I wasn't offered anything by my surgeon other than "It will only get worse. We need to fix them." I have been through so many surgeries in 14 years, what's the big deal? The one hernia is common with prostatectomy. I call it Sigourney, because it reminds me of the movie "Alien". The bad one is lower right quadrant. For all my surgeries I look at it as being better than the alternative. Hope you are doing well.