hernia - PLEASE don't be dumb like me

Hi all - I just needed to share and I hope to spare someone what I went through. Tuesday during the day I started having vague abdominal pain. As the day continued the pain got worse and settled around my surgery site. I just ignored it. When I got home from work I took some leftover pain medication and went to bed. My oldest was graduating this week and Wed was Bacalorette (sp) the church service that celebrates the graduates. So I continued to ignire it and slept 'til midnight, nauseaus and vomited. Three hours later and a heated discussion with DD, I ended up in the emergency room. Yup you guessed it a hernia. I was in the operating room by 7 AM. The good part is that I did make it to the actual ceremony tonight. Sore but I was there. Morale: listen to your body not calander. Thanks for listening. Ann

((((((((((Ann)))))))))) I'm sorry you had to go through that, but glad to hear you're okay now. Thanks for sharing your story with us. It's easy to forget how different we are after this surgery and sometimes we need a reminder to make us pay attention. I hope your soreness will go away soon. Carol

Hi Ann Glad to hear your ok,, I had my surgery on Oct 5 of 05 and I too have a hernia, mine is around my belly button and I worry about it,, it doesnt bother me too much but Im afraid of the day it may start. Wishing you a speedy recovery! Linda