Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Chicago, IL
Think I Have a Hernia, No Health Insurance Posted: 06-08-05 19:24pm
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am in the process of getting ready for a
fitness competition and this 'problem'
seems to be more and more evident.
For awhile now, when i'd lay down (mostly
in the tanning bed) I could see a bump in
my lower right abdomen. No pain or
anything.
Now, (this is really gross, sorry)
whenever I have to go #2, it's like
clockwork...This one spot on my lower left
abdomen bumps up. It's hard, somewhat
tender, and (even grosser) if I can't
'go', I can literally rub the lump and
then I go. Initially I thought, maybe
it's just my waste (i'm really lean b/c of
the competing so I thought I might just be
feeling that) but now i'm not so sure.
My abs are very weak compared to the rest
of me, a few years ago I had surgery to
remove cysts on my ovaries so since then
they haven't been the same. Some
abdominal exercises give me sharp pain in
my lower abdominal area.
Is this something I should worry about??
In all honesty, I could just be having
gas/poop pains, i'm constipated a lot.
But I always seem bloated, it's weird.
Help!!! Going to the public health
department probably won't get me very far,
but if I have to I will. Just looking
for some ideas before I go that route.
