 [ Symptoms ] recently i have chills extreme skin sensitivity in my torso and intense headache these symptoms have occurred within the last week or so and seem to be getting worse i am 60 years old and have had a small hernia in my groin for many years which has recently become larger harder and painful i know i should see a doctor but i have no health insurance i want to know if this may be a critical situation thank you for any help [ Disease ] well as far as the hernia you need to get it checked out i know u said u have no health insurance but there are ways to get some i had an incarcerated inguinal hernia in 2011 had it removed but i let mine go for about a year and yes it is very painful