Lumps

[Guest guest]

My daughter for the last couple of days has been massaging my calves and has

noticed small lumps. Could they possibly be muscles tightened up real bad or

should i have a dr check this out. Or maybe its cellulite.(LOL). Does anyone

ever notice this in there legs? Barb

[Guest guest]

Barb, I have noticed lumps in my legs during an RLS attack too, but they

go away when my legs are relaxed again. Also, the lumps are always in the

same place. I figure that since they go away, they are not a concern. But

I've also thought that it might be a clue to what's going on, if I knew

exactly what those lumps were. Can our medical professionals answer this

one for us?

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>My daughter for the last couple of days has been massaging my calves

>and has noticed small lumps. Could they possibly be muscles tightened

>up real bad or should i have a dr check this out. Or maybe its

>cellulite.(LOL). Does anyone ever notice this in there legs? Barb

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[Guest guest]

Barb

The fact that the " lumps " go away leaves me with the two choices of

muscle and veins. In trying to relieve the " feelings " in your legs, you

could be causing the muscles to " knot up " . When you stop, they relax and

the lumps disappear. The other possibility is that muscular contractions

could put external pressure on deep veins in your legs and cause them to

dilate at points of weakness and become palpable. When the muscle

tension relaxes, the veins can then drain normally and the lumps

disappear.

Dr. Levin