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I have one as of last week. It's sore and I'm a bit scared to ride my bike. Can't see consultant for two weeks. If I don't ride I might drive my wife mad. I have been told I can swim. (great!) Am thinking of going for a gentle ride this weekend to see how it goes but wondered if anyone else has rode with one. And was it OK?
years ago, after an operation to repair a ruptured appendix that left a scar from my hip to my groin, I developed a triple hernia due partly to the amount of internal scar tissue. I carried on cycling and running, and put off the first operation date because of an entry to the 94 London Marathon. Things didn't get any worse but the first big thing about hernias is that they will never ever heal up on their own accord, the second big thing is whether they ar strangulated (where a bit of your stomach becomes caught in your stomach wall and can't escape) That usually requires emergency surgery. Mine weren't but you do have to be careful and try to avoid activities that hurt. Your doctor is the one to ask, but as someone who's been there I'd say if it doesn't hurt then don't cut any back more than necessary with normal life. As regards cycling, back then I was probably doing between 150 to 200 miles a week and I don't think they ever bothered me
Brilliant timing - I had one pop out on Wednesday morning! Not a huge lump, but certainly a disconcertingly sized one just above and to the right of my mini Major. But by the time I saw my GP yesterday morning, it had gone back in. Advice I got was to just keep an eye on it and if it gets horrifically bad to go back to the doc or straight to A&E. I've also to try to avoid taking up weight-lifting, but am fine cycling and running.
Even since Wednesday, it's been in and out time and time again.
Is the two weeks wait you having been passed to the consultant from your GP? In which case your's may be in worse state than mine.
oops, 'they ar' I'm usually very careful about grammer and spelling
Same with me, popped in and out a couple of times. Was in when I went to the doc. It popped out again later so I called the doc. He said no physical exercise but it's already driving me mad! (Just got texts from friends as I write this asking if I'm riding tonight) It aches a bit when in and hurts when out (to the point it's difficult to walk)
I've just been told "do what you want but stop if it hurts" Gotta try a slow easy ride tomorrow and see what happens...
cycling should be OK so long as it does not hurt! Mine did not limit me at all but I didn't cycle much in those days.
Hernia repair is straightforward and has a high success rate - and with modern techniques recovery is not long either
Thanks TJ, the general thing seems to be do it if it doesn't hurt. I have booked to go to Spain biking in Sept. If I can't ride for the summer then miss / not be fit for Spain I'll be sooo gutted. Have looked into going private but it's almost £2K 🙁
I had a bi-lateral hernia several years ago and was biking the whole time. I didn't even know I had them until an annual physical. The doctor cautioned about the need to get it fixed so I didn't end up with a strangulated hernia as mentioned by Lazlo above. I got it repaired right away and they did the surgery laprascopically so only had 3 small, 3/4 inch incisions--one in the center and one on each side. I went home a couple hours after waking up from surgery and was back on the bike (being a little careful at first) about 6 days later. The doctor told me to go ahead and ride whenever I could do so without undue pain. Really was pretty simple and the recovery much easier than I had expected. A friend had one done the old, open surgery method and he was off riding for about 4-5 weeks.