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Author: Fat Thumb
Date: 2012-10-23 20:41
Anticipating laparoscopic hernia repair, I can't get any answer from the medical profession about whether I must avoid clarinet playing during recovery. They are emphatic about avoiding any exercise that involves lifting, pulling, or pushing for several weeks -- but when I ask about playing a wind instrument, I get a blank look and a question about whether it uses stomach muscles. Does anyone have any experience with this? I figure I shouldn't lift a sax case, but at least a clarinet is under the 8 lb limit.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2012-10-23 21:15
I would get a second opinion from a surgeon who performs this kind of operation for wind instrument players.
Ask your surgeon whether you can blow up balloons.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2012-10-24 12:48
I performed such procedures until my retirement. It depends on the type and extent of the hernia, and the method of repair.
After a general anesthetic, we encourage lung expansion, and blowing a balloon was OK, at least for my patients. However.... I can not presume to advise you in any fashion because of the potential for litigation should anything go awry. (aka CYA prevails).
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
Post Edited (2012-10-24 12:55)
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Author: MSK
Date: 2012-10-24 13:07
Obviously, you must follow your surgeon's instructions first and foremost. I had a different laparscopic procedure six weeks ago. Although I had no restrictions, I found it was too painful to play at all for about a week. For the next week or two, I could play enough to practice at home, but not to get through a two hour orchestra rehearsal. The first week back, I could tell my breath support wasn't as good as usual, but it probably wasn't noticeable to others. Since then, things are back to normal. Good luck to you.
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Author: Wes
Date: 2012-10-24 21:02
Check the saxontheweb site for many comments on hernia surgery and playing winds. I played oboe in an orchestra on Monday after a Friday surgery ok. Fifteen years later, surgery on the other side caused an irregular heart beat but I played a week later. A year later, I still feel slight twinges from the last one. Good luck!
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Author: LJBraaten
Date: 2012-10-24 21:05
I was playing within a week after hernia surgery earlier this year. YMMV ( you might want to search the thread I think it's titled playing after surgery). The main thing I learned is you want to be very specific about what you ask the doctor. " can I play after surgery?" will probably be interpreted as " will I be comfortable if I play after surgery?" A better question is "will it cause any damage if I play within x days after surgery?"
Laurie
Laurie (he/him)
Post Edited (2012-10-24 22:20)
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Author: pplateau
Date: 2014-09-06 23:53
I had traditional slicemeopen type surgery for a hernia with a strangulated stomach. Recovery took over a month and at 8 weeks just starting to blow long tones. The surgeons not very helpful on the subject of when, other than "when you feel up to it."
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