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A week and a half ago I noticed a bump at the lower end of the bicep and about an inch above the elbowElbow pain after weight lifting. There is no pain associated with the bump and I didn't notice the bump until about an hour after working out. I thought I might be a bruiseBone bruise Bruise Bruise healing - series Muscle bruise Skin bruise or a strainStrains of some sort, but after looking around the Internet I thought it might be a distal tendonTendon repairruptureAortic rupture, chest x-ray Ruptured eardrum Tracheal/bronchial rupture. I went to the doctor today and he referred me to a orthopedic (2-3 weeks away). Does anyone know if a strainStrains of the bicep tendon would cause a bump or a knot about the size of a nickel in diameter and it protrudes about 1-2 cm? Also, I have not lost any mobility or strength in the arm? Thanks.