lump on chest

[yaeger-miser]

Hey guys, I wont be able to see a doc for awhile yet but anybody ever have the following. A lump found slap bang in the centre of my chest , the part which is quite hard and then follow the line down towards where it softens towards my stomach then all of a sudden a grape sized lump. when I keep prodding at it, it becomes a little sore. I've read of some cases of lymph nodes been temporarily swollen or some muscle strain but any suggestions on this.?????????????? slighlty worried as always with things like this.

[Irishwingz]

I've got one that sounds the exact same actually. I've had it since I was 21 (30 now). its not got bigger but it used to get real sore some years back when i'd eat lots of cheese:rolleyes: Its not so much a problem now - the pain I mean.

i went to a gastroenteroligist who had a few prods and asked me some questions. He told me to lay off the cheese and not worry about the lump. i thought he was going to have to stick one of those camera scopes down my gob to look at it.

I was nervous it was an ulcer or maybe even cancerous, hence I got it checked out.

So there you go - £80 for a referral and he says dont eat cheese.:p

Hope that helps

[thefunky1]

Hey,

I have a similar lump (age 22) and have had it checked previously. Apparently, in my case at least, it's a piece of cartilidge which loosely connects the ribcage. I apparently mananged to disconnect mine (playing rugby, fool) and it's never quite healed properly. Hurts quite badly sometimes but can be avoided by making sure i sit with good posture - plenty of swimming apparenlty helps as it builds up back and chest strength and gives a better posture.

That said - if in doubt, get checked out - never hurt anyone!

Hope that helps.

[got caught]

It sounds like nothing too worrying.

Get it checked out by your doc, I expect that he/she will be able to offer you instant re-assurance.

[brain fade]

I had a lump on my left tit (I am male). Thought I'd got breast cancer or something. Got it checked, Doc said they see a lot of then and mostly never discover what the cause is. Was harmless anyway.

[Mac the Knife]

yaeger-miser, that lump is your xiphisternum (or xiphoid, or xiphoid process) - everyone's got one, some a bit more prominent than others (like ears)

<joke>Its a small triangular piece of cartilage that anchors a ligament connected to your ass - if you remove it, your ass falls off...</joke>

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