Nodule under skin

So since the return of lyme and co symptoms, one that I have notice is a small pea size nodule under the skin of my forearm.

It's moderately soft. Skin colored (under skin). Doesn't hurt.

I had two but one has almost completely went away. The other is still there.

In prone resting position it's not visible but when the forearm is flexed the muscle pushes it out and it becomes visible.

Has anyone experienced something similar.

I know bart is known for nodes but is it like what I described?

I've always suspected I had bart as well since I've had the sore sole symptom before.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

I had a lot of these inside my upper arms near my armpits. Initially I worried it was cancer
I've been treating now for nearly 8 months and they've really diminished a lot.

ChickenArise said...


I check weekly by feeling if it is still there as it is not visible like before. Still there.

I checked mine too by feeling it - every single time I was in my Epsom salt bath.

Interesting they're "pea size"

Same here, I have one that comes and goes inside my right forearm just below the wrist where the veins are close to the surface. I also thought it was bart related.

Interesting replies.

Yes, the one that is almost gone is almost like a small pimple (in size not look) when I flex and really look for it. The other is still pea size.

But good to know they gradually fade.

Which makes me think of possibly "calcium deposits"? Like it collects over time and then deposits away over time?

I had one on my right foot by my big toe too Girlie and wondered if it was the start of a bunion.

Last year I noticed I had quite a few pea sized 'lumps' behind my ears and in the neck area. I had an ultrasound and they said it was nothing sinister but swollen nymph nodes due to my body constantly fighting off an infection .... and they still said it couldn't be Lyme !! They also found nodules on my thyroid which I now know are very common with Lyme too.

After aggressive bart and lyme herbal treatment I feel so much better and the nodules and swelling have gone.

astroman said...
I have a lot of these Lipoma bumps. I was told not to worry if its under the skin and can be lifted with it. Fit lean people even get them, odd since its little fat blobs.

If its "rooted" into muscle- thats something else prob bad....like a tumour.

I don't know if it's "rooted" to anything. But it's also not free floating either. It's pretty soft. I can press down on it but it doesn't really move from it's spot.

Georgia Hunter said...

dacarte3 said...

astroman said...
I have a lot of these Lipoma bumps. I was told not to worry if its under the skin and can be lifted with it. Fit lean people even get them, odd since its little fat blobs.

If its "rooted" into muscle- thats something else prob bad....like a tumour.

I don't know if it's "rooted" to anything. But it's also not free floating either. It's pretty soft. I can press down on it but it doesn't really move from it's spot.

Yours sounds like something different like a swollen lymph node. Astro and I are referring to lipomas which move freely with the skin. They are most likely caused by translocated GI bacteria producing patatin-like proteins which degrade the lipids in our cellular membranes and the extracellular matrix. The increase of extracellular lipids is mobilized and deposited. Gram negative anaerobes do the same things in our GI tract as they do in other areas in our body and break down lipids is one of their tasks. They also produce antibiotic like substances that help reduce our pathogen load. This would be a plausible explanation for why translocation takes place. It would be the lesser of two evils and why the body does what it does. They also are nitrogen fixing which would increase nitrogen levels which would increase ammonia levels if the nitrogen levels get too high.

There's lymph nodes on the back of the forearm?

I agree w/Georgia Hunter regarding the lipomas.

Several years back, before I knew I had Lyme; I had a physical therapy treatment on my elbows called Astym(If i remember the name rigjt). The therpist used plastic tools to rub out what 'they referred ' to as toxins.

I ended up with lipomas on the inside of elbow just at bend. Theyre just below the skin fatty deposits.

I ALSO have the pea sized nodules in arm pits when aggressively treating lyme and virals