[harrie]

Catherine, I know exactly what you are talking about and worried about. I had this bad contusion (bruise) on the side of my shin from getting kicked really hard while playing soccer like 5 yrs ago. At the time it bruised bad and had quite a lump. Over the yrs, long after the healing of the buise I could palpate over it I feel like "thickening" beneath the area and a bit of numbness. I was also worried that it was something worse like a tumor. But after showing it to my internist, oncologist, plastic surgeon that did my diep, and chemo oncologist, and even my massage therapist... they all confirmed to me that it was just like scar tissue from the injury and my massage therapist in fact told me I could probably massage it out of there. It was a nagging worry for quite a while until I heard the same consistent message from all the above.
I know how you feel.
You just want to be sure, right?!