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What Causes Painful Protrusion In Stomach?

Hello. I have pain on my right side. It began in 2013 and wrapped around my right side. It was undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for over a year. Finally, after me pushing for specific tests, GI doctors found out I had a GB working 20%, a hiatal hernia and I have diverticulosis. I am overweight, 5 8 and then weighed 210 at the point of surgery. I am back up to 250, female. The problem I am having is the right side pain has gone but the protrusion that was on my stomach (right side under ribcage about four inches from the sternum) is visibly more swollen than last year and the last few days is painful and I am concerned even though my lab work is always great. Any ideas what could be the protrusion? Sorry. I am unemployed or I could afford to go to a specialist. I do not qualify for Medicaid in GA and cannot afford Obamacare......
Mon, 4 Apr 2016
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hi,

thanks for providing the brief history of you.

since you mentioned you are overweight and you has hiatal hernia, you also underwent surgery for it.
your weight was 210 and now it is 250.

I will initially recommend you to do one abdominal scan on a safer note. Meeting a specialist will not harm you. If you have to pay little you can get it done rather getting pay later with huge amount while admitting.

also to mention, you need to do core strengthening exercises and overall body as well. your muscles should be tonned to avoid any protrusion or empty space in the abdomen.

also your weight should come under control this will happen if you do regular exercises.

if you start slowly and steadily it will help you. meet up a physical therapist and tell him the complain you have with protrusion and pain in abdominal region post and pre surgery.

he will surely help you and teach some exercises which you can perform on your own later. doing the correct exercises will help you make core stronger and any thing after the abdominal surgery you needed to do exercises to tone the muscle.

it starts with breathing exercises initially and later onto the progressive exercises.

if you follow the routine exercise regimen you will get good tonned muscles and any injury coming will be avoid or subsided.

With the grace of God I wish you a good health.

you can contact me if you have any doubts to tone the muscle and the kind of exercises you need to perform

regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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What Causes Painful Protrusion In Stomach?

hi, thanks for providing the brief history of you. since you mentioned you are overweight and you has hiatal hernia, you also underwent surgery for it. your weight was 210 and now it is 250. I will initially recommend you to do one abdominal scan on a safer note. Meeting a specialist will not harm you. If you have to pay little you can get it done rather getting pay later with huge amount while admitting. also to mention, you need to do core strengthening exercises and overall body as well. your muscles should be tonned to avoid any protrusion or empty space in the abdomen. also your weight should come under control this will happen if you do regular exercises. if you start slowly and steadily it will help you. meet up a physical therapist and tell him the complain you have with protrusion and pain in abdominal region post and pre surgery. he will surely help you and teach some exercises which you can perform on your own later. doing the correct exercises will help you make core stronger and any thing after the abdominal surgery you needed to do exercises to tone the muscle. it starts with breathing exercises initially and later onto the progressive exercises. if you follow the routine exercise regimen you will get good tonned muscles and any injury coming will be avoid or subsided. With the grace of God I wish you a good health. you can contact me if you have any doubts to tone the muscle and the kind of exercises you need to perform regards Jay Indravadan Patel