Hi Dr, I had an open inguinal hernia repair 10 days ago, all seems to be healing well, just the occasional ache, the wound looks entirely healed. I am an active person normally, swimming two miles a week and walking around five or six miles a day, its killing me doing nothing but short walks, is it safe to start swimming again? im very conscious I am putting weight on, I have never been able to successfully regulate my weight with diet alone, so very keen to get back into swimming