In March I found a lump on my lower right rib (like misshapen, my left was kinda similar but not as pronounced. almost like a small balloon on the tip of it). It wasn't painful but after feeling it for awhile, it started to hurt. I went to my PCP who diagnosed it as a lipoma and said we would watch it. I went to Plastics to see if they could remove it. He stated it wasn't a lipoma but felt like a lump on my rib. He ordered a CXR and CT, neither of which revealed anything. He said to take some ibuprofen. Its still bothering me, I have two small children and am worried that its something more serious. My only other symptom is back pain but I've been experiencing that off and on since we've been remodeling our home. The pain mostly subsides after taking 2 ibuprofen. I had a bad fall (flat on my back) in Feb, so I do have a history of trauma. I'm curious what other type of inflammatory responses I could be having related to this lump on my rib. I keep thinking that since nothing was seen on my CXR and CT, that it must be a muscle or inflammatory response not a tumor. I do have psoriasis, and have had it for 10+ years so I'm wondering if it could be arthritis related to that. I have chronic outbreaks of psoriasis on my lower back, but what could cause the lump. . poorly healed break? infection? tumor?
Thoughts please. I do have a follow-up appointment with my PCP next week, but he thinks I'm being paranoid and I just need to let it go. If its something more serious, I want to know ASAP. I have a 3 year old and 10 month old that I need to fight for.