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Did you know that 90% of all hernias occur in men?
Did you know that one out of every 200 adults in the US will see their doctor about a hernia? And hernias don't just affect men: women and children get hernias, too.
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Bob, age 57
Bob had felt a sharp pain while jogging. Since he'd had an inguinal hernia on the right side ten years before, he had a pretty good idea of what was wrong. "I knew there wasn't any sense in waiting to see my doctor..." Read about how Bob quickly got back to his daily routine following hernia surgery.
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Jim,age 51
"My dad had hernia surgery three times, so when I started to feel a little bump at the bottom of my abdomen, I knew what was happening . I just couldn't ignore it any longer."
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Jeff, age 41
Like so many people who ignore their hernias, Jeff tried to live with the painful bulge that got bigger and bigger as the day progressed. Finally, he had to admit that the hernia was interfering with his life.
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