Dr. Oday Obaid

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It’s a big Surgey. And any surgery comes with risks. But a successful kidney transplant is a life changer.

This depends on what kind of surgery it is. Surgeries are clean, clean-contaminated, contaminated, or dirty. The risk of infection is lowest in clean surgery such as breast surgeries, and highest in dirty surgeries like trauma surgeries that come from the street with dirt and foreign bodies.

Sometimes. If it is a simple diverticulitis it usually does not require any surgery or bowel removal. recurrent or complicated diverticulitis like those with abscess or perforation may require surgery in the interim in which part of the bowel where the diverticulum is may need to be removed

If it is a lipoma confirmed by a physician and is not bothering you, you can leave it.

Laparoscopic appendectomy became a routine and standard approach to removing an appendix. Open approach is reserved for cases in which proceeding with the laparoscopic approach would not be safe.

Recovering from any surgery depends on the intra-operative findings, the general condition, and the other medical problems the person has. In a healthy person with simple uncomplicated appendicitis, patients are usually discharged within 24 hours. Patients can go back to their daily life immediately, having regular diet, shower, and drive (As long as they're not on narcotic pain medications). It is advisable though to avoid strenuous activities and weight lifting for at least 2 weeks. But, again, many other variables come into play when advising patients on their post-op course.

You most certainly would. These surgeries go hand in hand with lifestyle change and dietary modifications. Consuming high caloric drinks is one of the biggest enemies of these surgeries. My advice would be meet with a bariatric surgeon to know first of all if you are indicated for these surgeries and to get a more comprehensive advice on the lifestyle modifications and what to expect post-op.

Surgery is usually needed when the hernia is complicated, causing obstruction, or becoming ischemia (tissues are strangulated and blood supply is compromised). Otherwise this is best managed by lifestyle changes. If you're overweight, lose weight. If you smoke, QUIT. reduce alcohol use. Make a food diary to figure which foods cause the symptoms. Chest pain, however, has many other reasons, which is why I would recommend going to your PCP for proper history and examination and further work up if necessary