Saddle Sore Question

12-12-2003, 04:27 PM

About a month ago I got a huge, epic, giant saddle sore in the place I
usually get them. Over time it went away, but now I have what feels like a
BB just under the skin where the sore was. It is hard as a rock, not
painful, just uncomfortable when I first start riding.

Has anyone had this before? Is it scare tissue? Time for a doctor's visit?

12-12-2003, 07:22 PM

"Brandon Sullivan" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> About a month ago I got a huge, epic, giant saddle sore in the place I
> usually get them. Over time it went away, but now I have what feels like
a
> BB just under the skin where the sore was. It is hard as a rock, not
> painful, just uncomfortable when I first start riding.
>
> Has anyone had this before? Is it scare tissue? Time for a doctor's
visit?

Most likely an ingrown hair.

Pat in TX

12-12-2003, 08:28 PM

In article <jWtCb.4324$gN.3173@fed1read05>,
Brandon Sullivan <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>About a month ago I got a huge, epic, giant saddle sore in the place I
>usually get them. Over time it went away, but now I have what feels like a
>BB just under the skin where the sore was. It is hard as a rock, not
>painful, just uncomfortable when I first start riding.
>
>Has anyone had this before? Is it scare tissue? Time for a doctor's visit?

More likely a cyst, quite common for cyclists. You can have them
surgically removed. They do sometimes go away on their own, and
they sometimes come back later whether surgically removed or not.
I would just keep an eye on it - you may find that the soft tissue
around it gets sore and inflamed after long rides.

--Paul

12-12-2003, 08:52 PM

"Brandon Sullivan" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:jWtCb.4324$gN.3173@fed1read05...
> About a month ago I got a huge, epic, giant saddle sore in the place I
> usually get them. Over time it went away, but now I have what feels like
a
> BB just under the skin where the sore was. It is hard as a rock, not
> painful, just uncomfortable when I first start riding.
>
> Has anyone had this before? Is it scare tissue? Time for a doctor's
visit?
****

I suffered from persistent saddle sores for a while (back when I was solely
a mt. biker), and like yours one in particular never seemed to *completely*
go away.

Finally tried some prescription cortico-steroid cream (used VERY sparingly,
as it can thin the skin), and that has cleared 'em up (knock on bar tape).

My advice: have a doc take a look.

Bill "scar tactics" S.
****

12-13-2003, 12:53 PM

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:27:40 -0700, "Brandon Sullivan"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>About a month ago I got a huge, epic, giant saddle sore in the place I
>usually get them. Over time it went away, but now I have what feels like a
>BB just under the skin where the sore was. It is hard as a rock, not
>painful, just uncomfortable when I first start riding.

It's a cyst and it's telling you that the Dark Side is calling ;-)

<http://chapmancentral.demon.co.uk/Web/public.nsf/Documents/mini-faq-darkside>

Guy
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