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09-26-2006, 05:56 AM
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What were the symptoms?
Did it hurt?
Did you actually see a bulge?
Do you think lots of jogging and a recent pregnancy could bring it on?
Getting to the doc today to see what my problem is if I can but just wondering. | 
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09-26-2006, 07:46 AM
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My hubby has what his doctor has called an umbilical hernia. He's had it all his life. It basically means his navel is a little odd-looking, with a bulge on one side. It's not big and he doesn't feel it at all.
Though this obviously wasn't his problem, I imagine pregnancy is one of the primary causes of this situation. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about!
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09-26-2006, 09:14 AM
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I had one that started giving me problems a couple of years ago. It felt like I had been punched in the stomach all the time. Not sure if pregnancy will aggravate it but I'm sure my big fat gut attributed to it getting worse.
I finally had surgery on it in Feb of 05 and haven't had any problems since.
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09-29-2006, 04:16 PM
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I had one about 10 years ago...it looked like the little "knot" that's your belly button is coming undone. I had it repaired and was awake during surgery...walked to and from the operating room...not a big deal. It was pretty uncomfortable for a couple of days afterward, though.
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09-29-2006, 07:35 PM
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I had one from birth. The doc apparently snipped my cord a bit short. I wore a quarter over my bellybutton early in my life. Once, 18 months after the birth of my first child, it became infected and hurt quite a lot inside. I took antibiotics and it cleared up. Never any other issues, but my doc did repair it while we did my second banding surgery. He did it laporoscopically and the area was super bruised and rather painful. Moreso than the LAP-BAND® site. I guess it's fixed. Still looks the same from the outside to me.. lol. Good luck!
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09-30-2006, 11:45 PM
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I had one repaired about a year ago. It bulges and I would get a nasty painful cramping in my stomache, it did hurt. I had two pregnacies one was a twin birth and I carried most my weight on the belly. After it was fixed it was ok. I wonder what its like now after all the weight loss?? any pressure there bothered it to , I was also the one to diagnose it cause of my pain symptoms, I looked it up online.
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10-01-2006, 11:24 AM
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[quote=CoryW;306615]I had one that started giving me problems a couple of years ago. It felt like I had been punched in the stomach all the time. quote]
YUP! This is how it feels.
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05-27-2007, 01:34 PM
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I'm bumping this old post up because I think I may have this. I have a lump that moves near my belly button. I have been thinking it was gas, but now I think it may be a hernia. Sometimes when I press on it, it disappears and hurts a little bit. It comes and goes. I have it right now. I'm afraid to press on it for fear of rupturing something.
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05-27-2007, 04:16 PM
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Sounds like a hernia
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05-27-2007, 04:26 PM
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Geez, what else! I hope this isn't directly related to the LAP-BAND®, maybe my band is too tight causing pressure. I pressed on the lump before and it moved to the left and disappeared. Now it's back again. Comes and goes all day. I guess I should stop pressing on it. I have an appt. with my dr. on June 4th.
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