Comments on: What the heck is a sports hernia?

By: eric

eric — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:00:01 +0000

To Ned I am 46 former wrestler to get into shape for summer in Mar 2010 I did 4×100 sets of sit ups on sit up bench 50 of the sit ups were the Rocky twisting type the next day my whole stomache felt sore(the good kind of sore you get from a good workout) and tight as a drum a couple days latter I was showing some one an MMA move from the gaurd position when I droped to my butt from the standing position to demonstrate the move from the gaurd I felt a sharp tearing pain in my left lower abdomin not knowing what happened I went to the ER had an MRI they were concerned about the area of the pain being possibly an Aortic anurysum once they ruled that out they felt my issue was not life threatening so they let me go I still had no idea what happened the next morning I could not sit up to get out of bed I was not able to do not even 1 sit up for 3 months after 1 year I can do 10 sits up but I feel slight pain out of fear of making it worse I do not do sit ups for a guy who could do a 100 at a time I think it might be time to go under the knife any info would be appreciated

By: eric

eric — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:39:27 +0000

Ned your story is the same as mine in every detail let me know if you have any updates ektrader@aol.com

By: hadit

hadit — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:44:44 +0000

I had the surgery by Dr. Meyers and it didnt fix my problem completely. This was years ago and its 95% better but I'm still considering going to the lady in Germany because her procedure seems rather non-invasive and a quick recovery. It's a lot of money but I'd like to just be able to exercise hard without worrying about pain the next day.

By: Ned

Ned — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:20:24 +0000

After reading so many blog entries I am beginning to think there is no solution. I'm 47 and have been practicing martial arts for years. At first I only felt pain in my lower abdomen when doing situps.. It doesn't feel like a muscle pull/strain … too low… It was like that for about 9 mo's … then after a hard training session concetrating on kicks… it got worse… now I feel it when i get out of bed.. the car … sometimes just walking … I have stopped training for 3 mo's… no better. GP ruled out hernia … did xrays of pelvis and ultrasound nothing…He refered me to a general surgeon.. who spent all of 5 minutes with me and referred me to a "pain specialist" which to me sounds like a punt… I was thinking of going to Dr Myers … but it seems that every specialist has a negative blog… any success stories??

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:54:34 +0000

A few years ago I had dinner and went out to shovel some snow. I don’t remember feeling any pain, maybe slight discomfort in the lower right abdomen above groin.. Next morning I could not even move from the bed due to severe pain. I went through a surgery in colorado and the surgeon put a mesh. The incision still feels slightly sensitive and “funny” after several years but there is no pain. I do have some discomfort but it’s rare like when I’m shaving hair off of my groin area.

I now think that I should not have gone out shoveling after eating dinner. This could have put pressure on the intestines to push through the stomach lining causing the hernia.

Also I think I did have a slight cold those days causing me to sneeze hard at times during the day, acting as a catalyst in causing the hernia since sneezing puts lot of pressure on lower abdomen even though we don’t notice it.

I am a healthy fit young person otherwise with no other major issues except little beer tummy.

By: Greg Hills

Greg Hills — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:36:18 +0000

I woke up in the morning after a night of basketball and had pain in my groin, testicles, and the whole muscle down the back of my upper leg. I just thought I pulled a muscle so I tried to take it easy so it could heal. I still played basketball once a week for about 3 more weeks because the pain was not that bad. Then I decided to rest for a few months so it could heal but as soon as I ran for about 5 mins the pain came right back and it was worse than it was before. The pain in the back of my upper leg had healed but the groin pain and pain in my testicles was really bad. I went to the doctor and sent me to physical therapy which did not help at all. So I tried just resting it again for about 3 months and it still never got better. The doctor then sent me to a hernia specialist who believed it was a sports hernia. I got a second opinion from another doctor and he said he would go in with a camera an if he saw a hernia he would repair it. He checked both sides with the camera and found the sports hernia on my right side and fixed it. I had the surgery about 9 days ago and although I am still in some pain from surgery I can already tell that the problem is finally fixed. Also one of my symptoms besides the constant pain was random shooting pains that were very painful that would just happen and random times durning the day. I Hope this helps people who have the same problem. I am glad I had the surgery and am looking forward to running again.

By: it_still_hurts

it_still_hurts — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:51:19 +0000

Well, I had sports hernia surgery with Dr. Muschaweck in Germany a year ago. 6 months into my recovery, it started to hurt again. She is a bit of a denial doctor, kind of like Meyers, in that she never wants to admit that there could be something wrong with her technique or something she missed or just a recurrence of the problem. All you will keep hearing from her is that there is no way to undo her procedure or as she likes to say, “I gave you a perfect surgery.” Trying to see her for follow-ups is very difficult, especially if you don’t live in Germany. You often are told to return to Germany for her to ‘run more tests’ and send you to a nerve specialist (yeah, that’s the way to go…if you can’t fix the problem kills the nerves that are flaring up…that’s reallll sound medical practice!)

Overall, I am not pleased with the outcome. In my book, the surgery she performed on me was not a success. My recommendation – stick with a US-based surgeon to fix your sports hernia – but NOT Meyers.

I saw this guy too and what joey said above is correct. He has a real Jeckle and Hyde complex. The first day I say him I heard 95% success rate for my case, by the second day it was reduced to 50%. All because he couldn’t pinpoint the exact cause of my pain. At one point he even suggested that alot of the pain I was experiencing was ‘in my head’. Yeah…right dude…I like pretending to have pain and spending thousands of dollars on tests and visiting various doctors. What an a**! Stay away from this guy too!

By: trun

trun — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:49:41 +0000

I have had left groin pain for two years. I had surgery by Dr. Meyers and 2 months later, surgery from Dr. Stubbs in Winston Salem, NC. I still have the left groin pain. I went back for a follow up with Meyers and waited all day to get a 5 minute appointment where he told me he was 99% sure it was the joint causing the pain. I wasted money to go back to Stubbs and then to Byrd, who both specialize in the hip joint. They told me the joint looks fine…..Dr. Meyers sucked in my money and hardly gave me the time of day…

By: otterc

otterc — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:53:03 +0000

I think that I have a sports hernia from the symptoms described by medical people (Dr. Meyers) and by websites and blogs. I also have back pain in the obliques area. The back pain is much more severe than that of the groin area. Any feedback from others with similar problems?

By: Jeana

Jeana — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:00:16 +0000

I had posted a few articles. I had thought that I had sports hernia, then to have been diagnosed 3 years later with Meralgia Paresthetica, only to later find out it was the wrong diagnosis. I had tried lazer therapy, and no help with that. Now I have had nerve blocks on one of the inguinal nerves, and had no pain. It was a success. So now I am waiting to see if the cortisone shot with the freezing helps, and the step after that, to try and have the nerve permanently blocked, however, it isn't totally permanent, since the nerve endings grow back. This has been a long process of trying to figure out what happened and who to go to. My pain reocurred 6 months after my inguinal hernia repair surgery. I've been to a neurologist, and seen a neurosurgeon. I am having nerve blocks from an anesthesiologist at present. So basically, if someone feels they have sports hernia, and are not getting any help, maybe look into seeing a neurologist as well.