Hernia op

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I put this in elderly parents but I thought I might get more traffic here:-

My dad is 87, had a small heart attack in 2020, bit frail now but not outrageously.

Anyone, the time has come for him to have an operation to repair his hernia (abdominal) and has a date for day surgery end of July. I'm slated to help with driving him there and picking him up. Just wondering what I'm likely to expect, how I can help etc. He lives in normal housing with my mum who is nearly 86 and finds walking difficult etc.

Any idea how my dad is likely to be when I pick him up? Im imagining I'll need to use one of the hospital wheelchairs to get him to the car etc.

Depends a bit on exactly what they’re doing - there’s a whole spectrum of hernias. Some can be done with just local/spinal injection, but others are bigger operations and need GA. The hospital looking after him should be able to give more specific advice. Whatever procedure it is, if he’s having it done as a day case he’ll need a sensible, reasonably able adult with him for at least 24hours. Hope it goes well.

Thanks @Greybeardy. I think he had a scan on his abdomen/scrotum? Pretty sure it's day surgery plus local anaesthetic.