Hi All
Got a question for you all...I'm 41, been doing jiu jitsu when I can (around family and work commitments - so maybe twice a week) for a couple of years. I had an inguinal hernia repair in 2000. Have had no problem with it at all. Played rugby, lifted weights, did everything - completely normal.
Just before Christmas I developed a femoral hernia. Got it repaired. Took 8 weeks off any jiu jitsu, no drilling, no nothing. Have been back into it no problem since - so I guess another 2 months or so.
Until...last week...I felt another lump. Had a scan two days ago and have two new hernias (well, one totally new and the old one from 2000 is starting to fail). The one from Christmas is ok.
The question is...has anyone else had experience with hernia surgery and getting back to jiu jitsu successfully? Have I done something wrong? What precautions should I take? Or is this the end of my very short jiu jitsu journey?
One thing that's bugging me is that after a couple of shots to the nuts last year, I got a cup. I spent the money to get "the best one". It sits over the area in question, so could this be damaging the muscle somehow when it's getting pressed into me by someones weight?
Thanks in advance, any response to the problems with my junk much appreciated.
Got a question for you all...I'm 41, been doing jiu jitsu when I can (around family and work commitments - so maybe twice a week) for a couple of years. I had an inguinal hernia repair in 2000. Have had no problem with it at all. Played rugby, lifted weights, did everything - completely normal.
Just before Christmas I developed a femoral hernia. Got it repaired. Took 8 weeks off any jiu jitsu, no drilling, no nothing. Have been back into it no problem since - so I guess another 2 months or so.
Until...last week...I felt another lump. Had a scan two days ago and have two new hernias (well, one totally new and the old one from 2000 is starting to fail). The one from Christmas is ok.
The question is...has anyone else had experience with hernia surgery and getting back to jiu jitsu successfully? Have I done something wrong? What precautions should I take? Or is this the end of my very short jiu jitsu journey?
One thing that's bugging me is that after a couple of shots to the nuts last year, I got a cup. I spent the money to get "the best one". It sits over the area in question, so could this be damaging the muscle somehow when it's getting pressed into me by someones weight?
Thanks in advance, any response to the problems with my junk much appreciated.
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