(12-08-2016 08:15 AM)suhawk305 Wrote: Good news and thanks for sharing your experience. It could help someone else to make the decision to go for the same surgery.
That's my hope. Until I had this issue flare up, I had no idea there were so many guys that were just walking around needing surgery. I had a lot of people tell me that either their husband, brother, father, or whoever was nursing a hernia but didn't want to go have it fixed. My brother in law, for one.
I won't say that surgery is something to take lightly and you better believe I had some concerns but for me, there was no way I could be active or do what I like with that kind of health issue. Also the chance of "strangulation" which basically can kill you real quick if not fixed with emergency surgery is hanging over you.
Apparently there are a lot of nerves in that tissue and when the muscle is opened up or torn, and then the guts get to moving around, it creates a very "unsettled" sensation, like a mild anxiety all the time. I can tell you I had that and had to fight through it every time I wanted to go do something. But it is your body telling you something is wrong.
The last couple of mornings I have jumped out of bed and felt like I wanted to go down to the gym and do some sparring, or take on a punching bag. I would never have imagined such an improvement.
So I say to anyone, if you have this going on, better get it fixed with a scheduled surgery rather than wait for a "strangulation" incident where you don't get any prep and put yourself at risk.
Most all these are what they call "open" surgery which is NOT general anesthesia, they just hit you with a nice IV cocktail, which knocks you out real well (just like for that lovely colonoscopy we have all had right on schedule, right? Haven't had yours? For shame). When they hit you with that juice you just get all relaxed and everyone is your friend. Then it's just a few shots of anesthetic at the site of the surgery to numb you up, no different than going to the dentist.
Last thing I remember was being lifted from the gurney to the operating table. After that I was out like a light, and then was waking up, thinking, "Wow, they're done. Cool."
I can tell you my confidence in being able to handle the weight of the bikes and any other types of tasks (hooking up trailers, lifting stuff) is way above where it has been for years. Even though the thing didn't really flare up until recently it was having an effect.
Hope this helps someone.