question: i have two  sergical hernias on next to my belly button and one in my groin that aparently is tearing more about the size of a cantalope with a base ball protuding from it. is there any other way than surgery to heal it. Ive been wearing this belt thing sence my last surgery in 08, ended up in er cause i couldnt move, said it was tearing, folowed by them sending me home after telling me i needed surgery but they would not do it until i had quit smoking for six weeks. I threw up and had horrible diahrrhea for seven days after.