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BigTruck Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 7) |
posted June 08, 2000 12:48 PM
  
My wife has just been diagnosed with a herniated ab (lower left side -- close to where she had her c-section one year ago). We are visiting the surgeon tonight -- for consultation, not surgery yet. I was wondering if anybody had dealt with this before, and/or if anybody knew of cycles/products that could help her instead of surgery. She is a competitive bb and teaches aerobics and personal trains during the week -- surgery would take her out for awhile -- she really doesn't want to go under the knife (who would?) I'd like to gather any info. for discussion with the surgeon tonight. Thanks. P.S. Watch those cross-bench pullovers, that's what she feels caused this. Consider doing it the Polquin way -- decline bench with ez-curl bar (same benefits, less bad stress). IP: Logged |
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Iron God Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 45) |
posted June 08, 2000 12:54 PM
Don't know of anything other than surgery that can help that,but on the bright side the screen that they to "mesh" in your intestine is actually stronger than your regular abdominal wall ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Vitaman Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 160) |
posted June 08, 2000 01:12 PM
Hernia ia just a weakness in the abdominal area. Many times it was weak since birth but over time the weakness got worse causing a bulge. Iron God is correct. The mesh is much stronger than anything else. Once repaired she should never have a problem again. I had a standard procedure done and a mesh procedure done. The standard one ripped 7 years later. The mesh is great. The recovery time for mesh is much less. I suggest to her to get the surgery with mesh. Once healed (in a couple of weeks) she will be better than ever. IP: Logged |
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BigTruck Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 7) |
posted June 08, 2000 02:25 PM
Cool, thx for the info. I was hoping there was a nonsurgical way to do it -- but if there isn't, I will definitely ask about the mesh. Here's my reasoning behind possibly using a cycle -- a hernia is a tear in the muscle fascia. Gear/GH promotes anabolism/muscle repair, so why couldn't you repair the tear this way? I'm just blue-skying -- there is probably a reason it doesn't work that way -- just researching everything before we make a final decision. But, nice to hear (recovery from surgery) is only a couple of weeks downtime... We were afraid it would be more. Thanks! IP: Logged |
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Vitaman Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 160) |
posted June 08, 2000 02:52 PM
You are correct in that hernia is a tear in muscle of the abdominal wall. Gear does help repair muscles. However, once an opening has occured the intestines keep pushing through everytime you strain at weight lifting, to even taking a dump. The opening in too large for gear or any other supplement to repair the damage caused each time the intestine push through. I also wanted to look into any other alternatives at the time but found that there are none. Surgery with mesh will be your best bet. IP: Logged |
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BigTruck Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 7) |
posted June 08, 2000 03:20 PM
Makes sense -- thanks for the info. V-man, when did you start working out again after the surgery, did you do anything special to rehabilitate your abs? Any tips you can pass on from personal experience? IP: Logged |
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BigTruck Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 7) |
posted June 08, 2000 03:21 PM
Makes sense -- thanks for the info. V-man, when did you start working out again after the surgery, did you do anything special to rehabilitate your abs? Any tips you can pass on from personal experience? IP: Logged |
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BigTruck Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 7) |
posted June 08, 2000 03:22 PM
Makes sense -- thanks for the info. V-man, when did you start working out again after the surgery, did you do anything special to rehabilitate your abs? Any tips you can pass on from personal experience? IP: Logged |
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Vitaman Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 160) |
posted June 08, 2000 03:41 PM
This is the best I can recall on recovery and workouts. I think I started back on a treadmill just walking/fastwalking in about 7 to 10 days. Everyother day I bumped up the pace and duration. As for lifting, I think I started out with real light weights about 3 weeks post surgery. If you have no real discomfort at that time then the weights can be increased slightly at the next workout. I will tell you that your doctor may say not to touch weights for about 3 months. They have to say this to cover their asses. The routine that your wife is doing now probably back to normal in 2 months post surgery or less. If she has been working out for a while now her recovery time will probably be less. Also keep the protein intake high during recovery to help repair the surgery. However, not to high to get constipated which will put pressure on the repair. IP: Logged |
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