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Mary Petersen, RN, CMSRN, is a medical-surgical nurse on a general surgery floor in Hartford, Connecticut. She has cared for postoperative patients for eight years, helping them with incisional care and mobility after abdominal operations. She also writes about surgical recovery for Biology Insights. Petersen focuses on giving patients realistic expectations for healing after procedures.

Can You Get a Hernia From Surgery?Procedures
Can a Hernia Be Repaired Without Mesh?Procedures
Which Is More Painful: Hernia Surgery or a C-Section?Procedures
Can You Travel After Hernia Surgery?Procedures
How to Get Rid of a Double Butt After Surgery Procedures
Can a Cyst Come Back After Surgery?Cancer
How to Get Out of Bed After Abdominal Surgery Procedures
What to Expect After Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures
How Long Does Your Back Hurt After a Blood Patch?Procedures
Can You Drink Coffee After Hernia Surgery?Procedures
Why Is My Surgical Scar Indented?Skin & Hair
How to Help Someone After Surgery Procedures
Can a Plastic Surgeon Fix an Umbilical Hernia?Procedures
How Long Is Recovery From Hernia Surgery?Procedures
What Are the Different Types of Hernias?Bones & Muscles
Can You Walk Up Stairs After Hernia Surgery?Procedures
How to Relieve Hernia Pain at Home Bones & Muscles
What Is the Recovery Time for Inguinal Hernia Surgery?Procedures
When Can I Start Cooking After a Hysterectomy?Therapies
When Can I Sleep on My Side After Laparoscopic Surgery?Procedures
How Dangerous Is Diverticulitis Surgery?Procedures
How Long After Pilonidal Surgery Can I Sit?Procedures
How to Reduce Abdominal Swelling After Laparoscopy Procedures
How Long After Inguinal Surgery Can I Lift?Procedures
What Can You Eat After Hiatal Hernia Surgery?Gut & Kidney
Do You Gain Weight After Hernia Surgery?Procedures
How Long After Abdominal Surgery Can I Take a Bath?Procedures
How Long After Gallbladder Surgery Can I Take a Bath?Procedures
What Happens If You Don’t Take Care of a Hernia?Bones & Muscles
What Are the Symptoms of an Incisional Hernia?Gut & Kidney