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Can You Go For Swimming Before Iguinal Hernia Surgery ?
Can you go swimming before iguinal hernia surgery? How about after? I am asking in reference to an otherwise healthy 10 year old boy.
Thu, 29 Dec 2011
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It is best he avoids any sort of abdominal muscle strain such as swimming or the like before surgery and also till atleast 6 weeks after surgery or more as advised by his Surgeon because of the possibility of complications and recurrence.
It is best he avoids any sort of abdominal muscle strain such as swimming or the like before surgery and also till atleast 6 weeks after surgery or more as advised by his Surgeon because of the possibility of complications and recurrence.
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