There's this wierd lump in my pec tear

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11-30-2005, 02:35 AM
god hand

There's this wierd lump in my pec tear

I have a muscle strain in my upper pec and its ****ing killin me! For some weird reason I feel this lump under my skin where the clavical meets the front delt. Do anyone know what the hell this could be?:wg:
11-30-2005, 07:11 AM
OldPLer

Sounds like a partial tear or could be still swollen, how long has it been since the strain. i have the same thing and mine is still there but mine is an indention more than a knot but a knot could be a sign of the muscle tear balling up. Did u use ice and ibuprofen ?
11-30-2005, 07:12 AM
OldPLer

Also, did it show bruising and is it sore when u push on it.
11-30-2005, 12:03 PM
god hand

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Originally Posted by OldPLer

Also, did it show bruising and is it sore when u push on it.

No bruising at all, yes it is sore when I push on it
11-30-2005, 12:05 PM
god hand

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Originally Posted by OldPLer

Sounds like a partial tear or could be still swollen, how long has it been since the strain. i have the same thing and mine is still there but mine is an indention more than a knot but a knot could be a sign of the muscle tear balling up. Did u use ice and ibuprofen ?

I didnt start icing until last week, I've had the injury for more than 3 months! Just when to doc a couple of weeks ago.
11-30-2005, 03:18 PM
Doc.Sust

no mri yet? whats the doc's diagnosis? START ICING NOW!
12-01-2005, 10:35 PM
god hand

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Originally Posted by Doc.Sust

no mri yet? whats the doc's diagnosis? START ICING NOW!

He said I had a partial tear
12-03-2005, 10:04 AM
Doc.Sust

sometimes when a muslce tears it coils up and forms a ball(better example would be how a window shade rolls up. ) did you have an mri?
12-04-2005, 07:02 PM
god hand

I'm just gonna start back working out slowly and using ice and icy hot
12-05-2005, 11:40 AM
Doc.Sust

mri?yes or no?
12-05-2005, 01:32 PM
god hand

uh........I knowthis sounds stupid, but what EXACTLY is an mri?:1laugh:
12-05-2005, 04:42 PM
OldPLer

mri is magnetic resonance imaging or something like that. They put you in this machine and it slowly takes lots of pics and then computer puts them together to form a pic. U would know it if you had one, much bigger machine than xray and you must stay completely still for a long time. this is lousy explantion but basically that is it. I have had several over the years.
12-06-2005, 01:46 PM
Doc.Sust

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Originally Posted by OldPLer

mri is magnetic resonance imaging or something like that. They put you in this machine and it slowly takes lots of pics and then computer puts them together to form a pic. U would know it if you had one, much bigger machine than xray and you must stay completely still for a long time. this is lousy explantion but basically that is it. I have had several over the years.

good explanation, it is like an x-ray for soft tissue, it is a diagnostic test, and it would show if you have a tear or if you don't and also would let you know how sever the tear is. it is a must! if you still have pain and it isn't getting better go back to the ortho and suggest an mri to see wtf is going on
12-06-2005, 08:21 PM
god hand

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Originally Posted by Doc.Sust

good explanation, it is like an x-ray for soft tissue, it is a diagnostic test, and it would show if you have a tear or if you don't and also would let you know how sever the tear is. it is a must! if you still have pain and it isn't getting better go back to the ortho and suggest an mri to see wtf is going on

I know I got a tear, but I dont know how severe it is. I cannot flex it or contract it at all
12-07-2005, 06:25 AM
OldPLer

As i found out, the only way to know how severe is to get an mri, then u will know what u are de****g with. good luck
12-07-2005, 09:10 AM
Doc.Sust

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Originally Posted by OldPLer

As i found out, the only way to know how severe is to get an mri, then u will know what u are de****g with. good luck

only way to fix this problem is to know how bad it is , and the only way to find out is the MRI. from there the doc can tall you if surgery or conservative rehab will help. do you have an ortho doctor?
12-07-2005, 09:12 AM
Doc.Sust

the doc you went to, was he an orthopedic doc or a general doc?
12-07-2005, 06:00 PM
god hand

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Originally Posted by Doc.Sust

the doc you went to, was he an orthopedic doc or a general doc?

general. I got some x rays..............maybe it was a mri. He said I have a minor tear in my clavical head where it meets the front delt. Then he said something about scar tissue.:scratch:
12-10-2005, 10:05 AM
Doc.Sust

you really need to find out which one you had, they are VERY different, where yu in a tbe or an opn cylinder for a hal;f hour or did they take quick pictures while you were wearng a lead apron on your nads?