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Hernia & Shouldice

rbjeepthing said:
I know with a single if you stand like a flamingo while laughing it helps with the pain. The problem is once you notice the entire room laughing and standing like flamingos you tend to laugh harder....true story
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Haven't tried that but I know for sure that coughing and laughing hard are off my list at the moment. It's hard to even do up my shoes.
 
RobVN said:
Ok AllanR I'm home. If you want a hernia repaired and you want it done once then you need to go to Shouldice. That's all they do there and they have been doing it for 65 years. Their failure rate is less than 1 %. I met a number of people there that have had hernias redone twice already at a local hospital and are now coming to Shouldice. People from all over the world come there because of their reputation. The method that they use to repair it has been proven to not fail. You can expect to be there for 5 days for 1 hernia and 7 for 2 hernias (like me). It is a nice facility albeit a little dated but well kept up. The care, staff, food and grounds are really good. You can expect to have a fair bit of pain and discomfort. I tell everyone it's like being gut kicked by an elephant. When you go home, you can resume work on light duty and they tell you that you can resume full duty in 4 weeks which I think is pretty amazing. It will cost you to be there as all the rooms are semi private and OHIP does not cover that. If you have some private insurance, it may pick up the extra. Hope this helps.
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Hey Rob, thanks for the info. I'm booked for November 26th!

Just a few questions if you don't mind:

Do the patient rooms each have an individual bathroom?
Are there places to store/lock valuables?
Are there different choices for meals?

Thanks.
 
AllanR said:
Hey Rob, thanks for the info. I'm booked for November 26th!

Just a few questions if you don't mind:

Do the patient rooms each have an individual bathroom?
Are there places to store/lock valuables?
Are there different choices for meals?

Thanks.
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Yes the rooms have their own bathroom.(Common for 2 ppl.) No they don't have a place to lock valuables. (I had a laptop and i pod in my room but I wasn't worried. I sent my wallet home.). There were no choices for meals but most were good. I think if you had a special diet and forewarned them, they would accommodate you. ie vegetarian. If you have any other questions you are welcome to PM me.
 
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