 [ Symptoms ] my son has a bulge on his leg across from his penis that hurts to gently touch any ideas what this might be  the bulge is about the size of a half dollar and when he gets up in the morning he limps because it hurts so much his dad thinks it might be hernia but i just do not know i also do not know if that is the groin or not [ Disease ] a hernia is usually in the abdomen area this sounds like a case for your family doctor