i've had two inguinal and one abdominal. the first one i was born with and got fixed when i was a baby. the 2nd was when i was 20. that one was not bad. open incision and internal stitches with medical tape outside. i was sore for a week or so if i remember but it wasn't too bad. by far the worst was the abdominal. it was laproscopic and they poked 11 holes in me fixing that one. i was fuggen sore as hell for a while. but i didn't do any pain killers after the first day because they caused constipation which is not something you want to have when you have abdominal surgery.
i'd give it a day or so and then it will be just sore.
