pulled muscle or hernia?

[familyfun]

i gave birth 7 wks ago and for the last week have had a pain just on my bikini line (not that i will be wearing a bikiki anytime soon ) that hurts whan i walk, lift and is very painful to touch.
i can feel a pea sized lump there and its still there after a week.
i have phoned docs but im waiting for an appointment.
can you get a hernia which isnt directly in your groin?
can a pulled muscle last this long?

You can get a hernia that's not in your groin - I had one on the left side of my abdomen, just above a bikini line scar.

There's several different kinds I think, - did you have a c section? because the one I had was an incisional hernia - caused by my previous op.

A pulled muscle can last a couple of weeks, but I don't think it would cause a lump AFAIK.

i didnt have a c section, will have to wit and see the doc, will they do anything?

If its a hernia, they'll might suggest you have it repaired - you'll get referred to the hospital hernia clinic, I had mine done a few months ago - it's done by laparoscopy so no big scars or cuts, and I was in and out on the same day. As operations go, it's not too horrible

oh yuk, thanks, hope its nothing.

no hernia, just swollen glands and an infection, relieved.

Oh that's good familyfun . Hernias are a nuisance, hope the infection clears up quickly and you're feeling better soon.