My Next Great Adventure

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2black1s

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As the title suggests I'm getting ready for my next next great adventure. Unfortunately it's not going to be a cross-country motorcycle trip or anything similarly fun.

It started about ten days ago while working in my woodshop. I was sanding on a shelf unit I was building for my daughter when I felt a burning sensation in my groin area. Over the next few days the burning sensation became more and more prominent during any physical activity and then over the past few days that irritating burn started to become more like actual pain.

Fortunately, the pain is manageable during periods of rest, but returns as soon as I do any kind of physical activity.

Yesterday before the Super Bowl I was out in my garage playing with my new Griot's G8 and GR3 polishers on one of my motorcycles. I only got about half way done with the bike before the pain became to great to continue. I stopped and watched the Super Bowl. After the Super Bowl I went back to the garage and the bike for about an hour. That is literally all I could take.

This morning I saw my doctor and she confirmed what I had suspected. I am the lucky winner of whatever it is behind Door #3 . What might that be? Let's see. Ready? Here you go... It's a HERNIA.

So, my next great adventure will be to a surgical table sometime in the near future.

Woo Hoo! Cant wait!!!

I have a preliminary appointment with the surgeon tomorrow and will probably know the schedule for this adventure's embarkment after that meeting.
 
Oh man. :(

Good news is, hernia surgery is a near 100% success rate operation. I know a bunch of guys that have had the procedure, and they have all recovered just fine.
 
PaulMys said:
Oh man. :(

Good news is, hernia surgery is a near 100% success rate operation. I know a bunch of guys that have had the procedure, and they have all recovered just fine.
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Yeah, I'm not worried about it.

It's the few weeks of limiting my activity that's got my attention more than anything else. Sitting around doing nothing, especially when it's not by choice, can make me crazy.
 
2black1s said:
Yeah, I'm not worried about it.

It's the few weeks of limiting my activity that's got my attention more than anything else. Sitting around doing nothing, especially when it's not by choice, can make me crazy.
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I get it. I was out with a severe back injury for 7 months back in 2017.

Forced me to into finding a new job after 21 1/2 years. :(
 
Wishing you a speedy recovery and luckily you believe in doctors and saw one asap. As a side note, all your toys will need your attention so a little rest now will leave you with plenty of energy to play later.

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2black1s said:
Yeah, I'm not worried about it.

It's the few weeks of limiting my activity that's got my attention more than anything else. Sitting around doing nothing, especially when it's not by choice, can make me crazy.
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Had a double hernia surgery few years back....
No biggie really.

Drugs were great. Recall as to pain, really wasn't much.

Big thing was sleeping. For 3 days I slept in the recliner. Just not to pull anything.
Get good fun reading books! That kept me from going crazy!

By around 4 or 5th day, should be moving around a lot more.

Keep us in loop!

Tom
 
TMQ said:
Had a double hernia surgery few years back....
No biggie really.

Drugs were great. Recall as to pain, really wasn't much.

Big thing was sleeping. For 3 days I slept in the recliner. Just not to pull anything.
Get good fun reading books! That kept me from going crazy!

By around 4 or 5th day, should be moving around a lot more.

Keep us in loop!

Tom
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Good news and will do.

This one is on the right side. I previously had one on the left side but that was when I was a kid and don't really remember anything about it, other than the scar as a reminder.
 
Good luck with the surgery and hoping for a speedy recovery


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IH8SPM said:
Wishing you a speedy recovery and luckily you believe in doctors and saw one asap. As a side note, all your toys will need your attention so a little rest now will leave you with plenty of energy to play later.

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Thanks... But actually I'm not a run to the doctor for every little issue kind of guy.

This was different. Not an ordinary pain/discomfort. Sometimes you just know... It might be time to call the doctor. My daughter who is a registered vet tech helped convince me.
 
2black1s said:
Thanks... But actually I'm not a run to the doctor for every little issue kind of guy.

This was different. Not an ordinary pain/discomfort. Sometimes you just know... It might be time to call the doctor. My daughter who is a registered vet tech helped convince me.
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Whatever it takes. Most of us pay insurance and seldom use it but when it comes to medical get your money's worth.


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Just got some bad news during today's video visit with the surgeon...

Due to COVID restrictions in California I cannot have the surgery performed until May or June at the absolute earliest, possibly later due to the ever-growing backlog of "non-emergency" surgeries currently being postponed; and the uncertainty of when the state-dictated restrictions will be relaxed and/or rescinded.

Then on top of that, I'm a smoker, and they will not even consider performing the surgery unless and until I quit for at least a month prior to and after the surgery. I get it that this obstacle is my responsibility and completely in my control, but it's another obstacle nonetheless.

I guess I need to start developing a Plan B, C, and so on.

I was hoping today's visit would just be going through the pre-op formalities, scheduling a date for the surgery, and getting on the road to closing this adventure... No such luck.
 
That sucks. Are you close to an adjacent state that you could go to and get this done sooner rather than later?
 
Damn! I just read up on Hernia's and infact you should quit to avoid wound infections and complications are the major reasons.

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Smokers must quit before surgery? Now that is a new one to me!

Gather your hernia isn't dangerous at this point?

And dang---This covid business is really screwing things up.

Tom
 
had my Hernia repaired 10 years ago...at 70 years old....never had a problem...LOL and everything works fine....keep the faith
 
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Damn! I just read up on Hernia's and infact you should quit to avoid wound infections and complications are the major reasons.

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I'm not going to dismiss the "quiting" perspective, but we are all adults and should be able to make such decisions on our own. Refusing medical services to someone just because they smoke, especially when the condition is not directly related, seems unwarranted in my opinion.

When I questioned the doctor regarding the smoking he told me that the success rate for this particular surgery, without any reoccurrence, for non-smokers is 97% and drops to 82% for smokers.

Considering the impact the hernia is having on my lifestyle and physical activity (lack thereof), I'll take the 82% chances anytime. That decision should be mine, not the doctor's or the insurance companies.
 
I'm with you on that and maybe a second opinion is in order.

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