You need a 4-year bachelor's degree from a college to get to podiatry school. Podiatry school is 4 years long and it is followed by a residency in a hospital for one, two or three years.
Surgery can take any given amount of time. Depending on the operation. For example, if you were to have heart surgery. It could take anywhere from 2 hours to 6,8, or even 10 hours depending on...
I was out for almost three months with an abdominal surgery until I was released by the doctor - it depends upon where your hernia is and how large the tear .