Praise Report and Hernia?

Hello all... It's been a VERY long time since I've posted (not since right before my op in February) but I have been "lurking" on a somewhat regular occassion (I get the digest) and I am happy to share that my journey has been going excellent thus far -thanx in large part to (the pouch and...) weight- & resistance training! I came in here in February and got some sound advice about weight training and I have been using it ever since. I've always been a fan of Men's Health so when I combined the pouch with their food and fitness tips man the results have been off-da'-chain! I normally weigh in once a month but I couldn't resist the other night and I have lost 139 pounds since February and gone from a size 56-58 ****assionally 60) to... (and I just bought some much needed clothes about a week ago) and size 42-44! I am actually buying and fitting a size medium in underwear! I offer this "praise" report not to boast but merely to affirm what we know...weight training makes all the difference in the world when it comes to weight loss. When I look at the folk who swear by cardio I really feel sorry for them, their loss happens slower, the amount of sagging skin they have is incredibly more and they seem to have zero muscle development/definition (despite the reduced body fat)...okay enough about that... I have a question, ...but first some background ('cause perhaps it may help someone answer the question) every workout starts with 10-20min on the stationary bike, about 10 min stretching, 3 sets (12 each side) of oblique extension cruches (using the hyperextension station), 3 sets (12 each side) of trunk rotation curls (using the decline bench or swiss ball) and a set dips and -multiple sets of pull-ups twice a week (trying to improve my pull-up) then doing a two-consecutive-one-day-off rotation I do chest, shoulders arms (day 1) then legs, back and abs (day2) (new routine, I'm now using the pull-out posters from Men's Health-up until about 2-3 weeks ago I was using the Men's Health Hard Body Plan, Beg. thru Adv.).... I do a daily course of supplements (iron w/vit c, calcium citrate, B-12, multi, innermint chlorophyll, glutamine, GNC triflex) plus glutamine and a protein shake (syntrax nectars -da' bomb!) before and after my workouts My concern...as my abs lose fat and gain definition man I have a seriously protruding "ball" just right of center (nearly straddling my scar line) in the center of my abdominal area. I'm pretty sure it's a hernia but I haven't had it checked out yet -no it's not bothering me at all- but the concern is: Should I get it checked out? I was going to try to wait until I'm fully a year out (in February 2006) in order to consider getting the excess skin around my abs removed at the same time. Has anyone else had a similar issue? Please advise. Shout me a holla, japii "...to get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done..."

Sound like it could be a hernia. Yes, I had one....and kept working out....At my one year anniversary, the doctor fixed it with some mesh.(surgery) As long as it does not hurt, there is no problem. The only problem is if it stays out and gets "strangulated"....pretty rare occurrence...if that happens you need to get to hospital

thanx John, now I'll be researching a "strangulated hernia!" ...the way things go with me, if it's a rare occurrence, it'll happen... thanx again, japii