I had an inguinal hernia and mine was tiny.. I had to wait 4 weeks to get it fixed. One day, I strapped on my belt, went to deadlift.. and the damn thing like exploded.. went form the size of a big marble to a tennis ball. Went back to the doc the next day.. i didnt tell him what i did though.. had surgery in 2 days.
I was also 17 and stupid