Herb the Hernia

Spence doesn't know that I named his hernia, but I did.  I think it's catchy, don't you?  Here is the short version of what happened. Around Christmas, Spence got a bad cold.  He coughed for WEEKS!  The second weekend in January, he went to Texas to teach about smal groups.  During his first session Friday night, he felt something kinda pop while he was talking.  Somehow he pressed through and made it to the break.  He went to the bathroom and found a big red knot sticking out of his belly.  He did not know what it was, but did what any real man would do.  He pushed it back it, and then proceeded to teach 4 more sessions over the next 36 hours.  Once he got back to NC, a friend took him to the ER where he was diagnosed with a hernia.  We found out that he could wait to have surgery but that at any time he could need emergency surgery.  With the baby coming, we decided it would be best to go ahead with the surgery as soon as possible.  He had his hernia repaired Tuesday.  He will be out of things for about a week.  He will not be able to lift over 20 pounds for 4-6 weeks.  This should make for an interesting few weeks at least...