I was just diagnosed with an umbilical hernia and I'm a mom to a 6-month-old baby. I'm really worried about the surgery how many days would I need to stay in the hospital and what's the usual cost for open hernia surgery? I'm trying to figure out how to plan everything with my little one.

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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Open hernia surgery usually needs 1‚Äì2 days in hospital; cost ranges ‚Çπ30,000‚Äì‚Çπ60,000 depending on location.

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