I think it should be a requisite for every doctor to have experienced the procedure that he provides (or the equivalent), and I firmly believe that every doctor should experience being their own patient. Oh, and Karma's a bitch, and every doctor who discounts another's pain as incidental should be prepared to suffer (and watch those he loves suffer) without relief or compassion.
The good news: The pain is not related to the hernia or the surgery. Also, we never need to see this surgeon again.
The bad news: We don't know why Big E's abdomen is hurting, and he cannot return to work until it stops.