Cycling After Inguinal Hernia Surgery
8 12 weeks depending on many factors.
Cycling after inguinal hernia surgery. After being diagnosed with an inguinal hernia roy had to give up his beloved ironman athletic training. I can t ride in my current state other than gently. I had mesh surgery to repair an inguinal hernia on my left side in march 2012. A hernia that affects your groin is called an inguinal hernia 1 inguinal hernias may be caused by a birth defect or may develop later in life as a result of increased intra abdominal pressure from lifting heavy objects muscle strains excess abdominal weight straining during bowel movements and pregnancy.
Tony jones an inguinal hernia occurs when abdominal contents including the lining of abdomen and sometimes bowel protrude through a weakness in the abdominal wall. Took pain medicine only for the first few days after my surgery. The biggest challenge now in front of you is that you maintain your current state because there is a fair chance of reoccurrence. How long until you are completely healed.
I recently had surgery for an inguinal hernia how long a recovery process before i can get back on the bike. Old excellent physical condition 37 bpm rhr can hold 82 of max hr for an hour 8 body fat 170 lbs. In 2006 he discovered the flat pad truss for inguinal hernia and began wearing it to control his hernia. I have an inguinal hernia and am currently weighing up the options for surgery.
There is no risk if you are completely healed to cycling. I have had this repair myself. A hernia is a protuberance of the intestines through a hole in your abdominal wall. A little personal information 58 yrs.
Although there are other threads about surgery i m interested in any cyclists out there who have experience of the long term effects of mesh repair. Unfortunately i got one on my right side and had it repaired on july 20 2012. 5 10 i do some weightlifting for tone and 20 min. I paid a price for it medi.
After you are successfully done with inguinal hernia surgery now you can live your life back normally right. But before you jump right onto your life you need to take proper rest and recover from the surgery. The pain relief was rapid and allowed him to resume intensive athletic training which he had not been able to do for two years. I followed similar procedures to everybody above stayed up as much as possible after the first day or two.
A day core work 5 days a week. If there is doubt an ultrasound can be performed. I m male and it s a right side inguinal hernia low down.