Kody still around? Mark H

[Mark H]

Hi MarkK, I’ve said pretty much everything I can remember about my hernia repair so I’ll probably be a bit quieter from now. However, I found other peoples updates to be useful so I plan to write short updates as they pass or chirp in if I feel I could add to a conversation.

As for pulling, tightness etc, there’s nothing really to report. Of course, if I prance along the road as if performing Michael Flatley’s Riverdance then I feel a pulling on my left side. This was the smaller hernia but with a lipoma removed. It’s actually a positive step as it used to burn a little in the beginning. That seems to have largely gone now.

My main issue, if you can call it that, is my scrotum is currently larger than before, with the fluid sloooowly draining. This gives me a feeling of heaviness if I walk too far without good quality underwear. I may even suggest taking some supportive underwear with you to give you added support after treatment. Because of this, I haven’t tried to sprint yet even though before treatment I was a little (grey haired) rocket over 50 metres! I can imagine that would be quite painful.