Sounds like a prolapsed oviduct....do some internet research on it, you may have to take her to the vet. Good luck! Velvet ~:>

Yup, I've got one now. I cough a lot since I have asthma and I live on a dirt road where avoiding dust is impossible, on top of my regular allergies. Two years ago I was laying on my back watching TV in bed. Not a good position to be coughing. All of a sudden I had a very heavy cough, felt a weird pain at the top of my abdomen. I put my hand there and there was an egg size bump. It didn't hurt after it popped out but I still went to the doctor. He said my hernia is around scar tissue where I had surgery there 10 years earlier and it's common for that to happen. He said most people just live with it unless it causes problems. And he told me about the mesh surgery but said I would be a good candidate to get the hernia AGAIN since I'm a cougher. The only time it hurts is if I bump it into something, like leaning over the washing machine getting clothes out which hurt like He!! and I never did that again. So I'm keeping an eye on it and if it starts to feel strange in the least I'll have it fixed. But I'm sure my hernia is way different from umblical hernias.

Thank you very much Ladies for your information. This helped a great bunch. I still have no Appt with the surgeon. Dolly

Dear Bleusblue2, Shouldice certainly has a good PR person... I was completely pulled in. Right now I just need to lose this weight, not just for the hernia surgery, but because I am feeling unhealthy and unhappy. I don't go around sad, but I don't feel as confident as I used to, because of a lot of things: the hernia, going into nursing which turned out to be very bad for me health-wise and mentally/ I am basically having to start over again, yet again! I am returning to being an administrative assistant like I did before nursing school. Less stress, less wear and tear on the body and mind. So... maybe the best thing I can do right now is concentrate on small steps... like lose 10 pounds and then go to the next 10 pounds.... I have completely given up bread and sugar and it shows you something that I already feel better after two days! And I am not as hungry as I always am. Lose the weight and then see where I am with the hernia surgery. I hate the idea of having a foreign body placed in me (mesh) -- but maybe I need to do more research on it. And absolutely, yes, do not gain any weight! From what I have read that is more dangerous to our health than anything and to surgery repairs, etc. Do you have an exercise regime? We have just passed through one of our "worst" winters here in Arkansas and now the sun is out daily. I have no excuses for not walking every day! So that is part of my plan: losing weight and walking at least 45 minutes three times a week. Thanks for you feedback on these matters. Otherwise I would have gone around thinking Shouldice was the best place in the world to have that surgery done. When you say that submarine guy... are you talking about Subway? Because I am not eating bread, yesterday I went into a Subway shop and got them to put tuna salad in a little bowl and then all the veggies that would have gone on a sandwich on the side. It was delicious! The reason I am giving up bread is because in the past when I have lost weight, the only thing that really worked was giving up bread, potatoes, rice, and all those comforting starches... I don't think these are "bad" foods -- I just know for me that is what has always made the weight "move"..... I have not always been overweight. It's just been the last 15 years or so... it's a different world in many ways... people do look at you differently... some people even act like you are immoral or just "not with it" -- even though I am one of the brightest people I know! How's that for some confidence? LOL. Thanks, again. Write back if you feel moved to. Do you have a garden? Cheers, Sasha