@herniahelper the pain is usually over w/in a few days, providing I make it a point to not lift anything heavy. It is very similar to pre-repair with the exception of any bulging or bulging feeling. It always improves upon laying down & is most uncomfortable when standing. As I mentioned, it presents itself mostly as soreness between hip bones, on opposite sides of the center point, along with the feeling of heaviness in my testicles. When I was diagnosed by the surgeon, he said it was the smallest hernia he’d been asked to repair. I guess I’m just ultra sensitive to something not feeling right & the only correlation I can find is with lifting things that are close to fifty pounds.