An overnight stay ensures that you are given appropriate post-operative care and adequate pain relief to minimise any discomfort. Our senior nursing staff will look after you and will monitor your recovery to make sure that you are well enough to travel home the next day. They will also be able to alleviate any anxieties you may have following surgery. The UCH Hernia Clinic provides very comfortable accommodation with TV and many other facilities. We also cater for special dietary requirements.
General advice can differ following hernia repair.
Although some clinics claim that you can continue as normal within hours of surgery, we consider this an unrealistic expectation. We recommend that you should consider taking time to rest for one or even two weeks following surgery, particularly if you have a very active or strenuous lifestyle. Rules are not rigid, however. You can walk around and do whatever you feel comfortable doing, but heavy lifting or long drives, for example, are not recommended.