There would seem some consensus as to some of the temporal aspects of pain after inguinal hernia surgery and the bottom-line conclusion of expect some pain is not debatable! What is not so easily ascertained is the length and severity of the pain.
Pain is a relative concept. The degree of pain experienced by those in the Hernia Club graduating from inguinal hernia surgery differs based on many circumstances. How adept and experienced was your surgeon, your individual tolerance, your physical condition, your age and your mental approach to pain and suffering?
I have yet to encounter any commentary to the effect you jump off your bed post surgery pain free. The conventional wisdom is day one you are numbed out with anesthesia and perhaps some opioid relief immediately after surgery. Day two and three are supposedly the worst it is going to get and gradually by week six you are close to normal. You will discover the veracity of these pain generalizations. Odds are with the passage of time pain lessens but how quickly only you will discover. If it worsens time to contact your surgeon.
It may not be the case a younger person with a buff physique hop, skips and jumps through “the ring of fire”. The cut through a flabby body may be less of a shock to the body!
If you have experience with pain it perhaps you bear it better than a novice to pain.
As for pain avoidance after inguinal hernia surgery there are no free passes. There are pain management techniques.
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