Hernia - not everyone can elect for surgery. This is about my experience and what I then learned from friends. It is time there was fairness in the ability of patients to elect for surgery. In October 2019, whilst on a walking holiday, I developed a hernia. The feeling of a large painful lump above| Hernia - not everyone can elect for surgery. This is about my experience and what I then learned from friends. It is time there was fairness in the ability of patients to elect for surgery. In October 2019, whilst on a walking holiday, I developed a hernia. The feeling of a large painful lump above | Hernia - not everyone can elect for surgery. This is about my experience and what I then learned from friends. It is time there was fairness in the ability of patients to elect for surgery. In October 2019, whilst on a walking holiday, I developed a hernia. The feeling of a large painful lump above