Shin lump

[MimiDuncan]

Hi, I recently found 2 little bumps/lumps on my shin bone. They are more visible when I put pressure on my legs but if I look for them I can see them. I honestly do not know how long are they there…I did not hit my leg recently. I will go to my doctor but wondering if these bumps are common? It makes me a bit nervous. Thank you.

Are you a runner, OP? Or if not very sporty?

They look a bit like two HUGE mosquito bites that I got in Sicily last summer.

No I am not, but I was working in supermarkets for more than 10 years where I was standing all the time…pulling pushing trolleys packing out items…I don’t know if that counts

Hmmmm ...... I am probably wrong then. I had a lump like that in the same place which turned out to be stress fracture. It was caused by running and is a well-known sports injury. It is a crack in the bone.

They just look like bumps from where you've had a nasty bruise.

Thank you for your reply.

i can not remember hurting my shin in the last couple of years.

can they stay for years or forever?

I have all kinds of bumps on my shins that have been there years - I used to work in a supermarket and now work with animals, so lots of jobs where I bump myself regularly.

Personally they wouldn't worry me but obviously you should get them checked if you're concerned.

I have the same. Had them for years. No idea what they are x

Thank you.

in the last nearly 2 weeks I also have pain in my leg, mainly when I am walking.

this is another thing that makes me nervous.

we will see, hopefully nothing serious

Thank you for your reply.

are they on your shin bone also?

If you're worried then definitely get them looked at - could be shin splints or something similar.

@MimiDuncan Yes and feel knobbly when I touch them

Do get them checked out if you're worried, but could they be dermatofibromas? These are harmless.

My husband has one – went to GP, can't remember what they are called but something in the muscle. Maybe dermatofibromas.

Thank you

For me it’s kinda hard but sometimes feels like lymph nodes, I really don’t know

He has it on his shin bone too?

I just checked some pictures about dermatofibromas and it’s definitely not what I have as I have it under the skin not on top of it.

Also no redness

You need to see a doctor - all you are getting here is people using google.

I have these although they’re larger than yours and they’re from shin splints- fractures in the bone
get it checked out…

I will on Saturday.

do you have it on your shin bone also?

Yes exactly on my shin bones and painful to touch if I press. I had an MRI which showed what it was…

No – I was guessing the name there based on what a poster above said, and that's not what my husband had either. It is on his shin, underneath skin – like a hard little knot, doesn't move.

Oh I see thank you.

did he get any x-ray on his shin or any treatment for the lump?

is it there for years for him?

No, the GP could tell what it was, no x-ray or treatment. It's been there years unchanged. His is quite small though – pea sized.