Who has suffered them  ???or has them who has had them operated on ???? and how long did it take to fully recover.

Seem to have a bit of a soft lump in the area and suspect a hernia. Will get it checked out today, my appendix op knocked me for six
and lost 27 lbs in two weeks, still i only spent one night in hospital and opted for home care.

I have a small hernia underneath my Belly Button, very common amongst bodybuilders as it is the weakest area of the stomach wall and we do tend to put our bodies under a little more stress than the usual bod.

Its not obstusive, but it is soft tissue as you say. The Doc has said he won't get it sorted surgically as its too small to bother with at the moment, if it gets any worse I'll get it sorted. Its been the same for around 5 years and started as an annoying tickle under the belly button...........felt horrid. Don't feel anything any more though.

Reaper.

Late response but just joined. Had an inguinal hernia removed and mesh put in. It took me 4weeks and I started doing pushup etc around the house. Went to the gym week 5 and did light work building up for 2-3months. I was back strength wise in about 6 months with no supplementation. Just to add I train as heavy and never tore it back out. It will still hurt though if sex is too rough or overhead movements and decline abs. It stretches that area too much I think. But as far as heavy SQ or hevy DL, I have had no issues.