I had an umbilical hernia repair done last year. It was orthroscopic surgery, incision is maybe 3/4 inch long. The sucker was painful before the repair, I would get home from work and just have to lay down for awhile. But the surgery was very quick, about 4 hrs in outpatient then home. I took one pain pill and never needed another. I think I missed a few days from work and haven't looked back. I had a small lump there but after about 9 months it went away. I'm sorry you are having so much trouble, here's to a speedy recovery. I had more trouble with getting rid of the anesthetic than anything else.