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[tompm]

Unfortunately for me the weekend was dominated by hernia pain. The mornings and afternoons were not bad. The evening, however, was the opposite. The pain would come in waves and at times it got very close to 10. On a few occasions I thought about calling the surgeon and request moving the surgery up on the calendar. I can’t tell you what triggered the pain.

Hello Tom,

I am concerned to hear of the waves of pain close to 10.
Have you confirmed it's a hernia, with a medical professional?
Is this in your lower right quadrant?
It could be appendicitis. Very bad.
Which I had, with an abcess forming.  I had waves of pain at scale of 10, my body was quaking in pain.
I was hospitalized a week for the abcess, followed by a month of antibiotics.  Then the surgery & another 4 days in the hospital.

I also have had a hernia repair.  No waves of pain at scale 10, more of an aching pain.  Over a period of several months, was able to push the bulge back in.

Of course, everybody's experience is different.

Hoping it all works out for you.

Thanks for the concern.

When I first noticed some swelling and had some pain I thought it might be something with my bladder or urinary tract. I went to see my urologist to see if it was any of those or a side effect from the overactive bladder medication. He took one look at in after I explained what was going on and said hernia, here call this surgeon. I saw the surgeon two weeks ago and I am scheduled for surgery on the 18th.