[deano_hoosier]

Pain... ditto, ditto. I had right side repair early December, 2014 and was driving 5-6 days later and playing golf by early-January. Also had open heart surgery (minimally invasive procedure) in 2013 and the pain from that was minimal compared to the hernia surgery. The surgeon cuts though muscle tissue to repair the hernia so that is the reason the greater pain. Also, be prepared for some "unusual" bruising to occur. It may not, but many times does. I googled the hernia surgery and found a blog by a guy who had the surgery and his daily routine following the surgery.