When discomfort/pain > fear/anxiety, resignation comes. I put it off for 9 years. Started out as a “fat-containing left inguinal hernia” in 2014 and turned into a tennis-ball-sized pain in the ass. It was always worse sitting in a chair or driving. Yesterday, I had Laparoscopic surgery to hammer it in. Three tiny incisions under my navel and a half-bald pubic area are the only souvenirs. Right now I’m wondering why I put it off for so long. It was amazing to see a flat lower abdomen instead of a huge lump.