Anonymous
Post 09/18/2022 14:58     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Might be an ingrown hair.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2022 21:45     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Happened to my son after a spider or mosquito bite right after Covid shot. Doctor thinks heightened immune response from Covid shot carried to the bug bite
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2022 19:06     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Spider bite
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2022 10:52     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Doesn't everyone have bumps back there? Maybe you usually never notice them. You could have sore muscles from carrying luggage over your shoulder, since you say you are out of town.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2022 21:32     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Sounds like a swollen lymph node. Your body is probably fighting something, it should go away!
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2022 16:13     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Pilar cyst.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2022 15:35     Subject: Re:Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Could it be a swollen gland?
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2022 15:05     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Bug bite?
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2022 09:47     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

A zit/cyst? I sometimes get these (but smaller) behind my ear when I'me exercising outside in humid hot weather...just sweatier and more prone to acne I guess.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2022 09:37     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Lipoma?
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2022 09:13     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

Were you drinking last night?
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2022 08:13     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

A pepperoni? I love that you used that comparison!

That happened to me once, I think I had bumped my head the day before and forgot about it. It took several days to go away.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2022 08:03     Subject: Hard lump on head (left side occipital area), sudden onset, painful like a bruise

I’m out of town and noticed it in the shower this morning when washing my hair. It’s a bit sore to the touch like a bruise when I put pressure on it and the area is the size of a pepperoni. It’s a somewhat raised bump/firm.

I googled head bumps and nothing listed sounded serious. I won’t be able to see my doctor for a couple of weeks. Has anyone had something similar to this before? It just appeared over night. Now when I lay down and put pressure on that part of my head I definitely feel it.

Any ideas what I’m experiencing? I am a 50 year old female, otherwise healthy.