sports hernia/ athletic pubalgia

Kumba

Were you a competitive runner/athlete? Are you back to your sport as normal? Were there any further complications to the surgery w/ Meyers?

Adam

helcul3 wrote:

Hi everyone.

The other thread which is closed...along with other sites I was able to self-diagnose athletic pubalgia. My injury came on slowly, no sudden event. Eventually I couldn't do a situp and turning over in bed at night was excruciating. (40+ male distance runner).

Lots of time off did nothing to help the problem. Eventually 10 minutes of running or 2 hrs of yard work was my limit before I had to shut down and spend days recovering.

I will post some details after surgery with Dr. Meyers and rehab.

I had bilateral surgery with Dr. Meyers.

My first 6 weeks after surgery were hours and hours of core drills and walking. I built up to walking 20 miles per week and then those miles changed to running. The build up has been the same as if I had taken years off, weekly running mileage has been: 2, 2, 12, 13, 23 ,24, 25, 26.

I still have large amount of numb areas on both sides and the scar tissue is annoying but I can run again.

Paying for the surgery has been a struggle...insurance refused to pay for the surgery though they paid for the rehab after surgery.

Hi all,

It is five years later and this topic lives on, although they closed the other thread.

So I just wanted to let you all know that there have been no further complications. Five or six folks have reached out to me since then ... which means that they probably wound up reading through all 165 pages of the other thread, as I did.

It really help to talk to someone who can tell you that you are making the right decision (to get the surgery -- in my case w. Dr Meyers). Having someone walk you through it is a huge relief. Someone did that for me, so I try to do it for others. So you can still write me at

aboer@emptor.com

and we can talk through it.

I have tried to check back in with folks who have reached out from time to time to see how it is going -- my biggest fear is that I will recommend this course and it won\'t help. So far that has not happened.

Here is a recent report (2015) from one guy six weeks out...

Good luck out there, and feel better.

CTHOCKEYMAN

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\"Thanks for your note and for following up. I had surgery back on January 27th with Dr. Meyers so I\'m now just over 6 weeks into the recovery/rehabilitation. Overall I feel pretty good. I\'m a bit of a rule follower so I have been following the rehab instructions pretty closely. I felt like I started to feel pretty good in the first few weeks thanks to the walking. Since my activity level has ramped up in the last couple weeks I\'ve had a few aches and pains but I have to remind myself that it\'s only been a few weeks since the operation.

I\'m definitely glad I did it as now I feel like I\'m a legitimate road to recovery as opposed to just trying to manage around the pain/discomfort. Your advice was very helpful in making the decision to go to Dr Meyers and I can confirm that, as you predicted, once I made the decision and had the surgery I have not looked back.

Thanks again for following up with me. Hope all is very well with you.\"

Had sports hernia repair at Upenn less than one week ago. Wasn't a huge fan of Dr. m and felt very comfortable confident with Upenn. Surgical repair with mesh technique. Starting walking short distances day 3 post op and walked about 30 min today. After pain discomfort supra pubic on left and right. Is that a normal location for pain? I've been told to pretty much just walk or stationary bike till first post op. Upenn doctor opposes strict physical therapy plan.

Let me know where most people's pain was post opp and what to expect!

Hi - my turn to deal with a sports hernia. Six months of doctors appointments, MRIs, and no running. Ugh

I'm in DC and was referred to Dr. Katherine Lamond. Also considering Zoland in NYC. Any recommendations? How about insurance, I have an Open Season coming up. Thanks so much.

I read your post and was wondering if I could email or call and talk about how the recovery went. I had bilaterial sports hernia surgery 5 weeks ago. Thanks

So I just had surgery for bilateral sports hernia 5 weeks ago. I am in the military and have been in class so I haven't been to rehab. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on a typical rehab schedule. I went from working out everyday and playing soccer 3 times a week to nothing. Its been 6 months since I was able to run. I am 5 weeks after surgery and not really feeling any pain but I don't want to mess the progress up.

Hello Everyone

I am no runner but this forum seems like the only thread on the internet with any information regarding sports hernias.

I am 23, 180 lb male living in Toronto and believed I have acquired sports hernia from deadlifting. After going to several useless Doctors in Canada and getting misdiagnosed with epididymitis and varicoceles, an ultrasound confirmed I do not have an actual inguinal hernia but couldnt confirm sports hernia.

I would say 40% of the day, I feel pressure on the right side of my testicle. Pain appears around the inguinal area (not the crease, more on the pubic bone area) sharply when I am straining, such as constipation or heavy lifting. The pain is highly inconsistant, on good weeks, there is minimal testicular pain (though I can tell theres something wrong still...a general weakness) and sometimes there is no pain when I am strained.

Nothing hurts to touch, particular movements or stretches.

I have had this problem for 7 months now and have been highly sedative because of it. Crunches, situps etc dont hurt me either. My right side of the pubic area feels tenderer and more squishy than the unaffected left side.

Can anyone relate to me? Right now I am in constant contact with Dr William Brown and if this MRI coming this December can prove I have sports hernia, I will go to him, seeing the Canadian surgeons dont even know sports hernias exist. He believes I have damaged my external inguinal ring (which is the only thing that has made sense out of any doctors mouth so far).

Physiotherapy seems to be also useless.

Sorry to sound so miserable, BUT ITS 2015 AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE MUCH RESEARCH INTO LOWER ABDOMINAL INJURIES in men. Especially in Canada, I mean damn, we can allow amputees to control robotic limbs with their mind and most doctors don't even acknowledge SH's.

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SadHernia

I Jodeci

Can you let me know how you have been since the op as i am going for the operation next month i would like to understand the recovery time.

Was yours a mesh plug or onlay removal?.

Rgds

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CTHOCKEYMAN - How are you doing since your surgery with Dr. Meyers last year? I recently had surgery with him in Oct '15 on a sports hernia. He did some major repairs on my left rectus abdominis insertion point, stitched up some other tears on my right rectus abdominis insertion, and bilateral adductor releases.

Now that I'm 5 months out it's hard to say if it was a successful surgery. I complicated my recovery a bit when I had bilateral hip labrum and FAI repairs with in Jan. It might have been a bit soon to get that taken care off. I'm 10 weeks post-op from the bilateral hip surgery but for a good month I was very limited with mobility and walking.

From reading other ppl's shared experiences in this thread it seems like everyone has different post-op recovery and overall outcomes based on different surgeons. It's hard to tell which doctor has the best track record and which has the best protocol for treating this type of injury. I still feel a pain in my pelvic region despite a great deal of meticulous PT several times a week since both surgeries. I'm traveling down to see Dr. Brown in Freemont next week to get his input on case and see if he has any suggestions.

I'd love to hear more about long term outcomes from anyone who had surgery with either Dr. Brown or Dr. Meyers. A lot posts I've read are from only a few weeks out from surgery dates. I've been dealing with this injury for over a year but seems like I will have to have another surgery because something definitely still doesn't feel right.

One thing to note. Dr. Meyers has his PT protocol set for 6 weeks and then return to sports. That's definitely not the case. I was three months out and was just starting to feel somewhat normal. The only way I'd be able to see a 6 week recovery window is if you're a professional athlete that was injured and received surgery within a week, and have an incredible and dedicated PT staff 24/7. He's PT protocol was one of the things that got my attention because it seemed as if I would heal very quickly after surgery. For anyone else considering him for surgery, don't misinterpret that like I did.

Verhobb - How are you doing since your operation with Dr. Brown? I live in SF and will be going down to see him next week. I had surgery with Dr. Meyers in Oct '15 but it feels as if I've had some complications with the surgery and pain symptoms that aren't being alleviated with PT or ART.

I'd love to hear how your recovery was and current health.

just got diagnosed with a sports hernia last week after having an MRI, no contrast. I'm a gym rat and have been experiencing pain when I sneezed coughed or did leg lifts or ab work since last fall. I was however able to work out pain free on other body parts. I went to a surgeon, not a sports hernia specialist, who advised me to take 2 months off from the gym, no excercises but walking. My gut feeling is that rest is not going to do the trick and I think I should get a second opinion. I live in North Jersey. Can someone recommend a sports hernia specialist with whom they've had success?

Read more:

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=7405931#ixzz4CGh1djsa

I have been dealing with this type of injury for almost a year. It was starting to get better, disappearing as mysteriously as it came on, till I did lat pulls last night at the gym (recovering from another injury so hadn't done them in a while). It seemed like as soon as I got up from the machine, the pain reappeared. Is there some connection between the two?

GoldenGate wrote:

Verhobb - How are you doing since your operation with Dr. Brown? I live in SF and will be going down to see him next week. I had surgery with Dr. Meyers in Oct '15 but it feels as if I've had some complications with the surgery and pain symptoms that aren't being alleviated with PT or ART.

I'd love to hear how your recovery was and current health.

GoldenGate: How'd it go with Dr. Brown?

Hi Everyone,

I am looking into the pelvic floor repair and adductor partial release with Dr. Meyers. Can anyone who has had this procedure let me know how their recovery is going?

Also, was anyone able to get their insurance to cover the costs? Or does anyone know of an alternative payment option?

Thanks!

Soccerfreak09 wrote:

I am looking into the pelvic floor repair and adductor partial release with Dr. Meyers. Can anyone who has had this procedure let me know how their recovery is going?

Also, was anyone able to get their insurance to cover the costs? Or does anyone know of an alternative payment option?

Thanks!

No luck on insurance...but if running is important, find a way, its worth it.

I'm 2.5 years out from the surgery. I ran an 88 min 1/2 marathon last month (40+ male). The only limits on training are age and time....numbness is 100% gone, and the occasional tugging from scar tissue are nothing but a reminder.

I had what I think is the same as many are describing here. Sharp pain in the lower left abdominal muscle, nearly at pelvis. I did not get surgery and am now healthy again.

I took 6 months off of running, but time off was not the cure. I did some of the Holmich exercises and worked on flexibility. What I found to be most helpful is deep lunges held for 30sec - front thigh parallel to ground and back leg extended as far back as possible. This strengthened and stretched my low abs. Side lunges (30sec, leg directly out to side, other knee on the ground) were also helpful. I believe that this injury stemmed from a very tight left Adductor which caused by iliacus and psoas to be overworked. Also had some deep tissue massage into Adductor, iliacus and psoas - not pleasant, but helpful.

These exercises had the added benefit that they also opened my stride. I feel better running than I have in many years and my sprint speed has improved. Overall, after 2 years of struggling with this I am nearly back to the same times I was running before. I may never get back fully and may not have anyway since I am in my mid 40s and fighting the ravages of age.

I second the surgery. Im going on 5.5 years and have had zero issues after surgery with Dr Myers. Worth every penny for quality life. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

carlegbert@yahoo.com

ran into someone recently that had temporary relief from the AP symptoms with a cortisone shot directly to the pubic bone area...he said it was very painful shot but it worked