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Hi, i had a c section on 7/22/2016 i have a lump next to my belly button my obgyn referred me to a surgeon for a periumbilical hernia i have an apt on?
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Go to surgeon: You need to follow through with a surgeon visit as a peri umbilical hernia indicates that there is usually a loop of intestine underneath that protrusion that can get trapped and it needs to be repaired.
Answered 1/4/2017
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