Hi, I've stalked this forum now and again after my boyfriend was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last year (he's doing well now). I thought I might post here about a recent concern I had though it is miles away from being anything like cancer yet, and I really don't want to take away from people with genuine issues and worries here.
I'm a 22 year old girl, fairly active, South Asian and very short (just under 5 feet tall lol)
I went for a couple of long walks last week, and because I had some knee pain and strained a knee a bit, I had been feeling my legs generally when I found what feels like a hard lump on the inner inside of my left knee just below the knee cap. It's not visible but you can feel it quite well. It's the kind of lump where if I didn't have my other leg to compare to I wouldn't think much of, but compared to my other leg it feels like a definitive bump (feels about an inch long);
I don't know if this has appeared recently or has been here a while, but I have only just noticed it. It's painless and just feels like quite a bony lump. I am a bit of a health anxious person, but to the extent where I over-google things and start getting very concerned, not to the extent where I imagine symptoms.
Has anyone had any experience with something like this? I have booked a telephone appointment with my GP, but just wanted to vent my anxiety somewhere in the meanwhile. Can someone just have differently bony/lumpy knees? I know I'm still in the age group where bone cancers can show up but as a short person who must have stopped growing in height 10 years ago I'm hoping the whole growth risk factor would have subsided. I know there are some other benign tumours that can show up as well, but I suppose till someone has a conclusive look at this (which is at least weeks away if there needs to be a x-ray on this) my mind has really been playing tricks on me. I suppose I'm just looking for some rational reassurance or experience anyone else has had with a similar symptom (even if that ended up being something serious).
