little ab muscle bump (I hope)

CarvedTones

I have been doing abs a lot recently and I have been noticing an odd little bump I think is muscular but what makes it odd is the small size. It's about midway from breastplate to navel. It doesn't protrude so much that it is visibly noticeable or anything, but I feel it. Not sure if I am starting to get muscles to pop or if I knotted one. No pain there.

mph323

Could it be a lipoma (benign fat tumor)? I've got something like that on my abdomen and went to the Dr. thinking it was cancer (yes I have anxiety issues ) It turns out it was NBD.

Eta: If it turns out to be the beginnings of visible muscle, yay!

CarvedTones

It's appearance and disappearance tracks with working out. Much more difficult to locate this morning; easy to locate the rest of the day after working abs.

lorrpb

Is it in the center or off to one side? I don't think you're going to see ab muscles in the middle.

jseams1234

You sure you aren't starting to develop a hernia?

CarvedTones

jseams1234 wrote: »

You sure you aren't starting to develop a hernia?

I didn't want to suggest that, but it is in the back of my mind. I looked online and it seems to be in the wrong spot and it comes and goes. Looking closer, it may be a little off center. Might have the doc check it out soon. I was thinking of going in soon for something unrelated anyway.

lorrpb

Hernias can develop in several different places.

viajera99

It could also be your xiphoid process, depending on how high up it is.

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CarvedTones

TheSneakyCheese wrote: »

Congratulations, you're pregnant!

Can't be; all the women I have been with said they had protection...

jillybeansalad

Definitely a good idea to get it checked out. A hernia can happen almost anywhere there's an abdominal wall.