Travelling with a hernia for a laugh

[John Boy]

I have had an umbilical hernia for 8 years YES 8
The hospital in Luton says that I am on the waiting list '3 years'
It has got so big that it looks like I have a bum bag permanently strapped to my stomach, it is so large I cant put the table down on planes to eat a meal and yes I have gone the whole 9 hours with not eating on a crowded flight.

But it also makes for some fun

I was travelling on AA last year and got to the check in and there was a security guy checking luggage on a few suspicious people
ME never

He called me over and said that he wanted me to open my case I dully agreed and placed my case on the table and waited for him to finish
When he finished he looked at me and said 'I need to see your strap bag' I said 'my what'

He said 'the bum bag what’s in it'
Light goes on
'oh' I said 'its my intestines'
'Your What'
'my intestines'
'I'm sorry sir I don’t understand'
I tell story to him
he looks at me - looks at bump - Looks at me
Pregnant pause and finally says
'sorry sir I have to see it'
'certainly I say'

Pulls up shirt SG says at top of voice

's--t that’s unbelievable Gary look at this'

At that I become aware that all the people that have passed me by are now in a position to see my hernia

Now that’s embarrassing

Funny side now seen

[trevlad]

john boy you need the nhs

linguinal hernia diagnosed mid february 2004. appt for op 29 june 2004

just in time for a summer break!![msnwink][8D]
trev

[John Boy]

This is the NHS

Yours is considered a possable emergency mine is at the bottom of the list in fact it is people with your type of hernia that keeps me at the bottom

Want to say any more[msnwink]

[trevlad]

well i never

i'm sorry to jump the queue old man

i never realised it could be so serious. when they started talking about this linguini stuff i thought they were suggesting i'd been eating too much pasta again, but it was no fun when the doctor had his finger up just to check. i can tell you!![:I][8D]

any way if its any help, i agreed to being treated at any hospital any time ,so i suppose thats what speeded me up. all this talk of food has made me hungry!

trev[8D]

[Susan J]

Get some bad tummy ache on your hols, and have it done in style on your travel insurance
Or why not tell the Doctors of this damaging psychological effect, and the bad back your posture is giving you

[neilr]

Make sure the tummy ache is at the end of your holiday!!

Pity to recuperate during a holiday... May get a nice extension...

[Gillian-B]

I had a similar-ish story last year when I flew internal with Delta and had a bum-bag under my t-shirt. I couldn't understand why the cabin crew were giving me bad looks for ordering a brandy and lemonade until they later asked me when my baby was due[:0]. Obviously, they thought I was a pregnant heavy drinker (I have brandy to calm me down!).

[chrisj]

Thats funny Gillian

[John Boy]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Gillian-B
I had a similar-ish story last year when I flew internal with Delta and had a bum-bag under my t-shirt. I couldn't understand why the cabin crew were giving me bad looks for ordering a brandy and lemonade until they later asked me when my baby was due[:0]. Obviously, they thought I was a pregnant heavy drinker (I have brandy to calm me down!).
[/quote]

That must have been one hell of a big bum-bag Gillian
Just how much money do you take with you
or is it for the family jewels

[chris c]

Sorry to laugh at your misfortune John Boy, but that story has had me crying with laughter!!
I really hope you get moved up the waiting list though - it must be very unpleasant.