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jpsimon
why do i have a big bump where i got a inguinial hernia repaired?
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brice1967
I'd suggest it is where they sewed in some wire mesh to repair the hernia.  I had an umbilical herni repaird some years ago, and the mesh is very obvious to this day.
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gymdandee
how long ago was the repair? You could have another Hernia
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