A scary pain... big deal or not? Please help

**Bertuzzi** · 04-14-2010, 10:34 PM

Last Thursday (April 8) I did some extensive sit ups and pushed myself very hard. I had the normal burning pain in my muscles from a great work out and was pleased with myself. I took the weekend off from any training and on Monday I was back at it again. I did some push ups before I started my work out and I had this pain in my lower left stomach right around my intestine and sigmoid colon. It felt like something pushing out on my stomach. I thought nothing of it, just chalked it up to the ab workout from thursday. I also felt the same pain while doing chin ups, again I discarded it as maybe a slightly pulled muscle.

Today, about 20 mins ago I went to do some push ups for warm up and there the pain was again, but this time it was more noticeable. I could make the pain hurt less if I lifted my ass up into the air just a touch while finishing my push ups. I thought to myself.... lets try some chin ups, see what happens. I went to pull myself up and it felt like my insides where going to explode out of my stomach.... it actually made me yell with pain. I am going to the doctor to get this looked at right away, but was wondering if anyone can give me some insight to what this may be. I also notice the pain when I sneeze or cough.... it doesn't hurt but it reminds me its there.

Any advice or experience??

Thanks

**trix8** · 04-14-2010, 11:01 PM

Im bettin you got a hernia, u feel any weird sensations in ur nuts

**Bertuzzi** · 04-14-2010, 11:09 PM

I was thinking the same thing, but I have no out of the ordinary nut feelings

**Bertuzzi** · 04-14-2010, 11:30 PM

Not to mention I have no bumps, lumps or bulges in the area.

**Igifuno** · 04-15-2010, 06:52 PM

Any recent cycle history? HGH maybe? What did the doc say?

**alexISthrowed** · 04-15-2010, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Bertuzzi

I was thinking the same thing, but I have no out of the ordinary nut feelings

You can get muscle hernias. Thats why some pros have blown out looking belly buttons.

**Bertuzzi** · 04-15-2010, 09:26 PM

No recent cycle history.... currently priming for an upcoming cycle. I am going to the doctor tomorrow. I sneezed at work today and it almost brought me to my knees. This is not fun.

**Bertuzzi** · 04-16-2010, 04:20 PM

According to the Doc.... it is just an Abdominal Muscle strain.... should go away within a week, but no working out allowed.

**Igifuno** · 04-18-2010, 10:54 AM

Good news is the abs are one of the fastest healing muscles so just be patient (I know - easier said than done). The gym isn't going anywhere so take care of yourself and listen to your doc. Good luck bro and fast healing.