10 days ago the youngest (10yo) complained of soreness downstairs. After a quick exam by his uncle (a surgeon) and discussion with his auntie (abdominal radiologist) we rushed him to ER where they decided to operate for suspected twisted testes. It did not turn out to be the case (surgeon thought it was acute idiopathic scrotal edema) but as a precaution they put 1-2 internal stitches in. The discharging doctor next morning told us to rest for 4 weeks.

The state athletic relay champs are 5 weeks from the operation date. Of the three times he fronted up for the 100m, he's run third each time (gaps to 4th of 0.20s, 0.20s and 0.44s). Currently he meets the attendance requirement and up until yesterday (the 4th running of the 100m - when a solid tail wind saw 60% of participants (~90/150) better their 100m PB by an average 0.3 secs), he had the 3rd best qualification time by 0.20 secs. He's still in 4th, but only just (the fast movers in his group did PB's around 0.5 secs yesterday).

Anyway, was just wondering if anyone had knowledge about recovery and possible remedial exercises that could be done while waiting? We had just that one opinion the morning of discharge and some additional reading suggests it might not need to be that long. If the committee factors in conditions and decide he still warrants a slot, minimising any decline would be best for the team. But would young boys really lose any noticeable speed over that length of race?