Inguinal Hernia

[sensitivenips]

have any of you experienced this? i have an issue that developed late last night, and with a little googling i have come to believe i may have this. if so, this really really really sucks, and is really really really bumming me out. the only response to an inguinal hernia is surgery, and im guessing i would be out of the weight room for what at least 3-6 weeks? i started my cutter a month ago and was going to start my cycle on monday, but this looks like it may be a huge set back for me. i feel like just when im getting back into the grove of things i have another issue.

[sensitivenips]

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to be specific i believe its actually called an indirect inguinal hernia, located where the scrotum is.

[sofargone561]

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hurts me just thinking about it

[BigDawg]

Had two inguinal hernia repairs in 92&93.

[sensitivenips]

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Had two inguinal hernia repairs in 92&93.

did you still workout up until the surgery? how quickly were you able to get back in to the gym afterwards?

[Diggler28]

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I've had an inguinal repair performed. It all depends on if it's giving you trouble of not if you will be able to train. I had mine (since repaired years ago) for many many months before I had the actual surgery. It wouldn't bother me really at all other than some "discomfort" at times. There came a time when it just felt like I was getting stabbed by a knife so I knew it was time to repair it. It didn't affect my training up until that point. Although I was very mindful of it when I trained legs and did so very light. I was back in the gym 8 days later doing cardio and going through the motions with my sets with very light weight and after 2 weeks it was biz as usual. Now I wasn't stacking it on like I would as if there was no injury. My sets were back to normal and I was using mid-level weight.

[BigDawg]

First one was scared as shit hearing if a portion of colon got trapped in the tear it could be life threatening so I walked around like my lifting days were over. Second one I trained up to surgery and listened to my body. If it hurt more that day I didn't do anything. Took 4 weeks before dr would allow me to lift anything more than ten pounds. Limited me to cardio. After 8 I was back in the gym. Ask about the arthroscopic repair. Back in caveman days when I had my repairs only option was cutting thru abdominal wall. Now they can do it through a small incision and reportedly healing time is significantly faster.

[sensitivenips]

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thanks guys for your responses. ive read that if you feel nausea that its time to high tail it to the doc. at this time its just some discomfort when i sit down or stand up, otherwise i dont really notice it. it just sucks that this happened on friday, so i have the whole weekend to think about it. i dont want any problems so im ready to call the doc asap, just dont want to pay for emergency room if i dont have to.

[BigDawg]

It's a definite don't wait as opposed to waiting and having the tear get bigger. The mesh patch they put in makes a recurrence extremely unlikely. Good luck brother

[sensitivenips]

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ok so i went to the doc today, and he has stated its not a hernia, its an infection. so i said "thank God, now i dont have to get surgery" his response was "you dont have to get surgery as of yet." everything from what i examined to what i looked up online over the weekend just pointed in the direction of a hernia, i didnt even think of the possibility of it being an infection. i do shave myself w/ an electric shaver, and tend to nick myself every now and again, but the timing of the events last weeks all make sense.

i left the doc's office knowing that its still a serious matter, so im on antibiotics at the moment.

feel some relief, hopefully the antibiotics will take care of the situation.

i appreciate everybody who gave feedback on this subject, so thank you for your responses.

[sensitivenips]

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wow bro what you putting your pecker in. Shave yeah that's your story. Probably sum stirt dirt from down the road

lol prolly...and the ironic thing about all this is im a clean freak when it comes to those southern regions. maybe this is my body's way of saying "stop being so anal!"