bump on sternum - General Health Message Board

IrishSaint · 05-23-2008, 03:03 PM

hello all. the other night i noticed a strange bump on my sternum. like an inch or less below where the collarbone connects to the upper sternum. it feels like a solid bone, and if i had to guess its been there my entire life. ive lost alittle weight lately so that might be why i noticed. im just alittle concerend about it is all. its not causing any real problems except mental ones. im almost 100 percent sure its a bone. is it possible its just mishaped or something and been like that since birth? or what else could it possibly be?

IrishSaint · 05-26-2008, 11:53 AM

does anyone have anything to say about this....

Lindaru · 05-26-2008, 12:48 PM

I checked the area on myself. It curves outward and is indeed a bone. By bump do you mean like a knot or a curve? If it is a curve, I am fairly sure it is normal.

Lindaru

IrishSaint · 05-26-2008, 08:59 PM

i think its more of a knot. it feels like a bone sticking out alittle or something. its not really noticable if you look at it but you can feel it if you touch the area.

Lindaru · 05-26-2008, 10:16 PM

I just checked my books on anatomy and looked at the scapular/sternum area. From the illustration in there, it appears that the bone protrudes a bit (that curve that I feel on myself) and perhaps yours is just a little more pronounced?

Have you ever had a chest x-ray? If you have and nothing was ever said about it, I am pretty sure you are just fine.

Lindaru