Hernia. Don't do this.

Recovering now. Don't like it one bit. Avoid if at all possible. That is all.

Scott

Took me two days before I could get back into the shop. I feel your pain.

Upside is that the wife was nice to me.

What actually happens now when you turn your head and cough?

Yeah, well, don't be coughing for a while if you don't have to. Hernias suck. Unless you're fixing them, then they are cool. Nice little surgery.

Did that in '89. Carrying a 250 lb guy over my shoulder.....in the dark. Stepped in a hole and felt something give. Fortunately we only had 3 more weeks of basic training so as long as I held my hand over it I was fine. As soon as I got to AIT it was sick call city for me!

Double inguinal hernias suck, two.

Were you stealing sewer caps?

Been there, done that, got the t-shir... polyester mesh in my lower abdomen.

I was dumb and stubborn, didn't want to go to the doc, knew there was something wrong, but thought the worst, so what did I do, avoid the doctor.

It was a week before I could do much "normal," after the surgery. I had it laparoscopic, had horrible pain in my shoulder, allegedly from an air "bubble" from when they blew me up for the procedure. I couldn't lay flat for a few days, slept upright in the recliner, and the air floated to the top I guess. Pain killers only made me sleep, didn't do squat for the pain.

FYI, if you aren't already taking stool softener, get some quick!

• Lee

Appleseed wrote: Were you stealing sewer caps?

Born with them. #3 was from having "fun" the third day after surgery #2, #4 was from weights. Solid for the last 35 years (fingers crossed). No plastic mesh - geez, BigDaddy!

I got an umbilical hernia on the first day of a week's vacation, with a cold. Spent the next 8 days sneezing with my hand pressed against my navel, and poking little weird lumps back in after every coughing fit.

Had my first inguinal hernia fixed 3 years ago at 25. Ended up with pulmonary embolisms less than Week later.

Next hernia popped up on the other side a year later. Once I have insurance I'll get it fixed.

I do not look forward to having that surgery again.

Had an umbilical hernia fixed with the mesh stuff. It never hurt but man it looked weird when my chitlins decided they wanted to have a look around.

I have an un-diagnosed one. Pretty much everyone in my family has had one (Dad twice, little brother once, cousin twice, cousin, 2 uncles twice, 3 uncles once), and every once in a while I feel a little twinge down there. It hasn't actually hurt in about 2 years, but I know it is there.

Really don't want to go get it done though.

This thread terrifies me.

In reply to Swank Force One:

Me too, it makes me say ill be more careful with lifting stuff in the future but I'm an idiot that takes a while to change habits.

In reply to Swank Force One: Really not a big deal in this age of modern medicine. Once upon a time, not so long ago, if you were one of those unfortunate souls to suffer a "rupture" you would be given a truss. Picture an industrial jock strap with a hole for your junk but able to press over the spot of your hernia. Thereby holding your innards inside where they belong.

As it is the only reason to be uncomfortable about them is if you are uninsured (no longer a problem thanks to Obama) or you don't want to start over 2/3 of the way through basic training. The surgery is minor, recovery is quick and long term prognosis is fine. It's been 25 years since mine and everything is still in place.

Hasbro wrote: Double inguinal hernias suck, two.

They do indeed. I had this fixed a couple of years ago. Never lost the weight I gained afterward, but it DID give me an excuse to buy that Cadillac I had always wanted.

hernias look like canoes?

Canoe deleted.

noddaz wrote: Hernia. Don't do this. Scott

Too late. I had one of those "neat little surgeries" 4 years ago.

my back always gives out before my guts blow out the front.

Whenever I lift something really heavy, I yell "HERRRRRRRRRRnia! It has worked every time. So far.

Edit: And by that I mean no hernia! LOL.

Four years ago last month. Not fun at all. On the other hand, I had him take the twins offline while he was down there with the knife, so I didn't have to be awake to see a doc coming at them with a great big needle.