Has anyone ever had a hernia repaired?

I'm having surgery on Thursday to have my hernia repaired because it is getting bigger and I'm in a lot of pain from it. Since July when I noticed it it has at least doubled in size, so my doc wants to fix it. I'm really freaked about it because of how poorly I reacted to surgery last time. So if people could fill me in on their experiences I'd really appreciate it! Wish I could wait for tummy tuck time, but that's a year from now and doc said no way. Silly to be more anxious about this surgery than I was about bypass, but last time I was confident and that got me a 3 week hospital stay. Thanks Hugs Jen

I just had hernia repair surgery about 6 weeks ago. I do have to admit that it was worse for me than the gb surgery. It took me about 2 weeks to feel normal. I was home from work for about 1 week. The gas pain was horrible. e mail me if you have any other questions. Lois