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Author: GoodWinds ★2017
Date: 2012-03-09 05:35
OK, time to get personal. I 'suffered' a small umbilical hernia giving birth to my first son; the other two births after that did NOT enlarge it and it has never 'opened' up to a problem level. I've played oboe/English horn and bass clarinet for over 3 decades. I would not compare the pressure of playing ANY woodwind with the abdominal pressure of giving birth.
Perhaps it is merely a matter of opinion, but the surgical community MIGHT back me up in stressing that a hernia usually appears where one has a muscular/connective tissue weakness of some sort.
On a more serious note, and for anybody out there, guy or gal, if a hernia 'opens' up to the point where you can slip more than the tip of a finger into it, then it's time to consult a surgeon for repair. If a bit of intestine were to slip through (especially when one is exerting abdominal pressure) and get kinked, it is more than a serious problem, and constitutes an emergency.
mary (RN)
GoodWinds
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GoodWinds |
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