In 2009 I noticed an odd pain near my right groin when sitting for long periods at my desk. Knowing what I know now about health I would have paid attention to this messenger. At the time I did not.  Sometime later I was carrying a heavy item to my car and the hernia let go. I dropped the box and vomited with the pain.

And so began nearly 15 years of trial and error to deal with this.  I tried walking around with my hand pressing on it to get relief.  Not ideal when you need both hands, and people also wonder what you are doing. I tried strong duct tape – not a great idea when you are a hairy as me. I tried these weird undergarment that provide support ish!  The best assist I found was a plastic sunglasses case that had rounded sides and ends.  I could wedge this under the waistband and belt of my jeans and it did a pretty good job of supporting me. My thought was if I can provide support perhaps the tear or whatever it was would heal.