1.   All those frustrations about losing that were only compounded when Charles Barkley blew out his quadriceps tendon and Hakeem Olajuwon underwent hernia surgery are fewer and farther between.

2.   And Wynalda, their all-time scoring leader, is recovering from hernia surgery.

3.   At the time, I could have been resting it, but I was recovering from the hernia surgery.

4.   Brad Isbister, meanwhile, still is sidelined following hernia surgery, and fellow forwards Mike Stapleton and Shane Doan just returned from eye injuries.

5.   But in his three games since his return from hernia surgery, the Rockets are unbeaten, sustaining their strong play as well as they have since last March.

6.   But like so much of medicine, hernia surgery is loaded with controversy.

7.   But Tuten recently had hernia surgery and his health is a question mark.

8.   Cowboys safety Kenny Gant might miss the first month of training camp because of hernia surgery, the third operation he has undergone this off-season.

9.   Cronin refuses to talk much about the hernia surgery itself, citing a malpractice lawsuit he has filed against doctors at Family Healthcare Medical Group and Simi Valley Hospital.

10.   David Justice is expected to get most of the starts at designated hitter, although he is recovering from hernia surgery.