Oh my gosh, another hernia?!

In 2005, I had surgery for a herniated disc in my lower back. The nerve to my right leg had been causing issues for some time, but my GP and physiotherapist missed the hernia in every examination. Later, the surgeon explained that the standard 'hernia test' is effective in 90% of cases—unfortunately, I fell into the other 10%.

Long story short:

The fire brigade came and evacuated me from the first floor of our house in an embarrassing but spectacular way. I was then operated on to remove the herniated disc. Unfortunately, the nerve in my right leg never recovered due to the delay in surgery.

The excruciating pain in my lower back eased significantly after surgery, and I felt a rush of relief. But a nagging pain took its place, which I didn’t find surprising—after all, the area had been operated on, and I assumed there might be some permanent damage. A year later, the pain worsened, and another scan revealed a new herniated disc, but surgery wasn’t recommended.

Fast forward to today: I didn’t have surgery for that second hernia, and I no longer have back pain.

Hernias, a strange thing! One person suffers from it, I haven't had any trouble with mine for 2 years and they are there, in my back and neck.

Why does one person feel pain from the same injury while another does not?

That was researched by Dr. Sarno, back in the 80s, dang it! Yes, I say that with some frustration because I think it's a shame that the medical world hardly talks about this. Although, there is a change going on. I'm happy to contribute to that.

 It takes an average of 50 years for a new insight in the medical world to find its way into mainstream medicine and thus into the curriculum of aspiring doctors.

Okay, we're almost in 2030, let's inform people about it in 2024, and I'd like to do that through this website.

I'm in the process of fine-tuning the website and writing the e-book. It’s happening, though I admit, often late at night due to time constraints (and a bit of secret procrastination).

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Els