Hi.

I am looking for experiences of a lump on shin bone and the outcome.

background. I am 42F. Since the start of the year I have been experiencing on/off bone pain, which I was putting down to possibly being perimenopausal.

the pain peaked a bit in May and I had awful burning shooting pains in my thigh. Around the same time I noticed a little bump on my shin.  I thought about getting it checked out, but I forgot about it and didn’t notice it again.

in the mean time, the bone pain had lessened coincidentally once I started supplements, however I spoke  to Physiotherapist and have been meaning to book myself in (private).

fast forward to this week, I noticed the bump on my shin again. I can only assume it never went away and seems to be bigger than I remember in May. I saw my GP yesterday and was referred for an x-ray, which I had the same day.  The GP did say they would be looking for cancers (soft tissue and bone, although it seems to be on the bone rather than soft tissue). He of course wasn’t saying he thought it was cancer, just that that is what the investigations will be picking up (or not).

I can’t shake the feeling that it is. The lump, the pain and, now, I seem to be losing weight without really trying. I have been actively trying to eat better, but I still eat crisps, drink wine etc. 

I have two young daughters and I cry when I think about them going through a diagnosis.