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Lumps found on inside if thigh. Could they be related to DVT?

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paul75665
paul75665

Hi All.

I'm due to see a doctor next week to get a confirmed diagnosis for two lumps that I have found on my inner left thigh, however due to being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and CFS I am rather inactive most of the time and now concerned these lumps could be an indication of DVT.

I'm a middle aged man and I've noticed recently that I have 2 bumps / lumps on the inside of my left thigh. I have no idea how long they have been there as I'm not usually one for checking my body for changes, plus having no family history of anything serious it's never occurred to me to check regularly. One is tiny and you wouldn't know it was there unless you really tried feeling for it, the other is bigger, I would say about the size of a pea, and has a very slightly darker skin coloured ring around a lighter colour, shiny centre. This larger lump has actually gotten smaller over the last week since it leaked a bit of bloody, watery stuff from it and I treated it with antiseptic cream. Both are just under the skin and cause no discomfort at all, and I can grab them and pull them away from my leg and move them around easily, if that makes sense. My left leg has felt a bit more achy for the last couple of days, but I've had a lot of leg aches and pains for the last few years since being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Other than that there are no other unusual and/or new symptoms to report, only the symptoms my Fibromyalgia and CFS cause me which I know of anyway.

I'd be grateful to hear your thoughts on this, just so I know whether I need to try and get myself into the doctors sooner than when my current appointment is booked.

Thank you in advance.

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  • Vivi3nne
    Vivi3nne paul75665

    Posted

    My dvt was not a lump, it was a swelling, it was red/inflamed and very painful to the touch, not anything like you are describing. A clot is deep vein, I dont think you would feel it and move it around and there is no discharge.

    • paul75665
      paul75665 Vivi3nne

      Posted

      Thank for the reply Viv. Sorry to hear you had a dvt, hoping you have fully recovered.

      I'm more inclined to think the lumps are just cysts of some description, with my Fibromyalgia and CFS I feel very rundown a lot of the time, I also get a lot of stye's appear around my eyes, mainly the left one. My doctor has said that the likely cause of these is due to being run down from having to cope with my other diagnosis'.

      Thank you again for your reply, much appreciated.

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