I am 66 years old, 5ft 1 in and 130lbs,female.  I have Giant Cell arteritis, receive toxciluzamab infusion once a month and also going down on prednisone at 4 mgs a day.  I have been on prednisone for almost 3 years but unless on high doses, SED and CRP rates were always high until I started the infusion in 11/10.  I fell a couples of weeks ago and resulted in a hugh bruise on left calf which is gone now but felt some discomfort in that area and rubbed it and then felt a small lump.  Should I be concerned or is this normal. E-mail is h.craig@  WWW.WWWW.WW
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion, the lump you are feeling, is mostly due to hematoma due to injury in calf. Any soft tissue injury (muscle or tendon) cause healing by formation of hematoma. Hematoma is swelling around injured part made up of inflammatory cells and other tissue needed for healing. And it resolves slowly over 2-3 months. So your lump is more suggestive of resolving hematoma. But better to confirm this by clinical examination and ultrasound examination. So consult orthopedic doctor and get done 1. Clinical examination 2. Ultrasound examination of local part. If it is hematoma then it will resolve with time and so no treatment is required.