Andrea, I am in Texas, with NY insurance, and went home the same day, also with a hernia repair. ...you will be fine. My surgery was around 1pm, and I went home before 6pm. Easy peasy, and I am in my 50s. Just get up and walk as soon as you can.
Surgery 4/20 at 1pm (arrived at 8am for nothing). Went home by 6pm. Insurance patient. Pain meds till 4/21, just liquid adult Tylenol from Walgreens. At work now.....
Laura, the pre-op diet is to shrink the fatty liver. So the surgeon can get a safer view. The higher your BMI, the longer you will be assigned the pre-op diet. Lower BMIs, shorter time. If your surgeon goes by the guidelines.....