You might have thought you were fit as a fiddle until you were drafted to be a hernia soldier. Seems hernias can affect any age and sex no matter how buff you are. Odds are your draft notice is more likely to be delivered to you the older you are.
Your body may have let you down causing “the bulge” and takes a beating with hernia surgery but it is remarkable how it heals itself with your help of course. Nasty coloured bruises adorn certain parts of your body but in a matter of three weeks or so the nasty bloody crustiness disappears and the angry incision site calms down. Eventually you’ll be swaggering down the beach and only seasoned hernia adventurers can unearth your little scar secret!
Surgery isn’t the be and end all. There has been an administrative, technical, and medical involved in your diagnosis, surgery and recovery. You may be the unfortunate star in the adventure but without your supporting cast just think where you’d be.
You realize how much you took your health for granted. Your Great Hernia Adventure has taught you amongst other grander things, how wonderful it is to bend over and tie your shoe, play golf, garden, wash the car or pick up a grandchild or your loyal Spot. You don’t appreciate how fortunate you are until your health is in question. You hear this frequently but truly understand it when your health is compromised question.
You understand what pain is, how you react to it and how to manage it and even develop compassion for others (and yourself) suffering pain.
You have developed a sense of gratitude for all those assisting you (and this includes yourself) in your Great Hernia Adventure.
Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner"
Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto.
Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."
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