I finally got in to the doctor today. I have been afraid to run the past few days because I was pretty sure I had a hernia and kept picturing myself running and then all of a sudden ending up in a heap on the side of the road because it strangulated and I passed out. The doctor said it was not a regular hernia but he said it could be a "sports" hernia which is a bit different. He has referred me to a sports medicine specialist and they are probably going to do what he called a dynamic CT scan so they could see what was going on. The best part of the appointment was the look on the doctors face when I told him I had to pull out of my race Saturday after ONLY 30 miles!!! It was priceless!!! He gave me the usual rest, ice, ibuprofen speech......as I expected. The big worry is that I have been dealing with this off and on since last fall. Rest has not made it go away so I think it might be the sports hernia, which is hard to diagnose and DOES require surgery. It will probably be more time before I know....GRRR.
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