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Traditional hernia surgery recovery is one week with pain medications and four to six weeks of no heavy lifting.
If I do an open hernia repair on someone, I’ll usually tell them they can get back to full, normal activities by about four to six weeks. If I do it laparoscopically, I give a recovery time of two to four weeks before you should be completely back to your normal activities.
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