Congrats on being back in the game again, and wow what a story with your hernia! :((
As somebody who works in surgery I am also a big fan of not putting knives in everybody everytime, but some stuff is too big to fix in a different way. I hope you progress will stay high up and you will be back in a jiffy in your normal routine (because that pain is no joke, Ive seen adult bears of men craying on the floor of pain from it)
Thank you very much @karinxxl. I am sure since you are in the profession you understood what it must have been like, the worst is over now so I am much relieved.