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Mass in calf muscle??

Bob IrwinBob Irwin
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I haven't been able to run for several months.  Ran for the first time on Saturday and Monday - 3-5 miles each at an easy pace.  My left calf muscle felt stiff by Tuesday - similar to what I'd feel in my muscles if I do anything I haven't done for a while.  On Wednesday, it was still painful and stiff, so I decided to start massaging it and noticed a mass about the size of a large marble on the muscle - right at the very back.  I don't know if I had it before that, but I didn't have any symptoms.  I'm going to the doctor next week if it doesn't reduce, but was curious if anyone else had experienced anything similar.  Thanks

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  • Leslie KnightLeslie Knight

    Bob, I have not seen this before without some sort of trauma (I'm a family doc).  A trauma can cause a hematoma, which can then turn into a calcium mass.  Is the lump right in the muscle, or is it in the back of the knee?  You can get something called a Baker's cyst behind the knee.  Benign and only needs to be treated if there is pain. 

    Is your mass still there?  Do you have an appt yet?

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