mindcandy4U
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About a week ago, I ran my hand down my shin and found a lump about 4 inches away from the top of my foot. It was small and didn't really hurt, only if poked. I left it alone, thinking that maybe I had hit it on something and just didn't remember. The other day I felt it again and it has gotten bigger, is hard, it hurts to touch and appears slightly red. I felt the other leg and there is a small lump now on the shin of that one in the same exact spot!
A little freaked out, I went into the ER. They did an x-ray and nothing came up on it, so it's not bone. The doctor there said "To be honest I don't know what it is!" and gave me a prescription for motrin and told me to get blood work from my doctor if it doesn't go away. Well because it is almost school time, my doctors office is packed and can't get me in for awhile. I am very concerned because I am taking birth control pills and am worried that it could be a blood clot.
Has anyone else had a similar lump? I am just looking for suggestions of what it might be, so I can look it up and maybe find out what these are.
Thanks in advance!
A little freaked out, I went into the ER. They did an x-ray and nothing came up on it, so it's not bone. The doctor there said "To be honest I don't know what it is!" and gave me a prescription for motrin and told me to get blood work from my doctor if it doesn't go away. Well because it is almost school time, my doctors office is packed and can't get me in for awhile. I am very concerned because I am taking birth control pills and am worried that it could be a blood clot.
Has anyone else had a similar lump? I am just looking for suggestions of what it might be, so I can look it up and maybe find out what these are.
Thanks in advance!