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Well, I won't be doing anything not covered by Medicare. I'm not disappointed. I had hernia surgery in February and the laparoscopic surgery was not robust enough so I have this baseball sized abdominal distension because the damn mesh is "pouching out". They just put the mesh inside the abdominal wall, but did not sew the hole shut nor put a second mesh patch on the outside like they used to do. I had hernia repair in 1962 that was just fine. So now they do it half-assed and I'm F****D. Endure a second surgery with it's risks or live with the pain and hassle of the bulge. My wife named it "Wilson". I had a nasty case of urinary retention after the surgery and I fear that again more than anything.