My brother had hernia surgery 6 months ago. Since then he cannot sit for long periods of time and he finds himself standing alot. He really doesn't have pain, but discomfort. His doctors are telling him this is normal and it will take up to a year for him to heal. Also, he did have complications from the first surgery and 2 days later the parts of the colon were pushing down into the missing hernia area. One thing is my brother doesn't rest. 2 weeks after surgery, he was cutting grass. The family is getting worried about him, cause he doesn't seem to be getting better. Now he has swelling in one foot and parts of his knee.(left side with the limp) Can you shed some in-sight on if this is normal recovery time for this type of surgery.

Thank you.