Did they do an ultrasound? Maybe it's a hernia? It could have popped out when he fell. I have a hernia 2 inches to the right of my belly button that is now over an inch. Caused from the thinning of the intestinal lining wall from previous laproscopic surgery. They found it when I complained about a bulge I had they did the ultrasound found it. I'm not sure though my pushed inward not back. So not really sure. I hope this helps some.
Did they do an ultrasound? Maybe it's a hernia? It could have popped out when he fell. I have a hernia 2 inches to the right of my belly button that is now over an inch. Caused from the thinning of the intestinal lining wall from previous laproscopic surgery. They found it when I complained about a bulge I had they did the ultrasound found it. I'm not sure though my pushed inward not back. So not really sure. I hope this helps some.
Maybe a blood clot under the skin but before the muscle blood had pooled in one spot and made the skin raise. But if it itches and is hot that usually is indicative of an infection, I thought. Did they check his white blood count to see if he's fighting an infection some where?
Since he had surgery not sure what type of meds were still in his system, or if any of them could have caused them to make his blood thinner than normal which might have caused the blood to pool ? Did you notice a bruise when he fell? My grandmother was on blood thinners and she had to be very careful of falls and sitting more than 15 minutes because of her blood sitting in one spot to long. God bless, and good luck I hope they find out what's wrong with your dad.