Guest guest Posted March 12, 2002 Report Share Posted March 12, 2002 My wife has a lump on her breastbone about the size if a silver dollar. It is hard and very painful. It hurts mainly at night but now it hurts during the day as well. She wanted me to ask you that if from anyone's experience this sounds like a possible manifestation of her rheumatoid arthritis. Thank you Hal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2002 Report Share Posted March 15, 2002 Dear Hal, Hello! I have a similar size lump about the size of a nickel in the same place. When I first found it, it was barely noticeable so I figured it was an ingrown pimple or something. Several months ago, I noticed it had grown and told my doctor. He advised me to monitor it and if it grows or becomes painful to tell him and we would test it (I'm only 24 and we both noticed it is not necesssary to invasively test it when it could just be a calcium deposit.) Since the lump your wife found hurts and is a considerable size, I recommend telling the doctor. My doctor told me that if mine grows it's more likely to be a side effect of my meds, not the RA. Hope that helps. Take care, >My wife has a lump on her breastbone about the size if a silver >dollar. It is hard and very painful. It hurts mainly at night but now >it hurts during the day as well. She wanted me to ask you that if >from anyone's experience this sounds like a possible manifestation of >her rheumatoid arthritis. > >Thank you > >Hal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time. " (Edelman) " Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. " (Emerson) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I found the same type of pea size lump on my daugther (at the base of the neck a little behind the ear) and both CT and my pediatrician looked at it and said it was a lymphnode. It could have been a little swollen because she was fighting off a cold or some other germs. I think I would have never have known it was there unless she was wearing a band. I was feeling her head to see if the band was working when I found it. I am not worried about it because I trust CT and my doctor. Also, it is not as big anymore. > > My son has been in his starband for about two months now, and all is > going well except that we found a cyst-like lump on the back of his > head (same area as the flat spot). There is no redness or irritation > as far as I can tell, and it doesn't seem to be tender either. Has > anyone had this same experience? We called the orthotist and are going > in today, but she said this sounded unusual. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 It's a cyst-like lump. I can move it a little with my finger and it feels soft. Lesley > > > > My son has been in his starband for about two months now, and all is > > going well except that we found a cyst-like lump on the back of his > > head (same area as the flat spot). There is no redness or irritation > > as far as I can tell, and it doesn't seem to be tender either. Has > > anyone had this same experience? We called the orthotist and are going > > in today, but she said this sounded unusual. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Did your pediatrician send him for the MRI? I guess I will talk to the ortho about whether or not we should make an appointment. Lesley > > > > My son has been in his starband for about two months now, and all is > > going well except that we found a cyst-like lump on the back of his > > head (same area as the flat spot). There is no redness or > irritation > > as far as I can tell, and it doesn't seem to be tender either. Has > > anyone had this same experience? We called the orthotist and are > going > > in today, but she said this sounded unusual. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 The pediatrician ordered the MRI because his head seemed to regress after graduating from his DOC Band. He thinks everything is fine but said he wants to confirm that. Haylee > > > > > > My son has been in his starband for about two months now, and > all is > > > going well except that we found a cyst-like lump on the back of > his > > > head (same area as the flat spot). There is no redness or > > irritation > > > as far as I can tell, and it doesn't seem to be tender either. > Has > > > anyone had this same experience? We called the orthotist and are > > going > > > in today, but she said this sounded unusual. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 We recently had the same thing (pea size lump at base of her neck) and our PT also said it was a lymphnode. We probably felt it because it was swollen at the time-- it is much smaller now. Alison Plagiocephaly From: cmiller3000@...Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:40:48 +0000Subject: Re: Lump I found the same type of pea size lump on my daugther (at the base of the neck a little behind the ear) and both CT and my pediatrician looked at it and said it was a lymphnode. It could have been a little swollen because she was fighting off a cold or some other germs. I think I would have never have known it was there unless she was wearing a band. I was feeling her head to see if the band was working when I found it. I am not worried about it because I trust CT and my doctor. Also, it is not as big anymore.>> My son has been in his starband for about two months now, and all is > going well except that we found a cyst-like lump on the back of his > head (same area as the flat spot). There is no redness or irritation > as far as I can tell, and it doesn't seem to be tender either. Has > anyone had this same experience? We called the orthotist and are going > in today, but she said this sounded unusual.> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 We had the same experience....long before our daughter even got her band. It seems that swollen lymph nodes are very common in that area for infants, and our ped told us exactly the same as below. They can swell even for something as minor as cradle cap. Still definitely ask your doctor about it, but it is likely nothing to worry about.cmiller3000 <cmiller3000@...> wrote: I found the same type of pea size lump on my daugther (at the base of the neck a little behind the ear) and both CT and my pediatrician looked at it and said it was a lymphnode. It could have been a little swollen because she was fighting off a cold or some other germs. I think I would have never have known it was there unless she was wearing a band. I was feeling her head to see if the band was working when I found it. I am not worried about it because I trust CT and my doctor. Also, it is not as big anymore.>> My son has been in his starband for about two months now, and all is > going well except that we found a cyst-like lump on the back of his > head (same area as the flat spot). There is no redness or irritation > as far as I can tell, and it doesn't seem to be tender either. Has > anyone had this same experience? We called the orthotist and are going > in today, but she said this sounded unusual.> __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 We saw the orthotist yesterday, and she agreed that it was a lymphnode. She said it can be caused by a cold/fever or even teething, which we are currently dealing with. I probably wouldn't have noticed it either if not for the heightened awareness brought on by the helmet! Thanks! Lesley > > > > My son has been in his starband for about two months now, and all is > > going well except that we found a cyst-like lump on the back of his > > head (same area as the flat spot). There is no redness or irritation > > as far as I can tell, and it doesn't seem to be tender either. Has > > anyone had this same experience? We called the orthotist and are going > > in today, but she said this sounded unusual. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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