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Message: [QUOTE="DrZzzz, post: 3244245, member: 9675"] Typically no lifting (no more than 10 lbs, I believe) for 6 weeks after surgery, so do all that moving before the surgery. Motrin is perfectly acceptable for pain relief, especially if it allows you to use less narcotics. I always give my patients toradol (an NSAID, like motrin) IV during hernia repairs. In fact, at my hospital all C-sections (much bigger incision than a hernia, and a gravid uterus bleeds more than just about anything) get toradol and tylenol round the clock post-op. This decreases the use of narcs, and hence their constipating side effects. No increase in post-op bleeding. Having said that if you need narcs, take them. Stay ahead of the pain. Also, get some fiber in your diet. Do you like Frosted Mini-wheats? Good luck. [/QUOTE]