Groin Hernia ? / What are the Symptons ?

I have a suspected Groin Hernia on the right hand side which is a small lump, after the day i did it i also had a redness in that area and the other side of my groin I was given some cream to clear the redness up (which it did) this all occured the day after loosing grip of a box of A3 paper into my groin area whilst carrying it at elbow height

the lump and redness appeared the day after this event

i am now getting pains in groin area, occasionally a kick in the ba*** type pain sort of how it would be after it has gone of a bit, as well as pains in the area around belly button area, sometimes this is an ache or sharpish twinges also occasional in my leg and one of my testicles (the opposite side to hernia) has a sort of warm feeling every so often

the day after doing the accident i also had headaches , whole body shivering and general weakness in legs (this was put down to dose of flue bug although i had no cough or sore throat, the flu bug is going around this area at the time.)

i also had a shivery night a few days later for no apparent reason (worrying about lump?)

is this a flu bug + hernia as i have been told ?

my doctor has said so but i haven`t been able to find a full list of symptons anywhere on internet so far and have spoken to others who have had hernias with only aches in groin area.

he also sent me for a blood test at time to check psa levels
and has referred me to see a surgeon re hernia not had blood test results back yet, I`m in my early 40`s by the way and not had hernia before. I also mentioned i occasionally have urge to rush to toilet in middle of day which i have had for some time (this probably prompted blood test)

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