anyone with hernia story? just had surgery

I haven't had hernia surgery before. But I've done anesthesia for hundreds of them. You guys should ask for a TAP block (transversus abdominus plane). We use ultra sound to guide a needle between two muscle and block the nerves that send pain impulses from the groin area. The result is no pain for the first 12 to 16 hours. Which in turn speeds up recovery.