Patients should be help full to take any prescribed tablets for pain only if they need them. Avoid prescribing tablets that contain codeine (e.g: Co-codamol). Paracetamol is almost as effective. Other non steroidals (drugs: Naproxen, Voltarol) are fine providing there are no contraindications.

A slight rise in body temperature may keep continue for a day or so after the operation irrespective of the type of anesthetic used. After Operation the patient should do Bath Every day or else should do sponge bath every day.  Through plastic dressing will protect the wound and can be peeled off after 3-7 days. Clean bath water will do the wound/incision/cut no harm at all.

There may be damage and hardness or a sensation of a ‘rope’ beneath the incision (after an open mesh repair). In addition there may be swelling and discoloring in the genital region. This will all retreated in time and patients should be comfort. After a laparoscopic repair the patient may feel that the hernia is still there but this sensation further improves with time. Scrotal swelling can be alarming irrespective of the type of repair, specifically if the hernia was large or inguino scrotal, and again patients should be reassured. If the swelling is increases then a seroma should be evaluate which may need aspiration and contacting the surgeon is guided..

Infection:

Fortunately this is not common. The majority of wounds are ‘inflamed’ after surgery and antibiotics are not required. Many surgeons may give a single dose of an proper antibiotic to minimize any chance of infection even though this is not evidence based.