Ok, I'm an idiot

[Merm12210 8]

So, I shoveled. I couldn't help it. We have a foot of freaking snow. I only did the walkway, and I was totally fine doing it. I had no pain, no problems... but now my stomach is killing me. My abs feel very crampy and I'm bit nauseous. I was sleeved 12/21, and I know we are supposed to not do anything ab involved for 6 weeks... but I really didn't think I was straining myself. Not sure what to do now or what to look for. How will I know if I actually hurt myself? I won't be doing that again for a while.

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[suzzzzz 1,005]

Call your surgeon to let them know. Hopefully you didn't do any internal damage, but they can best guide you.

[#BirdDog 604]

Definite call to surgeon. At this point you're not completely healed and the nerves have not come to. Serious damage can be done this early out.

[Middus 491]

So, I shoveled. I couldn't help it. We have a foot of freaking snow. I only did the walkway, and I was totally fine doing it. I had no pain, no problems... but now my stomach is killing me. My abs feel very crampy and I'm bit nauseous. I was sleeved 12/21, and I know we are supposed to not do anything ab involved for 6 weeks... but I really didn't think I was straining myself. Not sure what to do now or what to look for. How will I know if I actually hurt myself? I won't be doing that again for a while.

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Call your surgeon, but I'm sure it's just fatigue. Shoveling snow is deceptively tasking.

[clc9 644]

As I understand it, the lifting restrictions are primarily because your abdominal muscles have been cut and are healing. Strain before that muscle wall has healed can cause a hernia - which is your intestines poking out through the unhealed incisions. Plus it's putting strain on tissue that is in the process of healing, which makes your healing take longer. A hernia will feel/look like a bulge around your incisions.

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