Thread: hernia

Torque Steer mine is the same as yours, so I will go steady the nurse said I cannot do much for 6 weeks thanks

I've had an op. for an incisional hernia and after four weeks i'm hoping to start running again. I had a setback after they removed the metal staples from the wound, at one end it burst open again which has delayed my recovery.But from the outset the surgeon said it would take 6 weeks for a full recovery and even with my setback that is still possible.

hi thanks for that hopefully that dose not happen and it looks like with luck i should be doing some light running within four weeks but time will tell thanks bill

Hi I had 3 hernia`s all done at the same time, the doctor said 4 weeks with no training at all, I did listen to him and went running 4 weeks on the dot and it felt good apart from tired legs from losing a little fitness. The next 2 runs also felt good so I started full hard training for a local 10k. BIG MISTAKE. I think that the wound inside must of been inflamed from the running and caused me ...

Hi Andrew Thanks for the advice and I think the safest policey is to go steady and not rush into it to soon after the op and put up with inactivity for a while, i was hoping to be in a 10k race four weeks after I think I will give it a miss now. Regards Bill

Hi Bill please do take my advice on the hernia, good luck, I see you ran in the Heanor 10k 2008, i also ran in it, this years will be 7 weeks after my hernia will you be there this year

hi Andrew having op on 2nd Nov so will not be able to do it this year,it was the first race I had entered since 1975 having taken up running again in 2008, and was hoping to beat my last years time , but iI will look forward to 2011. Regards Bill