Hi Lisa,
Thanks for your post. My wife also has incisional hernia. We don’t know when exactly she developed it. It really became prominent about a month after she finished radiation treatments. Given your post, I think we too will blame it on radiation.
Our surgeon said the same thing. No rush to repair hernia, as long as it doesn’t cause any pain. My wife wears an abdominal binder to keep hernia in check. Basic model around the house, on top of her regular clothes. When she goes out, she wears this one under the clothes:
http://www.bellefit.com/corset.php
If you want to get one, note that their size table runs too small. My wife had to go one size up. Buy one from Amazon if they have your size. They don’t charge restocking fee if you return.
Our surgeon wrote a letter for the insurance company. Still waiting for our claim to be processed.