Quality Bull Tag but need hernia surgery

[TripleJ]

I burned all my points and drew an Oregon big 3 archery tag in 2017. The unit is mostly steep and deep. Unexpectedly, I had to have inguinal hernia surgery in mid-July that year. My story is a little different than most of the others here, it was super sucky. I thought I would be recovered in time for the hunt, but the truth is I struggled to even hike around for the first few weeks of the season. I never was able to hunt hard the way I normally do. Stepping over logs and traversing the steep hillsides was painful. Everyone's recovery is different, and the type of surgery you have also makes a difference. It sounds like the technology is better now, and that the recovery is quicker and smoother. It still bugs me this many years later that I drew a basically OIL tag and wasn't able to hunt the way I wanted and fill the tag. Best of luck to you, I hope your experience is better than mine.

 

[Mxracer532]

I burned all my points and drew an Oregon big 3 archery tag in 2017. The unit is mostly steep and deep. Unexpectedly, I had to have inguinal hernia surgery in mid-July that year. My story is a little different than most of the others here, it was super sucky. I thought I would be recovered in time for the hunt, but the truth is I struggled to even hike around for the first few weeks of the season. I never was able to hunt hard the way I normally do. Stepping over logs and traversing the steep hillsides was painful. Everyone's recovery is different, and the type of surgery you have also makes a difference. It sounds like the technology is better now, and that the recovery is quicker and smoother. It still bugs me this many years later that I drew a basically OIL tag and wasn't able to hunt the way I wanted and fill the tag. Best of luck to you, I hope your experience is better than mine.

Thats EXACTLY what I dont want.
If you dont mind saying what type of surgery was yours?

 

[Blake C]

I had mesh installed for inguinal. If I had an October tag. I wouldn't hesitate to fix it this month. I wouldn't wait past mid August.

 

[Mxracer532]

I had mesh installed for inguinal. If I had an October tag. I wouldn't hesitate to fix it this month. I wouldn't wait past mid August.

My hunt starts on Sept 7th.

 

[TripleJ]

It was inguinal with a mesh implant. It ended up being a lot tougher of a recovery than I expected. I've always felt like I was a pretty tough guy with a high pain tolerance. I had about a 2-3" incision and it felt like everything I did, ever movement I tried to make, I was going to rip or tear something loose. That would be followed up by a few minutes of feeling like I got kicked in the nuts. Like I said before, I've heard that the surgery has changed and that recovery times have gotten better. I'm not trying to scare you, I just figured I would tell my story since it's different than most peoples.

Thats EXACTLY what I dont want.
If you dont mind saying what type of surgery was yours?

 

[Blake C]

My hunt starts on Sept 7th.

Oh shoot. I would wait then