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July 30, 2009

For about five days two weeks back, I suffered a debilitating pain on my groin caused by erstwhile unknown reasons.  I could only surmise that it was a hernia brought about by an intense physical activity during training for a mountaineering course.  A couple of trips to the doctor soon revealed that the pain was caused by urinary tract infection…at least based on the countless tests I had undergone. 

The doctor presrcibed mild antibiotics as cure.  Seven days later and I was back at 100 percent…with pus count at 0-2. 

The pain was so intense that it could not be placed out of mind.  I was almost bed-ridden because the pain increased two-fold while standing.  I was, for a few days, disabled…not able to make 100 percent use of my body.

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