Close Call With Hernia

Bigger Stronger Leaner Injuries and Rehab
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So I’ve been feeling a bit of pain in my right nut and my groin area and went to the doctor. He said luckily I didn’t have an inguinal hernia because the intestine didn’t go through the wall. However, he said that my right inguinal wall was very weak and just said that I should be very careful doing things like squats.

I asked him if I should take a week off and he said it would be a good idea and said also for me to closely monitor it. Has anybody else here had a similar close call with getting a hernia? If so, did it change the way you went about lifting?

The last thing I want is surgery but I also don’t want to be so cautious as to not make any good strength gains which I have been steadily making for quite some time now. Your replies are all greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Chris

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If you have a weaked inguinal wall, why do you even want to risk doing things like squats? I understand you want to get stronger, but there’s alternative exercises you could be doing that won’t put as much stress on that area.

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how does he know it is weak? and how does a weak one look different from a strong one? and he probably deals with non-weightlifters, surely a weightlifter would a stronger abdominal area than he would normaly see. maybe he is another armchair doctor

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[quote]eremesu wrote:
maybe he is another armchair doctor[/quote]

I bet you called it.