“Small pea sized Lump on temple comes and goes but gets larger when weight lifting? ”
29 F 5’8 140lbs
High protein vegan diet
Weight training for 10 years
Serious powerlifting training for 4 years
No medical issues other than heart murmur, acid reflux, and anxiety. None of which are being treated medically. I take a multivitamin daily, and sometimes added b12.
Other than training for 1.5hrs a day, 6 times a week, I am extremely sedentary with a computer based job.
History of the lump:
Around early November I noticed a mildly sore lump on my temple that had no inflammation color. I suffer from cystic acne so I just assumed it was a deep cyst forming. Around November 26th I noticed that there was some minor growth occurring and there was also some slight color changes, dark almost black red and bruised blues and greens but only in a circular shape maybe pea sized. The lump was still smaller than a pea itself.
At the end of the month or maybe starting around the beginning of December I trained very hard, and my partner spoke up that the lump was suddenly quite visible. I felt it and it felt like a large pea in my temple which was much larger than before the training session. The next day after googling for some answers I went to the ER in fear of something major. They told me it was an infection, and that the reason why it swelled to the knot size was due to my blood pressure being raised. I didn’t feel comfortable with that answer but went on my way believing it. They gave me an antibiotic ointment to apple (I’m allergic to oral antibiotics). I applied it for 2 weeks but I also lowered my training intensity a lot so I’m not sure what caused it to eventually go down. The bruise stayed however.
In the beginning of January the lump had nearly completely flattened and the bruise was starting to actually fade but is still visible. I started adding back in heavier and more intense training to go back to my normal routine. For the last 2 weeks everything as seemed fine, I have basically felt the area after each set just to check if it was swelling and it hasn’t. This morning I had a very bad headache that had started very light the night before, but I went on about my normal day taking some Excedrin… tonight the knot became apparent again, quite quickly and suddenly after a very heavy lift. My partner said he couldn’t tell anything was different but I could feel there was a small knot. By the end of the session and still 3hrs later the knot has became larger and pea sized again.
There is no pain to the touch around the temple or my scalp. There are no symptoms with eyesight, pain, fever, nausea (besides being very anxious). There is pressure around my eye on the side with the lump. There is no visual changes in color.
What could this be, and what should I do?
High protein vegan diet
Weight training for 10 years
Serious powerlifting training for 4 years
No medical issues other than heart murmur, acid reflux, and anxiety. None of which are being treated medically. I take a multivitamin daily, and sometimes added b12.
Other than training for 1.5hrs a day, 6 times a week, I am extremely sedentary with a computer based job.
History of the lump:
Around early November I noticed a mildly sore lump on my temple that had no inflammation color. I suffer from cystic acne so I just assumed it was a deep cyst forming. Around November 26th I noticed that there was some minor growth occurring and there was also some slight color changes, dark almost black red and bruised blues and greens but only in a circular shape maybe pea sized. The lump was still smaller than a pea itself.
At the end of the month or maybe starting around the beginning of December I trained very hard, and my partner spoke up that the lump was suddenly quite visible. I felt it and it felt like a large pea in my temple which was much larger than before the training session. The next day after googling for some answers I went to the ER in fear of something major. They told me it was an infection, and that the reason why it swelled to the knot size was due to my blood pressure being raised. I didn’t feel comfortable with that answer but went on my way believing it. They gave me an antibiotic ointment to apple (I’m allergic to oral antibiotics). I applied it for 2 weeks but I also lowered my training intensity a lot so I’m not sure what caused it to eventually go down. The bruise stayed however.
In the beginning of January the lump had nearly completely flattened and the bruise was starting to actually fade but is still visible. I started adding back in heavier and more intense training to go back to my normal routine. For the last 2 weeks everything as seemed fine, I have basically felt the area after each set just to check if it was swelling and it hasn’t. This morning I had a very bad headache that had started very light the night before, but I went on about my normal day taking some Excedrin… tonight the knot became apparent again, quite quickly and suddenly after a very heavy lift. My partner said he couldn’t tell anything was different but I could feel there was a small knot. By the end of the session and still 3hrs later the knot has became larger and pea sized again.
There is no pain to the touch around the temple or my scalp. There are no symptoms with eyesight, pain, fever, nausea (besides being very anxious). There is pressure around my eye on the side with the lump. There is no visual changes in color.
What could this be, and what should I do?
Female | 29 years old
Complaint duration: 3 months
Medications: Multi vitamins
Conditions: Acid reflux, anxiety, depression, heart murmur
3 Answers
Neurologist
Thanks for the detailed history. From the picture and what you describe it seems there's a vascular component to it ( an angioma or vascular nevus).I would suggest having a dermatologist take a look at it and determine what exactly it is and treatment options. Good luck. Dr. F. Sent from AOL on Android
First of all, this is not something that could affect the brain, because it is outside of the skull. I think you need to see a dermatologist or your family doctor and decide whether it is best to remove it (a minor procedure under local anesthetic), or just leave it to go away on its own. Until you see them, cleaning it with rubbing alcohol twice or 3 times a day would be best. Leon Rosenberg
It could be a small sebaceous cyst. Which gets prominent by Muscle tightening during exercise. I recommend seeing a dermatologist and have them take it out.
