Anyone ever had a "Sports Hernia" aka: "Sportsman's hernia", "Gilmore's groin", or &quot

Turkdog........Just keep exercising like you are....things I would concentrate on are:

-stretch daily...all the stuff you mentioned

-strengthen glutes...you will be doing a lot of walking etc. post surgery

-strengthen abs....mine was detached too on one side but was still able to strengthen pre surgery

-Diet...put your body in the best position to heal...Protein, Supplements, Vitamins and good food (fruits, veggies etc no junk)

-stay hydrated

-get a good pair of walking shoes that are flexable (bend in half and good flex in the forefoot and some in the heal)

Good luck you will be in the best hands out there no doubt

Albert/JC....Thank you guys for all the feedback!!! I'm very excited and I have no doubt they will take care of me. The whole crew is very pleasant to speak with and has been very accommodating. My coreX should be here next week.

JC - did you have any issues with inflammation?

Albert - do you get inflamed say after exercising or is constant, what is the deal with that? Its not an infection or anything right?

I'm going to be on a good diet until the surgery for sure. I've been using this natural protein (jay robb) and a lot of Garden of Life products such as multi-vit, probiotics and fish oil. Also consume aloe vera and flax oil. I make this juice in the mornings called CRACK-JUICE... lol. I juice and blend anything and everything i have, sweet pot, cabbage, beets, carrots, celery, parsley, cucumber, spanish, ginger, and acia.

Turkdog-

I still get inflammation. It is minor but i still get it. i would say it is because

#1 My injury was 4.5 yrs old

#2 I was not in good shape prior to surgery

I spoke to Meyers office yesterday (3 month phone call) and they took me off indocin and told me to step it up in terms of CoreX and my core strength.

I workout very hard. It has been a challenge due to my Plantar Fasciatis and MCL tear but those are almost healed.

He also told me to continue with the massages.

Bottom line is I need to get in good core shape. I have dropped 30 pounds since surgery and am a few months away.

I have no glute, SI joint, or back issues anymore. No leg tightness. In fact I am in pretty good shape in terms of functional strength. For me it is just more time.

You are doing it right. Keep on top of the diet and excercise and rehab will be easier.

I had my inguinal hernia surgery on 07/13, but still getting some inflammation. Was feeling great till last Friday, then my groin on the non surgical side, got bad inflammation. Doctor says I should not worry as the body is still adjusting itself both from surgery and being off balance.

Based on Alberts and others, seems inflammation is expected

Albert, do you take time off from exercising when you get inflammation or do you work through it.

I have some tightness in the area, just somewhat hesitant to resume activities.

LJP-

I have consistently worked through it but I am not going to anymore. I am going to start listening to my body more.

I have notice I get inflammation mostly the day after I lift weights. I am a ex-power athlete so i have been used to pushing alot of weight my whole life. However, now my core is non-existent so to move small weight (185 lbs) is still too much on a unstable core. So I am switching to body weight excercises. I have been working out 2-3 hours per day 7 days a week.

I am scaling back to 90 minutes a day and taking a day off. I feel good but when I put 3-4 hard days together my body inflames. However, even if i was never hurt i would be sore from the workout i do....just because I am out of shape. I have to remember....I did not get hurt overnight....and i can not rush the healing/getting in shape process.

I am pushing waaaay too hard.

I also just learned something through experimentation.

If I keep my adductors loose and massaged i have no RA discomfort or any other for that matter.

So my goals are to get the abductors and hip rotators as strong as possible to take off the stress on the adductors....also get the abs as strong as possible.

Rick - how are you doing? Been to see Dr. UM yet ??

"Den -

How are you doing on strengthening your core muscles? Any luck?"

I still have a lot of work to do even after 3 months... my body is doing a lot of adjusting. I've had a lot of problems with my glutes, hamstrings adductors, my feet, and some sciatic nerve irritation. I haven't been as aggressive as some people have in rehab... not sure if that is good or bad since I think you have to kick it up a notch at some point. But I've been very careful. I think, more than anything, you have to listen to your body. Some of the docs, even though they are good at what they do, have no idea what each person's body is going to require in terms of healing time. Most are basing their recovery timelines (2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, etc.) off of professional players, which is unfair to most of us who are posting here. A lot of us have been on the sidelines for years.

Having said all that, I can do several things that I couldn't do before surgery: lift weights, light jogging, and yoga. I am getting stronger, but like Albert, I have other injuries that I'm dealing with including a weak ankle and hamstring. I have doubts of whether I'll be able to step on the soccer field again, but I don't have any groin pain anymore; only inflammation. A big part of healing I think, is letting go of the injury psychologically. Your body can be very protective.

On the downside, my insurance company is still refusing to pay for the surgery, calling it "experimental." My doctor's office is still working on it -- so hopefully it will work out.

Den-

I am glad you are addressing it because sometimes we feel once we are cut it is over except the body healing.

My AP is great...I mean great! Abs are strong....Adductors are strong and so on.

However, my body over the 4.5 years unraveled. It starts from the pelvis down....and now it is from the feet up.

All my left over pain is a result of

1) inactive glutes (getting strong as hell now)

2) weak vastus medialis (my femur collapses in)

3) tight calves (from above)

4) tight anterior tibialis

5) plantar fascitis (from over pronation)

** this is only on my surgery side and is more annoyance than anything.

It is getting better and better. The key for me is

#1 AIS stretching everyday to get blood to muscles and flexible

#2 Strengthening of addcutors, abductors, abs, vastus medialis

* I have been instructed to stay away from all repetitive motion excercises until i am strong enough. It seems I stretch well and then go crazy working out (2 hrs cardio a day) and my body is not strong enough and does not have the foundation

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So i have altered my workouts to be

#1 - AIS stretching (twice per day)

# 2 - Band excercises (once per day)

#3 - Core X (5x per week)

#4 - Swim (2x per week)

#5 - Lower body strength training

#6 - Upper body weights

**Been doing this 2 days and the difference is amazing.....MY AIS guy is the one who told me that you can not build a strong house on a bad foundation

Some of the athletes and people who have an instant diagnosis have the foundation and are IN SHAPE...so when the AP heals they are golden....Us broken down guys have to solve it piece by piece..

Would i do this surgery again??? HELL YES!!!

I just hope that someone who sees this and thinks they have it gets checked out. I only wish I knew what this injury was. I was convinced that mine was lumbar.....

I would imagine in 4-6 weeks I will be running. I signed up for a 5k on thanksgiving.....Give me something to shoot for. I may die of a heart attack but i will have strong adductors!!

Anyone have any luck with Kaiser? I have a friend in San Jose who was misdiagnosed by two doctors before I told him about Dr. Brown in Fremont,CA. I told him I thought he had a SH. He met Dr. Brown three weeks ago and Dr. Brown confirmed that he has a SH. Kaiser so far has refused to pay.

I'm still saving for my surgery. Need to get the surgery ASAP, but have to have the funds first.

Mike in Denver

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I found the thread b/c someone else posted it within a different thread.

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Hi all,

A quick update on my progress:

I played hockey about a week ago. Nothing intense, just a long warmup which did include some relatively hard skating, stopping/starting/cutting and shooting. Then one shift in a pickup game before I called it quits, not wanting to overdo it the first time back.

It felt good -- both physically and mentally. Really nice to be playing the game again. A little RA soreness afterward but pretty much the same as after a good rehab workout.

Will probably try again tomorrow night but yesterday I had a bit of an issue. I started feeling the worst RA pain in probably 3-4 weeks. It's concentrated on the lower right side, just right of the midline, which is where my symptoms began over 2 years ago. The pain started to get sharp last night after I got home from work and kicked in whenever I would engage that muscle. The other side and the adductors are fine.

I think this is probably because I pushed myself pretty hard in the gym the day before. In addition to the normal stretching and abdominal exercises (tilts, planks, crunches) I ran and sprinted and lifted weights. When doing the hip adduction/abduction/flexion/extension I kicked up the weight to a level I'd not tried before during the rehab, because I felt I had been using a pretty low weight and needed to ratchet up my strengthening of those muscles. It felt difficult but not painful and I felt fine for the next 24 hours or so. Since then I've had the sharp periodic RA pain described above. I'm a little bit worried but I know that so many other posters have experienced something like this during rehab and it turned out fine. And I had a similar episode about a month ago, though not with as much pain, and after I eased back a bit on the rehab workouts things were great. This morning I kept my workout pretty light -- just stretching and moderate cycling -- to give it a bit of a rest and see what happens. I might call or txt Meyers if it doesn't get better by this afternoon.

Turkdog -- regarding pre-surgery exercise I can tell you that Marcia from Dr. Meyers' office told me "you should be as active as possible before surgery."

Good luck to everyone.

To those who have purchased a Core-X system, how long did it take for you to receive after ordering?

I ordered mine on 8/11 and still have not received it. I got an email confirmation of my order which stated that my credit card had been charged. A few days ago I emailed customer service to ask what was going on and got no response. Yesterday afternoon I called customer service and the operator said everyone was busy but someone will get back to me. No response yet. Wondering if something's fishy.

Thanks.

HP-

If i recall mine took a good couple of weeks. I know it is coming from the west coast. The day i called to look for it.....it showed up. I believe it took about 2-3 weeks and I am on the east coast in Connecticut.

I have been doing bicycle crunches the past 3 days with no problem. Those would have put a cringe on my face just weeks ago. So far no inflammation.

I am getting very strong and losing weight as well. My lower body and functional strength is stronger than ever before in my life. I have dropped any type of repetitive movements (walking...running, etc) until my foot and knee fully heel. It has since caused me shin splints and tight calves so i am doing much more intensity training. I have no pain so to speak.

When i do bicycles and planks i can feel a small bit of tension but no pain.

For those that have been to Munich -

If my wife comes with me can she stay in the residence without additional cost?

Would people say taking someone along is 'better' than going it alone?

thanks

CoreX has probably the worst customer service of any company/product I have ever dealt with. They rarely, if ever, respond to emails. As well, you have absolutely no recourse to question how the product should be used, anything to avoid, etc. They don't even recomend where to go to get those answers.

Still a great product, but completely lacking on customer service.

They do charge you extra, but it's a pretty small charge. I found it great to have someone there with me. It's easier to take short walks with someone there, and getting help doing stuff you simply weren't feeling up to doing, like going across the street for food because the meals they served were so bad :-)

Remember, you will have to deal with airports as well. I had to take Heparin(sp?) shots on each leg of my flight and I really didn't want to have to do that myself.