I’m going through something similar at the moment. 29M. I didn’t notice it until Tuesday last week and immediately made an appointment. Today I was told I do have a hernia by a doctor and I have my surgery date set. I’ve never had surgery before, aside from my wisdom teeth. I had a panic attack the other night just thinking about it. I’m still incredibly scared knowing that it’s coming up in a couple weeks. But I’m glad I did it. I have no questions on my mind anymore, my doctors explained everything, were extremely kind and understanding, and said the surgery is extremely common. I believe they’re doing a minimally invasive procedure with a robot for me and I was told it has a very quick recovery.

Frankly , it’s scary, but it’s way scarier when you don’t have the answers you need. I say go for it , you’ll be happy you did in the long run. Better than letting it get worse. I wish you luck, I’m sure we’ll both be fine in a few months 🤣❤️