Re: Painless 'bumps' in groin
From: Jessica Bardales MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:52:32 -0500 (CDT)
Most probably these are lymph nodes. IF they seem too out of place,
have your doctor take a look at them.
At Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Tara wrote:
>
>Hi there,
>
>I'm not sure if I'm just being a hypochondriac here, but I have hard
>little lumps/knots under the skin in my groin crease, near the top and
>towards the hips. They're completely painless and hard and they're in
>exactly the same spot on both sides. They feel more like knots than
>lumps, and they're not visible through my clothes nor do they stick up
>through my skin or anything--I have to press on the area to feel them. I
>feel like they've been there forever, but I might be imagining that, and
>I had myself convinced that they're some muscle or ligament thing or
>something. Do they sound like lymph nodes or something else? I have
>really sensitive skin and shave my bikini line and get tons of ingrowns
>and irritation, could that be it? I've had swollen glands a million
>times before, and these feel completely different. Not tender or raised
>above the skin or anything. I just don't know if everyone has them or
>if I should be worried. Thanks!
>
>-Tara
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Jessica Bardales MD, SOCOG
Hospital Ginecobstetrico Docente Provincial, Camaguey, Cuba.
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