There's this wierd lump in my pec tear

[god hand]

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?

[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 ?

[OldPLer]

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

[god hand]

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

[god hand]

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.

[Doc.Sust]

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

[god hand]

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

He said I had a partial tear

[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?

[god hand]

I'm just gonna start back working out slowly and using ice and icy hot

[Doc.Sust]

mri?yes or no?

[god hand]

uh........I knowthis sounds stupid, but what EXACTLY is an mri?

[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.

[Doc.Sust]

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

[god hand]

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

[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

[Doc.Sust]

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?

[Doc.Sust]

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

[god hand]

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.

[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?