Anyone here do detailing with a hernia?

ca.detailchick

ca.detailchick

New member
My doctor thinks I have a umbilical(navel) hernia and told me not to do anything for a couple weeks. I did take almost 3 weeks off and just layed in bed mostly.........ok I went to the beach a lot:D

I thought I was ready to work again but
Ive tried to go back to work 3 times now and it seems I keep reinjuring myself, I can barely work without a lot of pain . I barely have enough strength to do the waxing proccess and polishing is completely out of the question.

Im working on getting my strength back with yoga, walking and push ups.

Does anyone have any hernia stories/advice for me?:inspector:

My doctor really hurt me in the examination and Im afraid to go back!

Thanks!
 
detailchick said:
My doctor thinks I have a umbilical(navel) hernia and told me not to do anything for a couple weeks. I did take almost 3 weeks off and just layed in bed mostly.........ok I went to the beach a lot:D

I thought I was ready to work again but
Ive tried to go back to work 3 times now and it seems I keep reinjuring myself, I can barely work without a lot of pain . I barely have enough strength to do the waxing proccess and polishing is completely out of the question.

Im working on getting my strength back with yoga, walking and push ups.

Does anyone have any hernia stories/advice for me?:inspector:

My doctor really hurt me in the examination and Im afraid to go back!

Thanks!
Click to expand...

It sounds like your doing the right thing. The key to recovery from an injury is to know your limitations before exceeding them. Any form of exercise without excess will help.
I haven't had a hernia but do have a 4mm shift in my lower back. Exercise but knowing how far to push was what I was told. Even with exercise sitting or standing in one place too long doesn't feel good.
With stomach muscles being a large part of movement body wise I can imagine a hernia is no fun.

I'll add those limitations were set by professionals and increased through monitoring the current condition.
 
Mr. Gloss said:
Fly me to San Diego for the winter and I'll do all your work for you. :)
Click to expand...
Gosh Mr Gloss thats so sweet of you to offer to do my work for me! What a guy! :buddies:D

Unfortunetely I dont have the money to pay you , but I can feed you :bigups

Im too injured for sex so dont even think about it :rofl

---------

Seriously if anyone is in the San Dieg area PM me so I can refer you. Ive been referring my neighbor whos a detailer but he charger 95 an hour :wow:
Id like to get my customers a better deal than that.
 
Concours.John said:
It sounds like your doing the right thing. The key to recovery from an injury is to know your limitations before exceeding them. Any form of exercise without excess will help.
I haven't had a hernia but do have a 4mm shift in my lower back. Exercise but knowing how far to push was what I was told. Even with exercise sitting or standing in one place too long doesn't feel good.
With stomach muscles being a large part of movement body wise I can imagine a hernia is no fun.

I'll add those limitations were set by professionals and increased through monitoring the current condition.
Click to expand...
Thanks John.

Yes Im really taking it easy and careful not to do anything that hurts me .I know getting my strenghth back is key to getting better.

My ab machine is off limits for now and so is working for now , with the exception of car washes. I seem to do that ok .
 
detailchick said:
Well the truth is I was working ok until I saw the doctor and he pushed his hand in my gut and told me to do a crunch.

He hurt me to the point of not even being able to work so you can see why I dont want to go back.
Click to expand...

I'd see a different doc. My fiancee spent the better part of a year going back to the same ENT for a sinus infection. After surgery the problem still wasn't resolved. Went to another ENT who said there was scar tissue from the first surgery and a Staph infection that somehow was never noticed by the previous doc.

Bottom line: Don't suffer longer than necessary. Get it polished and sealed before winter...er... fixed before the busy spring season.
 
detailchick said:
Well the truth is I was working ok until I saw the doctor and he pushed his hand in my gut and told me to do a crunch.

He hurt me to the point of not even being able to work so you can see why I dont want to go back.
Click to expand...

I thought doctors were supposed to make people feel better:confused:
 
I have a hiatal hernia (a lateral tear in the diaphragm which causes my stomach to push up into my respiratory system a little sometimes) but it doesn't cause me any problems detailing. Usually it only irritates me when I'm sitting at a desk for too long all slouched down.
 
Thanks guys for your advice.

For now I think I can doctor myself better than any Doctor can.

But if it doesnt get better soon I will go back to my original Doctor( actually a PA) who I thought was very good and thorough. She wanted the second Doctor on duty to take a look at me too (thats when he hurt me). I dont actually think he did any thing wrong. Sometimes to get a diagnosis they have to get invasive.

They wanted me to get a cat scan if I didnt get better but I am not thrilled at spending 2 G and having all my organs filled with cancer causing radiation.

I will if I have to but I want to wait a little and give myself more time to heal and see what happens first.

If needed though I will go back to her and schedule when hes not on shift!

BTW I am open to any and all jokes ! Honestly I probably need some good belly laughs to shift things back to normal!
 
Weird coincidence...I had a minor umbilical hernia almost 3 weeks ago and it's just about fully healed now. I was doing some heavy squats and had my belt too tight...I was in a lot of pain for a few days. Lots of rest + 600mg ibuprofen 3x a day and it was much better after a week with only some residual pain. Been doing whatever I can and I'm finally able to work out hard again now.

I know this probably doesn't help too much, but just try to rest up and don't do anything that will potentially re-injure it. I was scared to death with the amount of pain I was in for the first few days and thought I would need surgery for sure, but I got lucky I guess. Rest up and take it as an opportunity to relax some more :)
 
I don't have any personal experience with a hernia. I have been around a number of people who have suffered with one, father, son, and friend. The sad part here is that not one of the people I've known who has had one resolved the issue with rest. All went through surgery and moderately long recovery process. Sorry, I know that's not the kind of news you wanted to here.

I like this Avatar.
 
GearHead_1 said:
I don't have any personal experience with a hernia. I have been around a number of people who have suffered with one, father, son, and friend. The sad part here is that not one of the people I've known who has had one resolved the issue with rest. All went through surgery and moderately long recovery process. Sorry, I know that's not the kind of news you wanted to here.

I like this Avatar.
Click to expand...

I agree that rest may not heal it, but it depends on the severity of the hernia. Umbilical hernias usually do not require surgery unless they're really bad. Take it easy and do what you can to keep inflammation down for a couple weeks before doing any activities that could potentially aggravate it...if it's not better after a couple weeks of rest then I'd consider another opinion / possible surgery. I just hate jumping right to surgery without giving the body a chance to heal itself first.
 
MattZ28 said:
I just hate jumping right to surgery without giving the body a chance to heal itself first.
Click to expand...

No argument here. I know many infants have navel hernias that correct themselves. I was merely stating that the people I know weren't able to put it behind them with rest and a modified regimen. The question is how long do you give the rest scenario before you decide it isn't working. Sounds like DC has three weeks of this therapy already.

Surgery as a last resort is a good way to approach most health problems. One of the people I knew did have a navel hernia, he too needed surgery. The rest of the people I've known had hernia's in their lower stomach and lower yet. I also understand that the mesh they use to correct this type of tear has been problematic. I wouldn't want it in me unless there were no other way. Hey wait, I said that about my knees and shoulder too. I lost. :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top