Hernia Surgery Recovery: Managing Pain, Mesh & Recovery

Effective recovery from hernia repair involves managing post-operative pain and constipation. Recognize complications of abdominal mesh and activities to avoid.

Post Operative Complications of Abdominal-Hernia Surgery

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Gregory Waryasz, MD, CSCS

A hernia is a protrusion of an organ or soft tissue of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it. The types of abdominal hernias include direct inguinal, indirect inguinal, femoral, umbilical, incisional, diaphragmatic, hiatal, Richter's, and Spigelian.

Gregory Waryasz, MD, has been a writer since 2004. His work has appeared in "Dynamic Medicine," "Athletic Therapy Today," the "Strength and Conditioning Journal" and the "Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners." He is an orthopaedic surgery resident at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital. He has a medical doctorate from Tufts University and is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist.