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Suggest Treatment For A Hard Lump On The Lower Back

Hi, I have a hard lump on the bottom on my back right in the centre that feels like bone. It s been there for about a year now and it s slowly getting larger. The pain isn t extremely bad but more uncomfortable to where I can t lean against anything like a chair or even sleep on my back. If I stand too long it gets sore and goes numb and feels like pins and needles
Thu, 19 Feb 2015
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There are different pathologies that can present with a lump. That can be a skin or soft tissue tumor, for example a lipoma or atheroma with may have been infected lately causing pain, it may be a skin infection, or even an subcutaneous drainage of a coccygeal or anal fistula. There are also some congenital pathologies of the spine that have also to be excluded. You can take NSAID like Ibuprofen 400mg twice a day, for the pain and the swelling for 7-10 days or until you go to your doctor.
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Suggest Treatment For A Hard Lump On The Lower Back

There are different pathologies that can present with a lump. That can be a skin or soft tissue tumor, for example a lipoma or atheroma with may have been infected lately causing pain, it may be a skin infection, or even an subcutaneous drainage of a coccygeal or anal fistula. There are also some congenital pathologies of the spine that have also to be excluded. You can take NSAID like Ibuprofen 400mg twice a day, for the pain and the swelling for 7-10 days or until you go to your doctor.