Re: Hernia operation

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Posted by Gerry on November 26, 19102 at 10:59:59:

In Reply to: Hernia operation posted by Mark on November 25, 19102 at 16:02:25:

I'm also an AK amp and I had two rounds of abdominal surgery 3 years ago. The first surgery was to correct a defect in my GI and the second to correct a hernia which resulted from incorrect sutures on the abdominal wall and over agressive rehab (I'm a type A person with no patience).

Based on instructions from my surgeon, I stayed off the prosthesis for about 3 weeks while the abdominal wall and muscles healed. Then I went back to an old suspension socket with a Silesial belt. I had my prosthetist modify the suspension belt mountings to avoid the insicions.

I returned to the full contact suction socket (the type that you have to work at to don) about 8 weeks post surgery.

Listen to the surgeon and take it real easy for the first few weeks.

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: I'm also an AK amp and I had two rounds of abdominal surgery 3 years ago. The first surgery was to correct a defect in my GI and the second to correct a hernia which resulted from incorrect sutures on the abdominal wall and over agressive rehab (I'm a type A person with no patience). : Based on instructions from my surgeon, I stayed off the prosthesis for about 3 weeks while the abdominal wall and muscles healed. Then I went back to an old suspension socket with a Silesial belt. I had my prosthetist modify the suspension belt mountings to avoid the insicions. : I returned to the full contact suction socket (the type that you have to work at to don) about 8 weeks post surgery. : Listen to the surgeon and take it real easy for the first few weeks.

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