How long did you wait?

My original plan was to hold for a year or two. My inguinal hernia was very small (no bulge) and it wasn’t causing me any discomfort, so my surgeon said watchful waiting would be fine. But I ultimately changed my mind and had the surgery done just a few months later, as fear of making the hernia worse was holding me back in the gym and I just wanted to get it over with. And I’m very glad I did.