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recovery. The length of stay after open heart surgery is usually 4-7 days. Your physician and a knowledgeable team of professionals will attend to your special needs, to help you understand your heart condition and how to best live with it. Your Heart and Its Function The heart is a strong muscle about the size of your clenched fist.
What To Expect After Surgery. Most people who have laparoscopic hernia repair surgery are able to go home the same day. Recovery time is about 1 to 2 weeks. You most likely can return to light activity after 1 to 2 weeks.Strenuous exercise should wait until after 4 weeks of recovery. Studies have found that people have less pain after laparoscopic hernia repair than after open hernia surgery.aparoscopic repair of a hernia is more expensive than open surgery because of the higher cost of the slightly longer operating-room time and the cost of laparoscopic technology.