Jett 130 and Zero and sit bone LUMP

[maillotpois]

Well, it is definitely smaller than that - and it is very deep in there, so you can't see it.

How long did it last?

[Eden]

For both of us the swelling went away after a few days. Sure was funny to look at. I'd call it more of a soft lump though - squishy like a sprained ankle.

[Starfish]

Sorry, Sarah, no experience with anything like that. All I know is that I have always had a very sensitive tush...my hip joints click and grind, and my massage therapist is constantly working on all my insertion points and stuff.

I know I've had hard lumps here and there when a lymph node has been aggravated and clogged up, and with good massage and so forth it goes away.

No help here, sorry. Sounds awful!

[maillotpois]

Thanks, guys.

What was really weird today was I saw down hard at the wrong angle on that lump once, and got a shooting pain in my butt/leg just as though I had hit my funny bone! So now I have a funny bone in my butt!!!

[Grog]

Is that like a bunion... on your sit bone?

[Dianyla]

What was really weird today was I saw down hard at the wrong angle on that lump once, and got a shooting pain in my butt/leg just as though I had hit my funny bone! So now I have a funny bone in my butt!!!

Could be muscular, could be a swollen lymph node, could be a benign fatty tumor (lipoma)... lots of stuff. Whatever the lump is, it sounds like it's aggravating your sciatic nerve. Sciatica caused by impingement on the nerve from muscular tightness is known as piriformis syndrome. Some things for you to look into...

[maillotpois]

Hmm. Interesting - thanks!

[Pedal Wench]

No solution for the lump, but a thought on your old saddle (although I loved my Jetts!) Saddles do wear out. The cushioning shifts and the shell gets brittle. So, you might want to go back to your original favorite.

[KnottedYet]

Well, I've "seen" (felt, actually) a lump at the insertion (aka sit bone) of the hamstring on a couple patients. Both were athletes, one was an endurance runner.

They were considered high hamstring strains, most likely due to an imbalance of effort between the medial and lateral hamstrings.

Both these patients were women (seems to be more a girl thing) and both were solved by treating the FEET and working on general leg stabilization exercises. Overpronation caused the hammies to fire up funny in an attempt to stabilize the leg/pelvis.

If you already wear orthotics, you might want to call your orthotist and see if your orthotics need to be adjusted.

Otherwise, ask your doc what she/he thinks. Maybe a medial wedge on the underside of your regular insoles would help. The doc would be able determine that.