# Red Lump on My Inner Right Thigh. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 22, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lump-on-my-inner-right-thigh/850015 "2020-03-22T06:35:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lump-on-my-inner-right-thigh/850015/1 "2020-03-22T06:35:30Z")
Just so you all know, I am under a doctor’s care. I am seeing him next month barring unforeseen circumstances. And I have had this bump for a couple of weeks, and I think it’s getting smaller. So it’s clearly not life threatening. (And once again to make clear, I am asking if I should see my doctor earlier. I am _ **not** _ seeking medical advice.) Yeah, I have a red lump on my right inner thigh. I guess it is the size of a grape (though as I said, it is getting smaller). It doesn’t hurt unless my jeans run against it. It doesn’t look like an injury (how would I bump my inner thigh?). Also, as I’ve said before, I do have the BEGINNING stages of Type 2 Diabetes. And of course I needn’t tell you all how hard it’ll be to get a doctor’s appointment in the age of Coronavirus hysteria we have been suddenly thrust into. Suggestions? EDIT: Oh, and it may contain blood. That is why I think it is shrinking (it feels like a deflated balloon now). :):):):):):)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lump-on-my-inner-right-thigh/850015/2 "2020-03-22T07:27:46Z")
From your description it sounds like well, it could be almost freaking anything. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lump-on-my-inner-right-thigh/850015/3 "2020-03-22T17:57:07Z")
> [@pool](#): > > From your description it sounds like well, it could be almost freaking anything. Probably not a zit (I say this from personal experience of what it’s like to have a zit on your inner thigh). If it continues each day to get smaller and it’s tending to go away, an early visit to the doctor doesn’t seem called for. You wanted opinions, that’s mine. Maybe one of our resident qualified MDs will come along and give a more educated one. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lump-on-my-inner-right-thigh/850015/4 "2020-03-22T19:07:47Z")
I had a weird cyst or something in my inner thigh once that was not visible on the surface but was palpable. I would squeeze it and some foul smelling pus would come out and it would disappear and then come back every couple months, eventually it went away for good, sorry a little TMI I know. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lump-on-my-inner-right-thigh/850015/5 "2020-03-22T19:12:39Z")
Keep your doctor’s appt. It could be some kind of abscess. Yes, they usually hurt more, but you never know. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lump-on-my-inner-right-thigh/850015/6 "2020-03-23T18:53:28Z")
Sounds like a boil. I’ve had a couple over the years in that area. They suck. Usually treated by hot compresses, and most likely, a lancing, followed by antibiotics. When lanced, the “stuff” usually gets sent off to make sure it’s not MRSA. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lump-on-my-inner-right-thigh/850015/7 "2020-03-23T19:02:23Z")
I get those like they’re my job. Sebaceous cysts for me. But yes do keep the doctor appointment, you need to make sure that it’s checked for infection and if they decide to lance it, you get the proper wound care. Hot compress can help, if you want to try that in the meantime. My doc told me to wet a clean washcloth, put it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds, and then press on the area for 10-15 minutes. Any longer isn’t that useful. If it’s a really hard to reach with a compress, I fill the tub with the hottest water I can stand and soak in it for 10-15 minutes. It really does help dry it up. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-lump-on-my-inner-right-thigh/850015/8 "2020-03-24T08:25:51Z")
FWIW, I think I may have a [hematoma](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematoma). I think it may shrinking. The other day it started bleeding. Yikes! I still plan on going to my doctor next month. So we’ll see. 🙂