Thanks for the replies
My intention with this post was to solicit other opinions from medical professionals and / or those who have had a similar experience as to whether anything could have been done to prevent formation of a Hydrocele
Prior to my hernia surgery I’d not been told it was even a possibility, 15 years ago I had a hernia repair with no such issue or complication of any kind
After this latest hernia surgery the doctor assured me the Hydrocele would ‘go away on its own’ after 11 months it was still there, when I asked him how it could be addressed his answer was ‘I don’t know, you’re on your own’
If a Hydrocele is a common, subsequent complication of hernia surgery you’d think he would have told me but his ‘non answer’ and lack of interest in helping me had me wondering as to whether more could have been done but it doesn’t look like it
Anyway, the Hydrocele surgery seems to have gone according to plan, thanks for your replies