Gary Fowler
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- Joined
- Jun 23, 2008
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- Location
- Bismarck Arkansas
- Tractor
- 2009 Kubota RTV 900, 2009 Kubota B26 TLB & 2010 model LS P7010
I had two surgeries for hernias, one to tighten up the muscles in my stomach which required cutting from belly button to breast bone(not sure what that one was called) and a couple years later umbilical (belly button) where a mesh was implanted.
The umbilical was a piece of cake and I had the surgery one day and went back to work (office work) the next day. Neither one kept me from work for more than a couple of days although I was cautioned not to try to lift more than 5 pounds..You don't have to worry about that, your body will sure tell you when something is too heavy. My hardest thing to do after they cut my stomach muscles open was getting out of bed the morning after the surgery and the next hardest was trying to have a bowel movement.:laughing: I had the surgery on Friday and went to work on Monday but very cautiously in walking and other movement.
I guess mostly it depends on your pain threshold as to what you can do. Climbing up on a tractor might be a bit much for a day or two and definitely not going to be bouncing around on it while driving on anything other than pavement.
The umbilical was a piece of cake and I had the surgery one day and went back to work (office work) the next day. Neither one kept me from work for more than a couple of days although I was cautioned not to try to lift more than 5 pounds..You don't have to worry about that, your body will sure tell you when something is too heavy. My hardest thing to do after they cut my stomach muscles open was getting out of bed the morning after the surgery and the next hardest was trying to have a bowel movement.:laughing: I had the surgery on Friday and went to work on Monday but very cautiously in walking and other movement.
I guess mostly it depends on your pain threshold as to what you can do. Climbing up on a tractor might be a bit much for a day or two and definitely not going to be bouncing around on it while driving on anything other than pavement.