I found a lump in my groin area after losing 18 pounds...any ideas? - Lymphomas Message Board

Rene'e · 06-07-2001, 01:27 PM

Hello,

I have been on Weight Watchers and have lost 18 pounds through walking/running three days a week walking around 6 to 8 miles a week. I don't know if this has anything to do with it.

I came on vacation and went to a spa and was washing off mud from a mud bath and noticed this lump. I instantly became worried.

The next couple of days I don't know if it was psychological or what, but I felt like I was losing circulation in my leg.

It's feeling better now, but the lump is still there.

By the way, I am a female and the lump is on my inside of my right leg.

Any ideas?
Rene'e

JanieB · 06-10-2001, 03:33 PM

Dear Rene'e....
Firstly there is a number of things this can be....
If the lump is painless, it can be a swelling of the Lymph nodes in the groin area...This can be caused by infection, lymphodema and possibly a cancer .....
The best bet is to see your GP...it could even be a strain where you have been doing more exercise...
Just get it checked out.....
Thats the wisest thing to do..

Janie XOXO

mjr244 · 06-11-2001, 05:10 AM

If its bothering you...get it checked out by your doc just to ease your mind. Lumps in the groin can regularly be felt in normal people. I know myself....I lost 30-40 pounds and was able to feel two lymph nodes in my groin area I was not able to feel before....the doc said it was because I lost fat in that area....usually as long as the lump isnt growing..it should be OK.

Rene'e · 06-11-2001, 10:23 AM

Thank you for your reply.

I have decided to make an appointment with my Doctor for the next day I return in to Washington.

My friend who is a nurse practitioner told me to measure the lump so I can tell the Doctor when I go in to see her. And she told me to put warm compresses on the area, so I began that last night.

I will post a message after I go to the Doctor.

Thanks again for caring enough to write a message. I'm talking to all who have replied.

Bless you all!!!

Rene'e

Rene'e · 07-25-2001, 03:22 PM

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to the site...I lost the URL.

Anyway, the day after I came home from California (where I found the lump) I went to the Doctor. And she said that it was not cancerous. She said it was a cyst!

She said that the pain I was having was probably due to my back. And once I continued to do research it sounds like I have Sciatica Pain, which is a whole other story, but the pain is going away.

The lump is smaller and continues to shrink..."Praise the Lord!"

Thanks for all your concerns.

Sincerely,
Rene'e