Serious Hernia Help

[samba]

Has anyone on this site had an operation for a Hernia and still mangaged to Bodybuild.

I am gutted. I have been training hard and loving lifting weights, but I have developed a Hernia from lifting drill collars at work and have to get an operation.

The Doc says I will be out for 4 weeks. Does anyone have any advice on this. Will I be able to train again afterwards????

The pain just now is bearable, if an op means I cant lift then I dont think I will have it

I am starting to get real results and feel great but this problem is really getting me down. Any advice given would be gratefully accepted.

[TJohn]

OOOO man !! That sounds painful. Sorry to here that. I don't have any experience with hernia's but I'm pretty sure you can come back to 100%. Listen to your doc !!

TJohn

[gopro]

Have the operation...IT IS necessary! I don't see any reason why you can't lift again once recovered. You may also want to consult a "sports medicine" doc. They will have experience getting athletes back on track after hernias.

[dvlmn666]

You should definately be able to come back. I've known at least 3 people who have had the surgery and came back to there regular/strenuous activities.

Just take your time and listen to the doc and rehab it correctly.

[Blade]

i just had the op on may first and im back to working out. i was out for 5 weeks. but once you come back and are fully recovered youll go back to being at the status you were at before.

[kuso]

But take it real easy in the begining.......five weeks is enough time to heal, but not really enough to strengthen the surronding areas.....I`d go real light for at least another 3 or 4 weeks before slowly increasing. You don`t want to end up back in hospital with another hernia in the same spot.