I had open inguinal hernia repair surgery 6 months ago, and i am still having pain that seems to be getting worse. I am a 32 year old female and am fairly active. It feels like there is something pulling or pinching when I cough, laugh hard, strain my voice or just move the wrong way, which is often. I also suffer from lower back pain, mostly on the same side as the hernia, which is the right side. I went back to the surgeon about 4 months after surgery when the pain wasn t all the time, but there was a pinching, and he said it is probably just a nerve, and it will take time to die off. Give it 6 months he said. Now, the doc office says to come back in to get checked out, and that they might refer me to a pain management specialist, but I will have to pay for a regular office visit, seeing that my surgery was over 90 days!! I m a little angry, as we are still dealing with the same issue, and it s not something new.