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Can I Go For Hernia Operation When I Have Chronic Liver Disease?
Iam a chronic liver patient and for the last nine months keeping completely away from alcohol. My diet is vegetarian(as prescribed by Pushpagiri Hospital) and occasionally fish. I am keeping my hernia operation pending for the fear of above as well as anestasia. Kindly advise. Pls.note that I doubt diabetics as well.
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi and welcome.Hernia is a routine procedure today and you can have it even in serious liver conditions especially if this is done under local or spinal anesthesia.
wish you good health.Regards
wish you good health.Regards
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