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A member asked:

On june 6 my husband had inguinal hernia repair surgery it it normal for it to start hurting again and turn red?

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

That sounds like: a possible infection.Get in today to see the surgeon to evaluate this new development.

Answered 7/15/2014

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