While most of us are in the throes of preparing for the holidays, some people have been forced to deal with an unexpected hospital stay due to the need for some kind of operation: Gallbladder surgery, hernia repair, emergency appendectomy, colon surgery and cardiac episodes are common any time of year.
Many of these procedures are performed using laparoscopic surgery, where tiny incisions are used instead of a large incision. In some instances, however, general surgery is still the optimal choice. Regardless, if you have to face any kind of surgical procedure, here are my recommendations to help make your recovery as fast and painless as possible: Read more…