Hernia Repair in 8 Year Old

More common than you think! My 8 year old had his repaired a month ago. Actually pretty easy. The day of the surgery (scheduled for 8am) went smooth. We made sure we chose a surgical place that used a gas to put him to sleep before inserting the IV. I highly recommend this. I have friends that have horror stories about their children being traumatized by the IV insertion. The day of the surgery he was groggy and sore. We actually had a 2 hours drive home and we were home by 5 that night. He took it easy the next day and by the 3rd day he went to camp! Hiking and everying! He did have to skip the zipline though:)
The worst part was waiting for 2 weeks to go swimming since we went on vacation the 2nd week.

My friend's son had one repaired a few years ago. He was told to go home and rest on the couch. Instead he was jumping on it that same day.

All should be fine. Good luck!!

In, repair, out. Rest that day. Life as you know it next.