Encounter with a saddle sore, new saddle & suggestions from a female pro cyclist

[azfiddle]

I didn't try any change in the title. I don't know if the new saddle I tried contributed to my problem. It has subsided considerably, but is not completely healed. Much less of a bump than before.

[emily_in_nc]

No more than a few days after posting above, I ended up with another saddle sore on the left side. Actually two bumps, very close together. Fortunately, they have stayed kind of small and haven't become a huge problem. I'm riding almost every day, so they really have no time to heal, but they have not become as bad as ones I've had in the past when I was riding less frequently.

[yoshirider]

I'm getting a fitting this week and I told my fitter about this bump. She recommended soaking a black tea bag in water and then applying the tea bag on the bump underneath. The tannins in the black tea is supposed to reduce inflammation.

[azfiddle]

Interesting tip for using the tea bag. My saddle sore is finally almost completely gone and hopefully I won't have another one...but I'll remember that anyway.

Sharon

[marni]

the tea bag treatment also helps for poison ivy around the mouth or eyes or anywhere you can't put the calamine stuff. Also good for sunburn and blisters.

[Stoker D]

I also developed a bump at the panty line discussed here. Turns out in my case it was not a swollen lymph node or
a saddle sore but a callus. I always use chamois cream but this time the area was painful. I didn't ride for a week
and then switched to a saddle with a shorter nose. Really helped "cure" my pain. Hope you get fitted with a
trained fitter and get the right saddle for your body type. Also watch out for seams in bike shorts! Finding the
right chamois (love Shebeest's) can make a difference in many women.

[PortlandKelly]

I'm dealing with a lump at the upper leg crease, panty line area. In the past, I would just wait until winter for it to heal since I wasn't riding so much. This time I decided to go see my dermatologist and she said it's a cyst. She injected it with a few drops of a steroid (triamcinolone). I'm praying this will heal it up!