Reply To: How long should or could you leave a hernia

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The bulge size varies because the content sometimes comes out more, and sometimes it gets reduced back in. The question is whether you’re noticing a worsening overall. If not, and if it isn’t really bothersome, then my personal preference would be to wait, but you should listen to your consultants, and it sounds like they don’t think you need to rush to do surgery. How big is the bulge when it protrudes the most? People typically compare to the size of a fruit of a similar size. What fruit would it be?