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Suggest Remedy For Lump On Buttock Cheek After A Bumpy Boat Ride
After a bumpy ride and a hard landing on a speed boat, three quarters of my right butt cheek was bruised. Now that the bruise is almost gone, I see there is a golf ball size lump and it's numb.
Is it going to go away on its own? Should I use a tennis ball to "break" this knot? It has been one week since the incident.
During the incident, the boat shot me up and when I landed, it was dry skin clinged to the fiber glass seat, but my body kept going down. No broken tail bone, just this numb knot that is worrying me. No broken skin either.
Thanks for your help!
Is it going to go away on its own? Should I use a tennis ball to "break" this knot? It has been one week since the incident.
During the incident, the boat shot me up and when I landed, it was dry skin clinged to the fiber glass seat, but my body kept going down. No broken tail bone, just this numb knot that is worrying me. No broken skin either.
Thanks for your help!
posted on
Fri, 22 Aug 2014
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1.It could be an infection / inflammation at the post traumatic site.
2.Its not painful causing numbness - it goes in terms of lipomatous nature of the lesion.
3.However its all guess game - a confirmatory is get an ultrasound scan of the lump area - it will assess the nature of the lump ( cystic, solid, mixed), depending on the finding the treatment will be given if necessary.
4.Mean while do not scratch the area as it may cause infective features.
5.Get an appointment and do the needful things - good luck.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
1.It could be an infection / inflammation at the post traumatic site.
2.Its not painful causing numbness - it goes in terms of lipomatous nature of the lesion.
3.However its all guess game - a confirmatory is get an ultrasound scan of the lump area - it will assess the nature of the lump ( cystic, solid, mixed), depending on the finding the treatment will be given if necessary.
4.Mean while do not scratch the area as it may cause infective features.
5.Get an appointment and do the needful things - good luck.
Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health.
Anything to ask ? do not hesitate. Thank you.
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