Open inguinal hernia mesh repair

It's early days.  The healing takes time, probably longer than you've been told.  If there's some bleeding inside you may have a slight haematoma which will resolve eventually.  If it becomes painful, hot and throbbing you should see your doctor immediately but otherwise wait for the scar tissue to settle down.  It will get better! 

The hard lump could be the healing ridge, which is normal and will settle in time, but it also could be a seroma, infection or something else. It should not be swelling that much I believe from experience having had this surgery myself. I had to have the mesh removed. I would call your doctor and go to see them asap.

It's normal that it feels like they buried a finger inside you. That'll go down in a few months. You should still be taking it easy at this point and the swelling should subside. Those moments where you feel like you just tore your hernia again, will become less and less. 2 weeks, 4 days, is still pretty recent. give it time.

Maybe you are overdoing things???

I think the hard ridge along the scar is normal. Mine was 20 months months ago and it's still the same. Still numb in places too. Take it easy, you don't want any complications! I wasn't allowed to drive for 6 weeks and then only after being checked by my Doctor. 

I was like you, doing well and fairly active, but was very swollen at first. It was 3 months before I felt the wound had competely healed, and was doing all the things I was doing before.

Since my first post I have had a good read on the healing ridge and everything I read recommended massaging the area, have been doing that twice a day and the results are impressive when I get up in the morning the lump is hardly visible and soft but as the day goes on it does harden up and swell.not on any pain meds now and can walk more comfortably. It will be 4 weeks this coming weds since surgery and i have my check up with the surgeon on Fri so fingers crossed everything's ok. I just don't understand why we aren't given all this information pre and post surgery.

Up date on my condition had my 4 week check just over a week ago surgeon seemed happy less than a week later I'm sat in hospital having antibiotics through drip as I have a pocket of fluid that's infected under the skin. Been on antibiotics for 2 days now but think they want to cut the scar open today to drain it and leave it as an open wound to heal with a nurse coming to pack it everyday, has anyone had the same experience ?

My surgery will be 2 weeks ago this coming Tues.

Have been very swollen in stomach and lower extremities but finally has started to go away tons of very very dark purple black bruised in pubic area. When returning for my 1 am ckup my doctor called his asst in to see my bruising and asked if she remember my surgery. She kept apologizing for the bruising and asked if I was alright? My surgeon said he didn't think he'd every seen one quite like mine.... I asked why he explained but it was over my head.

I'm good and improving w everyday . I had no idea what to expect just glad to be up and moving which I did so afterwards but very difficult for sure. I'm 63 and in good shape just get really tired of walking a distance. A little uncomfortable at times but better

Really don't know about knots or lumps yet still tender .

Hope yours improves w time I think they tell u 2 weeks but it's more like maybe longer! Dr told my husband it was 2 large hernias on one side and on the other the cord he pulled lots of what he called fat out but think like small hernias idk .... Just glad it's done and I can get bad to my life again