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Odd tiny bump on wrist

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Whatsthisbump · 18/03/2022 22:35

I have a tiny very hard lump on the inside (underside) of my wrist and it's driving me mad. It's painless and can only describe it as a rice grain stuck under the skin. Does anyone have any idea what this could be?

I've name changed for this. Not sure why I'm embarrassed about it(!)

TIA

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Hellocatshome · 18/03/2022 22:36

Might be a ganglion, if it is be prepared for it to grow.

Ilovepotato · 18/03/2022 22:38

Is it to the side? I had something like this on my bone on my wrist at the side towards the underside (thumb) it eventually just went away. I think it might have been a small ganglion cyst!

Whatsthisbump · 18/03/2022 22:42

I thought it could be a ganglion too but it's nowhere near the wrist joint which is where I thought they "grow". It's about two inches up my forearm, and seems to be along one of the veins so not on a bony bit at all iyswim.

Could it still be a ganglion?

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Whatsthisbump · 18/03/2022 22:44

Sorry I should say, its on the underside, not the top of my forearm!

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OutsideVoice · 18/03/2022 22:45

Have you ever broken a bone or had a nasty cut with glass?
Shards can lie dormant for years then start to work their way out.

Nicoise · 18/03/2022 22:55

Doesn't sound like a ganglion, I had one of those surgically removed. If it's only the size of a grain of rice, why are you so bothered by it?

Whatsthisbump · 18/03/2022 22:59

If it's only the size of a grain of rice, why are you so bothered by it?

Just because it's appeared suddenly in the last few weeks and I've no idea what it is!

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Nicoise · 18/03/2022 23:00

Have you been microchipped in your sleep? Could it be a tracking device?

Whatsthisbump · 18/03/2022 23:04

@Nicoise yes that's exactly what it feels like! A pet microchip but not moveable Shock

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Nicoise · 18/03/2022 23:07

😳 Get yourself to the nearest vets and get it scanned 😄

LottyD32 · 18/03/2022 23:11

Insect larvae 🙈

Pea79 · 18/03/2022 23:14

Following with interest, as it sounds exactly like something I have. More or less the same location too, by your description. Mine also appeared from nowhere. I thought it might be a wart so I treated it with Bazuka, but that just irritated it. It's recovered from that trauma and gone back to how it was when it first appeared. If you find out what it is, do let me know!

AndStand · 18/03/2022 23:32

A tiny nodule on one of your tendons

Pea79 · 19/05/2022 23:01

I've self-diagnosed mine as a dermatofibroma. Have a look at some photos online and see if it fits the bill.

Motherofcats007 · 19/05/2022 23:04

Lipoma?

GettingStuffed · 20/05/2022 13:36

It could be a ganglion,mine is up from my wrist and comes and goes as it pleases. It's too close to my vein to have an op. Even though it's full of fluid it does feel hard. Ganglion look like Smith topped cones.

GettingStuffed · 20/05/2022 13:37

Smooth not smith

Raluca2026 · 14/06/2025 20:24

Have you found out what were your bumps?

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