Well, after a slightly harder than normal Tuesday morning ride last week I noticed an “abnormality”, in the form of an odd lump. So I assume I have some nasty cancer and run screaming to the doctor (without the running or the screaming).
On closer and more professional medical examination it turns out I have a F$$#@(G hernia!!!
So that means, as little exertion as possible until I can get it fixed. Fixed meaning an operation to stitch up and reinforce the muscle.
From a cycling standpoint the most effort I put in is on my fixies, so I may have to shudder ride geared for a while. While this is all bad, it does leave me with the perfect excuse to buy at least one geared bike as I don’t own one at the moment apart from a 20 kg DH sled.
So if I’m not on the Saturday morning rides for a while, that’s why. :x
so tell me…does one nut ache intermittently and your groin really hurt on one side when you poke it?
Funnily enough no.
It’s just a lump, about the size of the afore mentioned nut, in my lower abdomen. It’s only painful when I do too much, eg. lifting, physical labour of any kind. But otherwise it just feels strange, kinda like I’ve got a lump under my skin.