! Don't get me started. Too late.
-AJ
That is fucking crazy. I don't even know what to say dude you are badass maybe not canoe dragger status but still pretty impressedIn the Irish tradition, "the organ recital". when the old folks get together, we talk about what organs ail us.
Double inguinal hernia surgery December 2017, scoped and mesh both sides. The non-symptomatic left side gave me the most trouble afterward, a couple months at least of pain. It had never bothered me before surgery and showed no visual symptom. Doc said 5-6 weeks and back to work. F'ing idiot. I did a test ascent 7 weeks post-op, went up 15' on rope. Definitely was not ready, backed off. About 6 months post op I was back climbing for a while, the originally symptomatic right side failed. Pre-surgery I'd been very clear with the doc that I'm a full-time active tree climber that puts heavy demand on my body. I guess he didn't believe me or didn't actually listen to what I was saying. When he examined me after the right side fail I demonstrated the climbing motion in his office, his eyes widened and he said, and I quote: "That's the worst thing you could do". Like I said, f'ing idiot. Pre-op I asked him what kind of fiber the mesh was made from, polyester? Nylon? High modulus? Other? Deer in the headlights, he didn't know and said "Most people don't want to know the details of the procedure and materials like you do" WTF.
I built a tape on "guard" with high density foam rubber approx. 8mm thick, from a section of a flooring roll I had. Reinforced with 5 short pieces of bamboo skewer sticks vertically like a mini corset then covered with medically approved [joke] Gorilla tape. I'm now an expert in bandaging materials, I tape it down with 3 different kinds of tape obtained at any drugstore. I can do anything: climb, lift, run saws, whatever is needed for tree work. Not experiencing any pain on the fail side. Biding my time before a re-do, like many of you can't afford the time off.
In retrospect I should have walked out of his office when he didn't know what fiber material the mesh is made from. You can't make this shiite up.
Brought to you by "People Will Die" medical equipment, a division of "Very Not Bad Custom Tree Gear".
Strangulated inguinal hernia was a major cause of death for the men who dragged custom-made (by Native Americans) giant trading canoes and supplies around impassable sections of river in Canada during the early colonial period North American fur trade boom.
-AJ
moss
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I hear that
So, I have joined the club. This past Monday I had surgery for a inigual sp? hernia. They did robotic surgery, with a camera inserted through the belly button. (heebe jeebe time), and two small slits on either side of my stomach, with a mesh to hold things in place. It was out patient surgery and took 4 hours from when I walked in the door until they wheeled me out the door and wished me luck.
In fairness, they were very kind and professional (even marking the spot with a maker), which was strangely re-assuring.
I took 1 Oxycotin Monday and seem to be on the mend now. Time will tell.
In fairness, they were very kind and professional (even marking the spot with a maker), which was strangely re-assuring.
I took 1 Oxycotin Monday and seem to be on the mend now. Time will tell.
Serf Life
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Welcome!
