Lump on finger (bone cancer/arthritis/injury?)

[StarsDie]

I'm a bit wigged out as I noticed a lump on my left index finger right by the knuckle. It feels like bone itself that is protruding, rather than something on top of the bone.

Nothing really hurts. But I fear something like bone cancer.

I hit my left hand at work about 6 weeks ago, so maybe it messed up my hand?

My girlfriend said stuff like this is more common with arthritis and fibromyalgia than bone cancer. But I'm still a bit worried. Especially since there's no pain.

I scheduled an appointment to see my doctor, but I'm hoping to see that this is common and nothing to be worried about.

[Carys]

Bone cancer causes pain, swelling, redness, and not the types of things you describe here.

[Allochka]

Amazing, I had exactly the same thing 5 years ago! One day I’ve discovered a small lump on my finger (also near knuckle, but on inner side). Hard lump, attached to something. Appeared out of nowhere one day. I was in the middle of HA flare-up and scheduled an appointment with doctor. He had no idea what it is, but said “ definitely not cancer”. So I went away without proper diagnosis. And then, some 3-4 days later the lump diasappeared completely! Still don’t know what it was, figured that maybe some kind of injury.
guess yours is an injury too, since you’ve hurt your hand.

[swajj]

I'm a bit wigged out as I noticed a lump on my left index finger right by the knuckle. It feels like bone itself that is protruding, rather than something on top of the bone.

Nothing really hurts. But I fear something like bone cancer.

I hit my left hand at work about 6 weeks ago, so maybe it messed up my hand?

My girlfriend said stuff like this is more common with arthritis and fibromyalgia than bone cancer. But I'm still a bit worried. Especially since there's no pain.

I scheduled an appointment to see my doctor, but I'm hoping to see that this is common and nothing to be worried about.


UPDATE 3/30/21:

I don't figure I will get many replies on this. Whatever this lump is, it is very clearly attached to something inside of me (seemingly a bone), thus it is reasonable to suspect a tumor of some sort.

I'm back on xanax for the time being. So my anxiety is eased a bit. But I know that it's coming at the expense of an eventual withdrawal effect that I really would rather not have. And I'm spending my time thinking about how I will be dead from cancer in the near future and all the things I will be needing to get in order. Bizarrely, it's been having a calming effect on me, rather than an anxious effect on me. I'm sad but handling my stress ok. If it comes down to going with or without treatment, I may end up going without as I don't have the money to afford anything. Such is life.

Your post reminds me of something that was said to me years ago. My psych once told me that I should stop being scared of dying because I was already dead. It didn’t cure my HA but it got through to me nonetheless.

[Sparky16]

I have a lump like this, right by one of my knuckles. It's a combination of two things - a ganglion cyst, and a bone chip.

[Rluvz]

Get your blood checked. It could be high uric acid crystallised. Aka a pre symptom of gout. If so, please buy tart cherry pills. I recommend pipingrock. My dad had something similar and was on a low purine diet and those supplements. I am on it myself, but i have no lump yet just high uric.