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sarabeth624
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 Posted: 03/01/07 - 01:06 Post subject: Painful lump/ball upper part of belly button |
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Hello,
I am quite worried because I noticed a sharp pain in my abdomen five days ago when I arched my back to stretch. It was about an hour after doing an ab workout. Five days later (today) I can feel a small ball or lump just above my belly button. The lower part of the lump slightly protrudes through the top part of my belly button. I am really hoping it is a pulled muscle and not a hernia. I have no health insurance. I have taken some ibuprofen and it has helped with the pain which could mean it is a muslce problem? The pain isn't bad at all when I press on it, but I certainly feel the pressure. My B.M.s have not been so normal but it could be a seperate virus or something. Yikes! I appreciate any help or information I can receive before I pay the price of seeing a doctor.
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Sara |
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amandamom
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| Posted: 04/09/07 - 05:14 Post subject: Painful Lump near belly button |
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| I wish I had an answer, but I wanted to post that I too have a painful lump above my belly button. I had a C-section almost 4 months ago not sure what the lump is, but I believe mine was brought about by doing ab excersizes. It also hurts to the touch, but is not protruding. I really hope someone has an answer for this! |
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| Posted: 04/13/07 - 10:32 Post subject: painful lump |
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| I had one and went to the doctors. He gave me antibiotics because he said its an infection inside. |
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VeeDubLuv
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| Posted: 04/14/07 - 20:51 Post subject: Hernia. |
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| Sadly, ladies, you both need to see a doctor and get these checked. Sound exactly like my 'epigastric hernia' that I'm seeing a surgeon about next week. I have a ten year old son, and when I was pregnant with him, I was told my stomach muscles 'separated'- Just about a year ago, I was doing inverted crunches (in this never-ending effort to tighten a stomach I'm pretty sure is ruined for good appearance-wise) when I thought I pulled something- It was sore like a pulled muscle but had a slight 'burning' sensation as well. I thought nothing of it and simply skipped ab workouts until it stopped hurting (some 2 1/2 weeks later!) then about 2 months after, I was lying on the floor on my back one night and happened to feel a bump about halfway between my sternum and belly button. I noticed it could be pushed in and made a gurgling noise. (eww!) Let it go and hoped it was nothing until I recently told my sister, who's a nurse about it. She said SEE A DOCTOR because these things are easily corrected but can be dangerous if they are let go. Read up, it's simple surgery to correct and a family doctor can usually diagnose it just by feeling it. You'd then be sent to see a surgeon for eval. Hope this helps you! |
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oneill999
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| Posted: 04/19/07 - 23:59 Post subject: SAME |
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| ok to the first post, I have this exact same thing.. I mean you described exactly what i have.. I to do ab exercises so i am thinking this has something to do with it.... Sometimes it hurts really bad but most of the time it is just there.. but at one point i did have pain when i arched my back.. somebody please figure out what this is |
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| Posted: 09/27/07 - 08:40 Post subject: |
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| I have the same thing and was told I have an umbilical hernia. Simple outpatient surgery. |
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