1.   Later, bassist Mike Mills recovered from abdominal surgery and Michael Stipe recovered from a hernia operation.

2.   Worthington, his hernia operation postponed, should be there too, helping to take the strain.

3.   The plaintiff suffered a trapped nerve after a hernia operation.

4.   Murray moved to clinch a quick deal on his return journey from West Bromwich yesterday morning after leading scorer Paul Baker was rushed into hospital for a hernia operation.

5.   Ten years ago she had a hernia operation.

6.   I had a hernia operation last year in Darlington Memorial Hospital and cannot speak too highly of the staff and my treatment.

7.   -- Some plans have strict limits on the length of hospital stays for routine operations, like a Caesarean section or a hernia operation.

8.   A surgeon is shot dead in a subway station by a patient angry over an allegedly botched hernia operation.