Topic: Ghost Pain (post surgey freak out)

[Jason C. Astor]

Preface- Had Surgery on Inguinal Hernia a little more then a month ago. Took more time off then the Surgeon told me I had to

I've been working out again (Body Weight, Cardio and a little of the MovNat kinda deal). Every time I feel any ab pain I start to freak out, thinking I opened my scaring up. I partially know that I'm just being crazy but It is slowing down my motivation. And I'm afraid to start training Vaults and Such again for fear of hurting myself

Has anyone else dealt with an issue like this? How did you get over it?

I don't like this fear I'm feeling, I thought I had overcame it months ago and one little surgery has me feeling like everything I've trained and worked for years is gone.

Help

[Steve Low]

Talk to your doctor about it to ease your fears....

Generally, there's going to be some because there is going to be some scar tissue that needs to break up and whatnot.

[Jason C. Astor]

Talk to your doctor about it to ease your fears....

Doc said to just do what I'm comfortable with, that I seem healthy and strong, and that the pain is just me getting back into shape. ( I hat ethe idea that I'm out of shape)

Generally, there's going to be some because there is going to be some scar tissue that needs to break up and whatnot.

That hadn't crossed my mind. Scar tissue breaks up? Is this a crumbling off the tissue type deal or is it burned off like fat? Any idea on a time frame based on size?

Sorry for so many questions. WebMd isn't being helpful right now

[Steve Low]

Eh, scar tissue lays down as our bodies don't perfectly heal unlike some other species.

If the collagen adheres too much it limits movement and nerves/blood vessels/etc. can get trapped up in it and limit movement and cause pain for things that shouldn't hurt.

Typically you can massage around the scar and/or repair if it's been longer than a couple weeks or months out to try to break some of it up and whatnot

[Jason C. Astor]

That helps. Thanks, man

[Ken PKChiro]

If you wanna go to the "dark side", check out NET, and acupuncture to address emotional issues that can sometimes manifest physically *gasp, I did just suggest the psycho-somatic link*  sue me.

[Jason C. Astor]

If you wanna go to the "dark side", check out NET, and acupuncture to address emotional issues that can sometimes manifest physically *gasp, I did just suggest the psycho-somatic link*  sue me.

Haha. I don't know how I missed your post. Gonna check it out today. I am all kinds of into that Hippy voodoo stuff..   Chicken Arise

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