Just to add some clarity, the ab issue he had at the beginning of the year and the hernia were the same thing. A hernia by definition is a tear in a muscle that then causes (usually) part of the intestines to poke through the wall. Gross stuff - I had no idea until I had one myself years ago. But no doubt playing football with a hernia could make it a hell of a lot worse though.
Anyway, ditto on looking forward to him being healthy, and seeing all of our other weapons together.
Did OBJ have a hernia or a sports hernia? What you described is a hernia, A sports hernia is a weakening of the muscles without the intestines falling out. My guess is its a sports hernia or why mentioned he also had a tear which is basically a sever sports hernia.
Either way they both heal just fine, and it would not be fun playing with a sports hernia, but the dr's wouldn't have let him play with a regular hernia, way to much risk.
Edit: Example I thought of, its like the difference between a broken leg and compound fracture. One might require surgery, other for sure, and the latter is much more serious, but even a normal broken leg is sever and shouldnt be played on, wasnt trying to down play how limiting a sports hernia was, just being factual you cant play with a real hernia, your guys wit literally fall out.
Edit Edit: like I thought, it was a sports hernia, not the one you described, but if there was a tear, it was turning itself into a real hernia, which is insane to think he tried to play through.