Pain after hernia surgery is often inflammatory. Anti-inflammatories work best: i.e., ice and either naproxen/ibuprofen.

The chest pain after laparoscopy is from the CO2 gas. It goes away after a day or so. Most pain from laparoscopy is related to where there is a cut (e.g., the belly button) and where there was a lot of dissection, e.g., groin if the hernia was large. Lastly, testicular pain can occur. It is related to dissection of the hernia off the spermatic cord and placing an inflammatory mesh over the spermatic cord. Once the inflammation reduces, the pain should resolve.