Holy FUCKING SHIT! Think I might have a HERNIA! PLEASE HELP!!

[Silent Method]

AHHHHHHH!!! HELP ME!

Yesterday night I was posing in my mirror and I noticed what looked like a "bubble" in the side of my belly button. I puhsed on it and after that I couldn't see it any more. I didn't think much of it at the time.

Tonight I was doing the same thing and there it was again! This time I was a little more conscientious as I slowly probed the "bubble." It definitely felt like protrusion of tissue. As I pushed it felt like it slid right into my abs.

Motherfucker!! I'm at the end of a cycle and I don't want to lose all my gains! I wasted my entire summer recovering from surgery and now I feel like I'm facing it again! I'd be VERY hard-pressed to see a doctor at this time as I am flat broke. I will have med insurance, but not for about another month. What the fuck should I do?

It does no hurt in the least. Can I still workout? Can I squat? Leg press? Can I still work my abbs tomorrow?

I'm freaking out! Help me!

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

i got the same thing on top of my bellybutton. when i lay back on the bench to bench press it protrudes out as i go to lay back. and if i push in on it it hurts sometimes. but doesn't hurt unless i mess with it. scared the shit out of me, but since i have some decent fat around my belly right now that i am shedding....i don't think much of it. but it is there. sounds like what you got. but why would a protrusion around the bellybutton be a hernia?????

 

[mlkmgr]

chill out, it is not the end of the world. i have had two hernias so far. first: push the possible hernia down/ back in. bear down like you're about to take a shit and see if it pops back out. if it does not the first time, try a few times just to verify. if it pops out, you more than likely have a hernia. the first thing the doc told me was to lay off/lighten up on the weights. i did at first and then realized "shit, i am going to have surgery to repair this anyway"- so i kept lifting heavy as possible. although, it made my hernia, which started out as golfball size, go to a little less than baseball size. the doc understood, but WARNED the possibility of the tissue becoming pinched in the muscle and would require emergency surgery. luckily this was never the case. remember it is not the end of the world. so if you can, hold out until insurance. it is only outpatient, but it is expensive!!!
good luck bro!!!

 

[Silent Method]

sounds like what you got. but why would a protrusion around the bellybutton be a hernia?????

I feel better already. A hernia is "a protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed." This can be through the abdominal wall or the diaphram etc.

 

[WARBIRDWS6]

I feel better already. A hernia is "a protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed." This can be through the abdominal wall or the diaphram etc.

ah, ok. IC narrowminded defenition on my part. i got a decent sized one. but i hate to mess with it. that is not sounding like fun. i'll leave it alone since it leaves me alone. for now.

 

[mlkmgr]

basically a hernia is a tear in tissue. commonly the abdominal wall. it is a result of weak tissue. once you have one hernia, you generally will get them again. this is what i was told by my doc and surgeon. my old lifting buddy has had 5 in his lifetime. they can be left alone, but if you have insurance, get it fixed. i am not saying i am an expert, just going from personal experience X 2.

 

[Silent Method]

chill out, it is not the end of the world. i have had two hernias so far. first: push the possible hernia down/ back in. bear down like you're about to take a shit and see if it pops back out. if it does not the first time, try a few times just to verify.

I'm trying not to mess with it, but I can make it pop out again.

So your telling me to continue with my training and just make sure the little fucker's not getting stuck in a pinched position?

Did you have surgery? DETAILS MAN, DETAILS!

 

[winderman]

one way to get it to go back in is drink a couple of glasses of water then jump off a chair this will make it go back into place, just a little advice till you can get it fixed

 

[mlkmgr]

make sure the little fucker's not getting stuck in a pinched position?

i just simply pushed mine right back in every time i felt it pop out. if it gets pinched, it begins to block blood flow and you will definitely know. i had surgery on both hernias. simple outpatient surgery. the only thing the surgeon and anesthesiologist really questioned me on was the use of AS. (could negatively interact/react with anesthesia) i was not on anything so was not an issue. the surgeon goes in and slices you open right above the hernie (lump). they use a mesh plug (something like a porch screen) and sew it back together. pretty bad pain first and second day home, but gave me morphine and lortab to help with the pain. can not lift more than 15 lbs. the first 4 weeks. hurts like hell to shit, you CANNOT push. i was off work for 4 weeks and could not lift for 4 months. a little more than was required, but was worried i would re-injure self. i hope this helps a little.

 

[40butpumpin]

There's a surgery for hernias involving a "mesh" to repair it. It's apparently more expensive but the benefits are well worth it. The healing time is significantly reduced and the chance of reoccurence is much less than the non mesh, which btw is the traditional way of repairing it. Good luck.