RKS Health: The Great Hernia Adventure: Educate Yourself: Terror or Truth?

I have previously mentioned in a perfect world there would be a comprehensive guidebook available to newly minted members of the Hernia Club. It could be that such a guidebook exists but even then, it is most likely written by a single author with a singular viewpoint. Perhaps you’d like a varied source of informationContinue reading “RKS Health: The Great Hernia Adventure: Educate Yourself: Terror or Truth?”

RKS Health: The Great Hernia Adventure: It’s Official Now: Welcome to the Hernia Club

Those people in the white coats have summoned you to award you membership in the Hernia Club. There are some 700,000 hernia repairs each year in the United States and 100,000 in the United Kingdom. There is not much exclusivity in the Hernia Club. No ribbons. No gold stars. But most likely some bruising andContinue reading “RKS Health: The Great Hernia Adventure: It’s Official Now: Welcome to the Hernia Club”

RKS Health: The Great Hernia Adventure: Jelly and the Ultrasound Roll

Your physician has diagnosed a hernia of sorts and there are several types and if its an inguinal hernia the next step in the journey will usually be an inguinal ultrasound. Move those underpants down, let the gel flow and the wand does its magic. No preparation No pain. No fuss. No loss of dignity.Continue reading “RKS Health: The Great Hernia Adventure: Jelly and the Ultrasound Roll”

RKS Health: The Great Hernia Adventure

THE JOURNEY BEGINS The Great Hernia Adventure begins prior to your realization of it a common feature of maladies, afflictions and plagues. You only know when you are stricken. Out of the shower in May 2023. Towelling off. You don’t always look “down there” but even when you do are you are paying any degreeContinue reading “RKS Health: The Great Hernia Adventure”