John, I hope you're all better now & the op worked. I know all about hernia ops, my partner was born with 'baby hernias' and has had a lifetime of problems. Not long after we met, he had to go into hosp to have them fixed once again. They wanted to chuck him out after 2 days, but he couldn't walk properly & we lived on the second floor, heaps of steps!! They let him stay 6 days, I think it was. That was about 16 or so years ago. The op worked well, but any hard physical work he does results in a lot of aching there. I well remember the other problem , but can't now remember what we did for it. Was a long time ago.
Good research and tips, thanks for that.
Merry Christmas, John,
Sylvia x