Last year, I began feeling sore in my right groin area. I suspected a hernia, but my doctor said it wasn't. He said it was likely a tender muscle, but that it could eventually become a hernia. His recommendation was to do nothing at all, and take tylenol when it bothered me.

That was then. Now that area hurts a lot more often, and doesn't subside as easily as it once did. I'm hesistant to go back to the doctor, for fear he'll tell me the same thing as last time.

Has anyone dealt with this before? Is there anything that helps ease the discomfort? And if I were to ever need hernia surgery, how long is the typical recovery period?

Thanks.