TIF Recovery Exercises | Anti-reflux Surgery, Dr. Willie Melvin in Smyrna, TN

Part of our TIF procedure includes the hiatal hernia repair, which we perform using the robot. It's a minimally invasive procedure where it's robotically assisted laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair. Tiny incisions but it's still a big surgery. And so, the recovery is important.
You don't want to do anything that's going to cause straining on the inside, that's going to cause pressure to come up or anything that will put pressure on the incision. And so, the limited activity is usually for a week or two depending on how strenuous it is. Sometimes you'll be off for four weeks from work. But, most people can resume normal activity within a few weeks with limitations of lifting and straining.

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How soon can you do aerobic exercising? What happens if you have a bowel movement and you strain?