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cattt · 08-28-2012, 03:55 PM

I’ve had these two lumps (one on each shoulder) for a few years now (maybe longer, but that was when I first noticed them). They are deep in the muscle, but when I shrug my shoulders I can feel them perfectly right behind the collar bone in the trapezius muscle. I really don’t know what they are, but I’ll tell you about what they feel like. When I apply a lot of pressure on them directly or try to massage theem, they are extremely tender and painful. I can barely apply pressure for more than a few seconds. They are rock hard and immovable(which scares me). They’re about the size of a penny and exactly symmetrical on both sides, everything from their location, size, texture is identical to one another. When I don’t shrug my shoulders, I can barely feel them, I have to dig really deep.

My history with my back and neck: I had a really bad injury to my back in 6th grade when I went to camp; I ran into to the bathroom to get something and fell straight on my back on the hard concrete. Then, a little less than a year later I got into a car accident. I got X-Rays after the car accident but they said everything was fine and let me go home. In middle school and high school I would carry extremely heavy backpacks and purses (I carried several text books in there, my friends used to joke about it a lot lol). That’s actually what made me notice it in the first place; I was carrying two textbooks in my purse and felt it hit something that felt like a nerve and went to massage it and as I shrugged my shoulders up I felt the lumps.

Also, for years (i’m talking 4 or 5 years) I would spend endless hours on the internet after school and had horrible posture. I actually had a lot of back pain from it, I don’t know if that counts for something but I thought I’d include it.

I’ve tried going to the doctor about it before but he didn’t really seem interested and said it was because I lifted my shoulder and that was why (doesn’t even make any sense).

If anyone has had these lumps before, or know what they could be please please let me know. Thank you! (and sorry it’s so long!)

08-28-2012, 03:55 PM	#1
cattt Newbie (female) Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 9	two lumps in trapezius muscle? I’ve had these two lumps (one on each shoulder) for a few years now (maybe longer, but that was when I first noticed them). They are deep in the muscle, but when I shrug my shoulders I can feel them perfectly right behind the collar bone in the trapezius muscle. I really don’t know what they are, but I’ll tell you about what they feel like. When I apply a lot of pressure on them directly or try to massage theem, they are extremely tender and painful. I can barely apply pressure for more than a few seconds. They are rock hard and immovable(which scares me). They’re about the size of a penny and exactly symmetrical on both sides, everything from their location, size, texture is identical to one another. When I don’t shrug my shoulders, I can barely feel them, I have to dig really deep. My history with my back and neck: I had a really bad injury to my back in 6th grade when I went to camp; I ran into to the bathroom to get something and fell straight on my back on the hard concrete. Then, a little less than a year later I got into a car accident. I got X-Rays after the car accident but they said everything was fine and let me go home. In middle school and high school I would carry extremely heavy backpacks and purses (I carried several text books in there, my friends used to joke about it a lot lol). That’s actually what made me notice it in the first place; I was carrying two textbooks in my purse and felt it hit something that felt like a nerve and went to massage it and as I shrugged my shoulders up I felt the lumps. Also, for years (i’m talking 4 or 5 years) I would spend endless hours on the internet after school and had horrible posture. I actually had a lot of back pain from it, I don’t know if that counts for something but I thought I’d include it. I’ve tried going to the doctor about it before but he didn’t really seem interested and said it was because I lifted my shoulder and that was why (doesn’t even make any sense). If anyone has had these lumps before, or know what they could be please please let me know. Thank you! (and sorry it’s so long!)