[vonsmog]

Wow, Mine was done by putting in a 5" incision and putting in a plate sized piece of mesh. But that is what I needed, And I went to the hospital at 1:00pm and walked out of the hospital at 5:00pm. I never took the pain pills just the over the counter stuff, and ice. My doctor said I had quite a large tear and protruding sac that my guts where going into. That is most likely why I had such a long recovery. But with my lifestyle I needed to have it done. And I am back to playing ice hockey, so no complaints!