Guest guest Posted October 24, 2002 Report Share Posted October 24, 2002 Folks, I had a ventral hernia repair and abdominoplasty on August 8th. I am just over 10 weeks out. My recovery was unremarkable and rather swift. I can even survive a sudden deep sneeze now with a minimum of pain. On Monday, I had walked a few miles around an exercise trail in a nearby park, and I tried to see if I could do a chin-up (I couldn't). In the process of trying, I felt a bit of a strain in my stomach muscle, and I dropped off the chin-up bar immediately (easy, since I was, at most, only 1/2-inch off the ground!). On Tuesday, I started to feel stiff in my abdomen, with slight pain, when I arose from a chair, all the more so after having been seated for a long time. By Wednesday, the pain was worse. I felt every step when I walked, though the pain seemed to subside a bit after I had walked a while. I was afraid that I may have reactivated the hernia, or, worse, that I might be getting a strangulated intestine--nothing like being overly dramatic about pain. The plastic surgeon was not in on Wednesday, and because the pain seemed to ebb with walking, I felt that it was not the intestine, and, most likely was torn scar tissue (adhesion), so I felt no need to go to the ER. By today, the pain had subsided quite a bit. But, I still went to see the PS. He told me just what I had hoped to hear: I had torn some scar tissue, but, there was no recurring hernia. 'twas a pretty straightforward case of " no strain, no pain. " WHEW! Dodged a bullet. --Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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