I need someone to talk to I'm scared

kaylacheyenne · 2024-08-05T00:04:07+00:00

Noticed this days ago on my son I took him to the doctor and they referred us to a dermatologist and we go on the seventh it is soft and it doesn’t seem to bother him but I’m still freaking out worried sick and I need to know if anybody has dealt with this

NewlifeTry · 16/08/2024 06:02

I think you need to go and book a biopsy and discuss the pros/cons of removal

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kaylacheyenne · 16/08/2024 04:49

Just still can't seem to stop worrying, it's been a month straight now. I'm exhausted from the worrying.

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seedsandseeds · 16/08/2024 02:10

kaylacheyenne · 15/08/2024 22:14

I'm still freaking unfortunate:(

What's up OP?

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kaylacheyenne · 15/08/2024 22:14

I'm still freaking unfortunate:(

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kaylacheyenne · 14/08/2024 17:24

The dermatologist just called and talked to me about it and basically told me what the freaking ultrasound said but it still is considered as indeterminate but it doesn’t raise any suspicions to be cancerous or anything bad but he did say it would be best to take him to the pediatric surgery department to either take it out or take a sample and have it tested to see what it is

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HollyKnight · 14/08/2024 16:23

kaylacheyenne · 14/08/2024 16:17

I marked the name off of the screenshots and here is what's under findings... guys I am not hitting my child with a Bible 🤣🤣🤛

That's basically saying he has a solid lump, they don't know what it is exactly yet, but it's nothing nasty.

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kaylacheyenne · 14/08/2024 16:21

Thanks to everyone with the comfort comments and nice words 🥹 I don't feel to much at ease u til this dr calls. I just don't know why this is happening to my baby.

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kaylacheyenne · 14/08/2024 16:20

Hopefully I'm allowed this app being in US? haha I certainly hope so,

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kaylacheyenne · 14/08/2024 16:20

Btw I am in us. I just Stumbled upon this app while looking for; well, exactly this. ABUNCH of moms to talk to; don't have that here without judgment or hateful comments. I've got what to expect and baby center and Facebook groups and none of them compare to this app right here. Tbh.

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kaylacheyenne · 14/08/2024 16:17

I marked the name off of the screenshots and here is what's under findings... guys I am not hitting my child with a Bible 🤣🤣🤛

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borborygmus1 · 14/08/2024 08:41

Doctors are very likely to refer lumps in that area in case they are related to a lesion which could eventually affect the spinal cord. It's much more likely to be something like a lipoma. Any particularly firm or fast growing lump would be checked to exclude sarcoma or soft tissue tumour. Basically anything near the spine needs checking.

And yes, hitting a lipoma would be a terrible idea. This advice was for ganglion cysts, which are much better treated with aspiration or excision.

Beth216 · 14/08/2024 07:55

I had a lipoma removed from my leg, looked exactly like that OP.

JollyJunee · 14/08/2024 07:35

Yes, what does it say under ‘Findings’ OP, you’ve cut off at that point.

crackfoxy · 14/08/2024 07:05

Lipoma.

NewlifeTry · 14/08/2024 07:00

@kaylacheyenne what does the narrative say under ultrasound exam as this is cut off in your photo

DreamTheMoors · 14/08/2024 06:21

GlomOfNit · 14/08/2024 01:32

DON'T hit it FFS! What a daft thing to do.

For a start, that old remedy was for ganglions. They're cysts full of fluid or gel so they can burst and it can reabsorb. This is NOT a ganglion, it's probably, as others are suggesting, a lipoma, which is different. You can cause an infection if you bash anything so it bursts internally, as well as lots of soft tissue damage, and possibly other damage, this is the spinal area! And it'll hurt. Fucksake, who suggests hitting a toddler's spine with a heavy book?

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Got a sore throat? Hit it with a Bible.
Headache? Hit it with a Bible.
Sore knee? Get that Bible out.
Hangnail gotcha down? Hit it with a Bible.
Broken ankle? Grab that Bible!

My Nana said so lol

Fraaahnces · 14/08/2024 02:31

It basically says “It’s either a lipoma or lymph node”. Don’t panic.

momtoboys · 14/08/2024 02:25

DreamTheMoors · 05/08/2024 02:40

My sister had one.
My Nana told her to hit it with a Bible.
Nana was born in 1889, so she had a lot of “medical advice.”
Doctor removed it, it was nothing, just a bunch of fatty stuff.
Deep breaths, @kaylacheyenne.
Hit it with a Bible.

This post made me laugh out loud!🤣

Bogginsthe3rd · 14/08/2024 02:07

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Post removed by MNHQ as it identified the doctor concerned. Please feel free to re-post with the name obscured.

Oh are you in the USA OP?

In summary, based on the ultrasound they think its benign (rather than a cancer, which is good), they don't think its a lymph node but they aren't exactly sure what it is and it's in a layer of the skin. They end by saying that the Dr who ordered the ultrasound might want to repeat the test again after an interval of time to see if it changes.

PyongyangKipperbang · 14/08/2024 01:42

I dont think that anyone was seriously suggesting belting a toddlers spine with a heavy book.

GlomOfNit · 14/08/2024 01:33

Ihavesomeideas · 14/08/2024 01:00

Please don't hit it with a bible!! That was old wives tale for a ganglion not a lipoma. It sometimes burst the ganglion to hit it with something heavy. No need with modern medicine! I have multiple lipomas on my arms.I had 2 taken out as causing me pain in my wrist.

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sorry Ihavesomeideas I didn't read the comments to the end. I see we are both coming from the same place.

GlomOfNit · 14/08/2024 01:32

DreamTheMoors · 05/08/2024 02:40

My sister had one.
My Nana told her to hit it with a Bible.
Nana was born in 1889, so she had a lot of “medical advice.”
Doctor removed it, it was nothing, just a bunch of fatty stuff.
Deep breaths, @kaylacheyenne.
Hit it with a Bible.

DON'T hit it FFS! What a daft thing to do.

For a start, that old remedy was for ganglions. They're cysts full of fluid or gel so they can burst and it can reabsorb. This is NOT a ganglion, it's probably, as others are suggesting, a lipoma, which is different. You can cause an infection if you bash anything so it bursts internally, as well as lots of soft tissue damage, and possibly other damage, this is the spinal area! And it'll hurt. Fucksake, who suggests hitting a toddler's spine with a heavy book?

Ihavesomeideas · 14/08/2024 01:00

DreamTheMoors · 05/08/2024 02:40

My sister had one.
My Nana told her to hit it with a Bible.
Nana was born in 1889, so she had a lot of “medical advice.”
Doctor removed it, it was nothing, just a bunch of fatty stuff.
Deep breaths, @kaylacheyenne.
Hit it with a Bible.

Please don't hit it with a bible!! That was old wives tale for a ganglion not a lipoma. It sometimes burst the ganglion to hit it with something heavy. No need with modern medicine! I have multiple lipomas on my arms.I had 2 taken out as causing me pain in my wrist.

PyongyangKipperbang · 14/08/2024 00:20

LondonFox · 14/08/2024 00:11

I am not a doctor but I would still heavily advise against hitting a cyst with anything.
Just for the record.
If for no other reason but because you do not know if it is inflamed and if it will burst inwards, leaving your body filled with bacteria.

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I quite agree, but given that there was no state funded medical care at the time that this would have been touted as a remedy, its one of those old wives tales that hung on as it would have appeared to "work".

sandyhappypeople · 14/08/2024 00:14

What does it say under 'FINDINGS:' at the bottom of your screen shot op? is there anything there?