I have had 3 hernia repairs. I know mesh was used in the first surgery. The latest hernia repair was a femoral repair. I am not sure if mesh was used. The surgery was 4 weeks ago. I have had large swelling of the surrounding surgery area. Two days ago, I got sick (nausea, temperature, increased swelling, and red strikes progressing out from area of surgery). Advised to go to emergency room and was diagnosed with abscess and cellulitis. Did a CT scan aspiration (collected 11cc of very yellow fluid). I have always had a hard area in the swelling. After aspiration the hard double in size. I went back to emergency room due to hard area increasing and the red area expanding. I now have drain tube. I am on amoxicillin for 10 days. I am concerned because I do not understand how this is going to get better.