few days ago I noticed a painless lump just above and to the right of my navel. After eating it protrudes alittle, barely noticeable with naked eye but easily felt. I can push on it and it will protrude but return a short time late, painless and no discomfort. I am 50, 6-3 300 but a body builder so although I am heavy I am not overly fat. I believe it is a hernia but not sure what kind
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised As mentioned in your history about a painless lump just above the naval, a very little a physician could do, as you do not have pain and lump is just a soft tissue. Also, since you are a heavy body builder, you may have formed a hernia in that place, since the muscle run there is just the rectus abdominis, ab due to over training, the skin tissue has just gone a bit up & down. You can undergo physical therapy where your ab strengthening will be modified to ensure the lump goes back or vanishes and the rectus abdominis strength stays to optimum to help you continue weight lifting in the future. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor.