ive had an inguinal hernia, being a 25 year old male i guess i handle the pain pretty well. i had a lump for a few months until one day i lifted something heavy and my stomach lining ripped causing the henia to worsen. that ripping was the worst pan of it all and the day after surgery. i still get little annoying aches every now and then from i guess the mesh moving around and maybe scar tissue but ive been fine since.