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MAnderson
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I have a bump on the side of my knee. When I showed it to my parents, they just thought it was a bruise. I told them it wasnt because it doesnt hurt when I push it down and its very hard under it, almost like there is a bone under. Before you tell me to go to the doctor, I have an appointment on Wednesday but I'm just seeing if anyone has had anything similar. I also havent fallen on it recently. I dont have pics but it just looks like a small swollen bruise but more red them blue.
Jun 15 2009 3:14PM
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Malcolm
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sounds nasty. my buddy had something like that on his arm cause he kept falling on it
Jun 15 2009 3:16PM
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I_Am_Mod
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check real doc, dont trust 12y old doctors when its concerning anything worst than a booboo...
Jun 15 2009 3:18PM
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Billek
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Check out learning how to read, don't trust your 12y old brain to know something if you didn't read a post fully, this kid knows how to handle an injury worse than a booboo.

My suggestion is for you to shut the fuck up.
Jun 15 2009 3:20PM
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Hack.The.Pow.
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It's a tumor OMG OMG OMG you're gonna die!

lol jk
and where exactly on your knee? might be oschgood schlatter
Jun 15 2009 3:31PM
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MAnderson
Posts: 181 - Karma: 11
its on the inside right knee and about 5 inches down from the top of my knee cap
Jun 15 2009 3:36PM
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*steeze_is_good
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Is it squishy and if you push down enough it gets hard but you dont think its your bone?
Jun 15 2009 3:53PM
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JacheOReally
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I know you can get a bad bruise which pools blood under your skin and it get hard and it kills to fall on, also it could be a sist (calcium deposit)
Jun 15 2009 4:01PM
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JacheOReally
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cyst*
Jun 15 2009 4:02PM
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MAnderson
Posts: 181 - Karma: 11
it doesnt hurt when i push it at all. it kinda feels like the outer part of your wrist where there is kind of a circular bone but its red and there isnt one on the opposite side.
Jun 15 2009 4:06PM
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spliff.Life
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it sounds too big to be a lymphnode (spelling) but it could be a tumor or as said earlier a calcium growth
honestly none of us have any real idea unless we have close affilliation with or are infact a doctor
Jun 15 2009 4:23PM
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HPskier
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i have something like that on my hand that developed over the past week... only it hurts somewhat when im lifting
Jun 15 2009 4:35PM
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sconniestyle
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Jun 15 2009 4:38PM
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*Fujative*
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This


Maybe? My friend had it, and it went away after about 2 years.
Jun 15 2009 4:42PM
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no_steeze
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is it hot to the touch?

i recently went to the doctor with a swollen knee and turns out i had lyme disease, but yours sounds more acute and specific to an area.
Jun 15 2009 4:43PM
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mr.rise
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How old are you ? cause if your still in your "growing" age it sounds like it's Schlatter (spelled ?) knees.
i've had this for about 3 years know and nothing really happens except it hurts a bit when I ski and sit on my knees (no homo).
Jun 15 2009 4:46PM
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*Fujative*
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Ya, check out my link. Its Osgood Schlatter
Jun 15 2009 4:48PM
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Sky.
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its prolly a hematoma (sp?) basically a real bad bruise that is hard and takes forever to go away.
Jun 15 2009 5:12PM
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MAnderson
Posts: 181 - Karma: 11
ya im going into the 10th grade so thats probably it. we will see what my doctors says.
Jun 15 2009 5:49PM
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BC.
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sounds like a cyst to me, i had one on my wrist for about 5 years and I had it removed. cysts are almost always completely benign though so I wouldnt worry about it.
Jun 15 2009 7:08PM
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Username_42069
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swine flu, for sure
Jun 15 2009 7:16PM
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tinkytwinky
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this
Jun 15 2009 7:44PM
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neon1peace
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your karma cannot go any higher
Jun 15 2009 7:54PM
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Kmania
Posts: 756 - Karma: 79
you might have a second dick growing from your leg. give it time lad. give it time
Jun 15 2009 9:09PM
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Balto
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bone spur?
Jun 15 2009 9:10PM
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MAnderson
Posts: 181 - Karma: 11
and how are all these things gonna effect my skiing? it hasnt hurt so far but im going to momentum in about 2 weeks.
Jun 15 2009 9:17PM
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mr.rise
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if it is Schlatter it might hurt a bit if you do a little twist with you knee or something like that, but a simple knee bracelet will help that. Like the ones that barely has any support in it. or you can take sports tape and wrap it around the bump, or you can buy the Schlatter brace,

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I might have one of these in my room, if I do, i can send it to ya if you pay for the shipping.
Jun 15 2009 9:30PM
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.SimonB.
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We ski, we are not doctors (some of us might be, but not very good if they care about their skiing at all), dont take our advice.
Jun 15 2009 10:14PM
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B.Aussie
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Sounds like Schaltters.  If it is, it is usually caused by an excess growth and a tightening in your hamstrings (i had it a few years ago).  If it helps stretch your hamstrings a lot and ice it or apply heat packs if you need them. But really you need a doctor hope this helps.
Jun 16 2009 6:36AM
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alev
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it could just be a ganglian cyst.
i had one on my wrist for about two years. they come and go. you can get them in places on your body near joints where you stretch your skin quite a bit, like your knee
you get them from a tear in the tissue under your skin and fluid seeps in through the gap in tissue and creates a bubble like thing. fairly common, completely harmless. you can get it drained but it will probably come back
Jun 16 2009 10:06AM
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Abc567def
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or you can hit it with a text book
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq9vMBmyJWo&feature=related

HAHAHA this dad is awesome
Jun 16 2009 11:21AM
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MAnderson
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haha that was so funny. thanks for that
Jun 16 2009 11:30AM
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MAnderson
Posts: 181 - Karma: 11
turns out it was some sort of bone growth. i forget what the doctor called it. he said if it gets any bigger they will need to chip it off, fun. i got an xray and he also said i have a small case of osgood schatters.
Jun 17 2009 6:40PM
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