OT: Inguinal (groin) hernia ?

20-30 years ago I had a hernia caused by too much heavy lifting. I cleared about 100 pine trees off my lot. I saw a surgeon. He took one look and asked when I wanted the surgery. I had the laparoscopic surgery done. they went through my belly button and two other minor holes to implant the mesh. I have never had any complications or problems with it.

Any chance this may have been caused by lifting stripers over 175 lbs.? Best to keep them on your lap rather than lifting them over your head.

I had hernia surgery about 7-8 years back, it was done w/o mesh, it was minor even though I had a double hernia, two weeks after I was back at work with no problems, I actually didn't know I had the hernia, the only symptom was a sharo muscle pain in my groin when I reached too high.

"... Any chance this may have been caused by lifting stripers over 175 lbs ..."

yeah – I guess all those years of me messing-around w/ all those big-booty thick-ebony-dancers eventually took its toll – guess I wasn’t built for that kinda punishment/wear-and-tear

Hell, I want to know where he caught those 75 pound "stripers" so I can fish there too!😜

It will only get worse i.e. larger. Fascia does not heal on it's own. Get it fixed.

If small enough, inch or two, laparoscopic is fine. Larger (like mine was) better to go open to make sure the mesh is flat and firmly attached esp. if you are an active person. Recovery was 2-3 weeks. Lots of ice packs and a TENS unit helps with the swelling and healing. I have had no issues with my repair.

I had one repaired with the mesh thing about 10 years ago and it's been totally fine. I don't even remember what side it was on.

When I first noticed something feeling odd down there my doc said no need to do anything until it becomes painful, which it will. At first it just felt strange, like a rubber band snapping inside the groin area, but a year or so later it started hurting to the point where it was annoying, so went for the surgery. I was sure I'd be a tough guy and return to work (office job) in a day or two, but ended up being down for most of the week plus the weekend.

The recovery time was painful, but it wasn't as bad as that doctor shoving my balls halfway up into my stomach while "checking" for a hernia. I think he just likes to hurt people.

^ LOL

Mine was to the point that it would be flat when I was recumbent or supine and then "pop out" once I moved around a bit... not comfortable and not the kind of "bulge" the ladies wanted to see.

Find a surgeon who does ALOT of these. A minimally invasive specialist, not a general do it all surgeon. The danger of these is if it becomes ‘incarcerated’ the bowel pinched in the hernia defect. Surgical emergency and gotta take whoever ya get to treat this emergency. It aint gonna go away by itself

I've had two groin hernias since the mid-80s (one on each side) and both were repaired successfully... and I recovered fairly quickly in both cases with minimal discomfort.