Hernia!
by fiona
2008-03-26 08:23:25 PDT
Apparently I am a 65-year-old man: I have a hernia. And of course I'm an idiot and Googled all sorts of terrifying sub-literate posts from people with hernias on Web MD-style sites, stuff like "ZOMRG my gutshurts when I coughy: is hurna?" and "My neighbour had a hernia...HE THOUGHT...but it was really cancer of the hernia." So now every time I sneeze I'm pressing my hand fearfully to my lower belly like my intestines are about to burst out like some cross between Alien and Saving Private Ryan. I'm such a freak.
Seriously though, fucker hurts, and I'm not sure what's safe for me to do. I had to quit running on the treadmill, but is fast walking with the puppy okay? (Well, I guess the puppy part is non-negotiable if I'm going for a w-a-l-k; Simon has perfect the art of "You're leaving? Without the puppy? But...puppy too? Puppy too! Puuupppy tooooo!!" pathetic eyes to the point where I'm on the verge of taking him with me to Spanish. "Perro tambien?")
Aaargh.
riley
I'd suggest sticking with the "if it hurts a lot don't do it" rule. If you can walk comfortably (or at least without considerably more pain because I imagine it hurts to sit on the couch), go for it. It's really easy to slip into the "is this really bad for the injury ?" mentality and then do nothing for fear of aggravation, but I find what works best is keeping things low impact (like walking) and if something starts hurting bad, then it's off the list because it might give you hernia cancer of the butt.
26 March 2008 - 11:01:29 (PST)