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What Is The Lump On The Back Of My Head?

Hi...i am 6'2 ,180 pounds and 25 yrs old,I dislocated hand a few years, that's basically the only history I have..... i was laying down with my head resting on a something in my room, and now their is a lump on the back of my head on the right side, it's been their for almost two weeks now and it hurts alot when I touch it and if I should hold my head down for a short period of time and then hold it up straight I would have a strong pain rushing in that area where the lump is and it would go down the back of my head, down to my neck, even when I lay down and the get up to a standing position I would feel this tension where the lump is and it feels like I am getting a headache.... Could u please tell me what this can be, thank u.
Fri, 29 May 2015
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HI,Dear, Thanks for the query from you for your lump on the back of the head.1-I feel concerned that you are serious to know why this head lump has occured,and why rushing pain occurs when your lay down or raise from lying down positions?2-In my opinion this head lump is worrysome as it has occured in last 2 weeks with surging / rushing pain when you rise up or lie down along with headache.2-a-In my opinion it appears to be a infected -hematoma/ or Chronic Sub-scalp hematoma with chronic subdued abscess, on the back of the caused due to the head hurting on some hard/sharp object and got infected over a time of 2 wks.2-b-The surge in pain while rising up or laying down is due to the changing blood flow dynamics in the infected hematoma-or Chronic Abscess-sub-scalp,which started while resting in your room.4-The headache at the site of the head-lump with localised tension in the lump,indicates the infective-pathology in the head lump -developed over 2 wks time.5-Hence I would advise a second opinion from a general Surgeon who would do -CBC,X-Skull.This would give lead on your worry which you expressed about head lump. 5-a-A drug trial with proper antibiotics, would resolve your worry,by clinical trial also.6-Hence I would advise ER general Surgeons opinion.Hope this would resolve the causative worry of the patient in question 7.If treated on this line, the fearing patient , should not worry you much.8-Hope this would solve your worry of the lump on the rt side of the back of the head.9-Wellcome to HCM for any more query.
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What Is The Lump On The Back Of My Head?

HI,Dear, Thanks for the query from you for your lump on the back of the head.1-I feel concerned that you are serious to know why this head lump has occured,and why rushing pain occurs when your lay down or raise from lying down positions?2-In my opinion this head lump is worrysome as it has occured in last 2 weeks with surging / rushing pain when you rise up or lie down along with headache.2-a-In my opinion it appears to be a infected -hematoma/ or Chronic Sub-scalp hematoma with chronic subdued abscess, on the back of the caused due to the head hurting on some hard/sharp object and got infected over a time of 2 wks.2-b-The surge in pain while rising up or laying down is due to the changing blood flow dynamics in the infected hematoma-or Chronic Abscess-sub-scalp,which started while resting in your room.4-The headache at the site of the head-lump with localised tension in the lump,indicates the infective-pathology in the head lump -developed over 2 wks time.5-Hence I would advise a second opinion from a general Surgeon who would do -CBC,X-Skull.This would give lead on your worry which you expressed about head lump. 5-a-A drug trial with proper antibiotics, would resolve your worry,by clinical trial also.6-Hence I would advise ER general Surgeons opinion.Hope this would resolve the causative worry of the patient in question 7.If treated on this line, the fearing patient , should not worry you much.8-Hope this would solve your worry of the lump on the rt side of the back of the head.9-Wellcome to HCM for any more query.