I have a small hernia and cant lift more than 10lbs for probably a good 2months. What to do in the mean time? Best way to maintain as much as possible? Any beneficial things I can be doing that will contribute to the gym once I can lift again?

where's that hernia?

inguinal hernia. Was first assessed as a hydrocele (Fluid in my testicle) but when I had the ultrasound they also found that I have a small hernia with it.

This post was edited by airsoft986 on Jan 4 2015 12:59pm

honestly just eat at maintenance or a smidge above and youll be fine

Make sure to keep protein up there and not be in a deficit + whatever exercises you can do.

This. Do whatever you can do while still recovering.

will do, thanks gentlemen. Having a form of the stomach flu doesnt help though ^.^

dont do any exercising unless you want to fuck yourself up even more. just recover first

Only exercising I plan to do is cardio perhaps and stretching. I still have yet to go see the Urologist in 2 weeks to see what is even going to be done. Hate how long of a process it is

Urologist ? Recovering ? Have you had surgery yet? This won't go away on its own..
How's that hernia looking? Is it reductible? Painfull a bit? More importantly is it REALLY painfull / red / hot?

Here is what is going to happen (assuming you haven't had surgery yet) :
-You will see this urologist in 14 days, he'll say "hummm" that's not really my field of expertise from that point on, I'll refer you to a general surgeon"; that you will see in, you would have guessed it, 2 weeks +.
-So those 2+ weeks will pass and you will see the surgeon, he will say the hernia is minimal, that he could fix it. But, that if it doesn't bother you all that much, that you could leave it like that and make an other appointment in the future if it becomes painfull. Since, unless a few specific things happens or that you have an hernia of a certain type, it is not dangerous.
-You say yes : Elective surgery in 2 months. + 6-8 weeks of absolute minimal efforts in order not to fuck up the repair (...unless you go to the Shouldice Hospital and get a superior stitching of your abdominal wall and etc etc, but bottomline, no efforts for a little while at the least)
-You say no : You maybe live happily ever after, maybe need elective surgery in a few months or years or maybe need urgent repair for a strangulated hernia.