One thing I can tell you to be aware of so you dont worry about it in the future is "ghost pain." I had a hernia operation when I was 17, I'm 22 now. Depending on the type of surgery you get (orthoroscopic, etc.) you can have pain in your abdomen when you strain hard. Not crippling pain or anything, just annoying little aches. Just be aware, because when this began happening to me a year or so afterwards, I was at the doc's thinking I had another one.