[Durbs]

Woke up on Wednesday with what felt like a bruise on the inside of my forearm.
I haven't climbed for ages, and don't even think i fingerboarded the night before... Maybe a couple of pull-ups passing under it.

Anyway, now Saturday, it's bigger, still sore, but doesn't look like a bruise. Only really hurts if I press on it ("so stop pressing on it"), occasionally whilst hoiking toddler/baby about.

Likely not actually a climbing injury, but you all seem to be pretty good with these types of things!

Thoughts?

[Fiend]

Sorry I don;t know, but I do think if it's not getting significantly worse nor affecting forearm function, that you should keep playing with it and prodding at it quite regularly, I know I would

[Durbs]

So did lots of manual labour stuff over the weekend, carrying bricks and what not, and no pain from it.

Current theory is it's a reaction to a bite, though it's not itchy.
Originally I thought it was a tendon/flexor tear, but it's on the muscle, not under it.

I'll keep poking it to see if that helps

[JamieG]

Hi Durbs,

Could it be a ganglion cyst? I think I've got one on my left inner forearm. It never hurts, just looks a bit weird. And possibly was caused by a little climbing injury in the tendon sheath.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglion_cyst

Jamie

[Durbs]

Hmmm - possibly. The general swelling has gone down, and there's now definite shaped lump in there.

More poking and prodding required I reckon.

[benno]

Shine a torch through it. If it's translucent then it's likely to be a ganglion or something of the sort. That said, painful lumps appearing anywhere would have me straight to the GP, if only to rule out anything insidious!

[Durbs]

It's right in the middle of my forearm - so no way of shining light through it (I'm not THAT weak).

But yes, doc's already booked in for a couple of weeks' time.