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I need someone to talk to I'm scared

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kaylacheyenne · 05/08/2024 01:04

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

I need someone to talk to I'm scared
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kaylacheyenne · 08/08/2024 02:08

@Laura992 can I see pic if your hubbys lipoma???? I went to dermatology today n they said they think it's lipoma, but getting n ultrasound done on Monday.

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kaylacheyenne · 06/08/2024 15:19

@DreamTheMoors thank you so much

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DreamTheMoors · 06/08/2024 07:09

Look. You’re the mum. You’re the head worrier. If you breezed out of there after taking the doc’s word for it that it was a lipoma and it was something else - or god forbid, something worse- you’d never, ever forgive yourself.
So you go to the dermatologist and if the dermatologist doesn’t give you a good enough answer then BY GOD you keep on demanding until you DO get a satisfactory answer.
You’re a good mum. Don’t ever let anyone tell you anything different. ❤️

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kaylacheyenne · 06/08/2024 04:18

@BarraNayk @WetBandits @my6 @Laura992 @HootyMcBooby @Mavan1984 @Peaky18 @HauntedbyMagpies @HeartandSeoul @DreamTheMoors @Catandthemoon @Elisheva @Purpleyellow98 @DustyLee123 @Phoebefail @Sixtygoingonthirty @Createausername1970

Update. I took to ER only for the dr to do what they GP did and just feel it with her finger n say @lipoma" I'm not convinced!! I have anxiety n keep thinking possible worst. I'm still going to the dermatologist on the 7th and will be demanding an ultrasound for real Andees n not a poke with a finger to send me in our way out !! Ty' for everyone commenting

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kaylacheyenne · 06/08/2024 04:16

@UtterlyOtterly aw can I see the ones that look like my sons! I'm so weird I feel like for begging ppl to send me it but I'm just trying to compare it to my sons so I can stop being so worrisome.

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kaylacheyenne · 06/08/2024 04:10

@Catandthemoon tomorrow makes a week I noticed it :(

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kaylacheyenne · 06/08/2024 04:09

@HootyMcBooby omg u have one in same spot ?? Any pics for reference so I can calm down?! Everything I google looks nothing like
His and it makes me
More scared

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kaylacheyenne · 06/08/2024 04:08

@Laura992 omg Ty... can you show a pic?? So i can just refer it to my sons?? I just am looking for others that look like this so I can try to calm the crud down..

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kaylacheyenne · 05/08/2024 19:00

@Fallopiantuba thank you

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Fallopiantuba · 05/08/2024 18:58

kaylacheyenne · 05/08/2024 04:10

Is it weird I asked to see what they look like for peace of mind? Idk if I'll ever feel peace of mind until we go in but I'm just tryna find similar ppl going thru this that's why I even posted and it's helped a bit

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I’ll try and sneak a pic later!

Scentsless · 05/08/2024 15:10

Another vote for a harmless lipoma. I've got one. I'm not going to forward a picture, but if you google images of lipoma, you will see lots looking like the one your son has.

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kaylacheyenne · 05/08/2024 14:57

@ApricotCrush thank you so much

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ApricotCrush · 05/08/2024 14:52

He’s away at the moment but it doesn’t trouble him at all. It’s about the size of an egg and in the same place as your son’s. His GP just felt it and pushed it around before declaring it harmless. This was nearly 20 years ago. Look at Google images but be warned some of them are a bit gruesome.

I’m sure the dermatologist will be able to reassure you.

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kaylacheyenne · 05/08/2024 14:16

I' am not hitting my child with a bible haha 😄😄

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kaylacheyenne · 05/08/2024 14:15

@ApricotCrush can I pls see a pic of it? It doesn't bother him at all? I'm still going to be taking him in and maybe demanding an ultrasound if they just look and poke with the ur e finger bc that's what the dr did and it wasn't reassuring.

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kaylacheyenne · 05/08/2024 14:14

I'm still learning how to use this app. Idk if I've been replying to everyone correctly, I have been pressing "quote" is that replying ? Are y'all getting that notification??

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kaylacheyenne · 05/08/2024 14:13

Ty everyone.. I am not hitting my two year old with a bible... haha. Grin every one has been so kind and helped me a lot ...

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Phoebefail · 05/08/2024 09:07

I had one on my back. No sensation from it for years. Then it grew, the GP at the time liked to do small ops. Very handy. Local anaesthetic swab I think. and it was out in 5 mins.
Sent for analysis, No trouble, wound healed quickly.

CascaChan · 05/08/2024 08:27

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.

😂

ApricotCrush · 05/08/2024 08:17

To add to all the other posts, yes, this looks like a lipoma. My DH has one on his back just like this. He’s had it for years and there is no need for it to be removed unless it bothers your son.

Do not hit it with anything. Ffs some of the ‘medical’ advice given on here is downright dangerous.

UtterlyOtterly · 05/08/2024 08:02

My husband has had one on his back fo about 30 years, it looks exactly like your son's.

Anecdotaly, I wonder if they are more common in males than females, judging from the replies here.

Try not to worry OP. It's natural to worry but is very likely to be harmless. I hope you get professional reassurance soon.

Sixtygoingonthirty · 05/08/2024 07:59

Elisheva · 05/08/2024 03:48

Don’t hit it with a Bible 🙄. That advice was for ganglion cysts, not lipomas, and is somewhat out of date. You’ll just hurt him.

My sister had a ganglion on her wrist. She was given the same advice about hitting it with a bible, but she didn’t have a bible. The heaviest hardback book she had was Gary Barlow’s autobiography - she hit it and it dispersed. I asked her, as you hit it did you say ‘take that!’? True story!!

Disclaimer …. OP - it’s not a ganglion, do not hit it with a bible or any other hard book!!

Zoezoo · 05/08/2024 07:58

My brother had one many years ago, on the spine but a bit lower. I worked in a hospital at the time and a consultant friend checked it for me - completely normal! Hopefully your dermatologist appointment is just to confirm the same.

Allthehorsesintheworld · 05/08/2024 07:48

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.

That’s a ganglion on the hand that used to be clobbered with a bible!!!

OP, please don’t hit it. I’m sure @DreamTheMoors isn’t serious.

immalesorry · 05/08/2024 07:42

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Regards not using Google - I understand why this advice is often given, but I couldn't disagree more. Yes, you can end up down rabbit holes, but it's likely to point to excellent medical resources such as the Mayo clinic and livestrong. These are, in my opinion, somewhat better sources of information than randoms on mumsnet (no disrespect mumsnet).

Oddly enough, Google saved my life when my urologist totally misdiagnosed something - or at least the websites it pointed me did.

Currently, I have a rare and complicated bone marrow condition. Without internet resources I'd not have anything like the understanding I currently have. I know that your specialist should be your first port of call, but (a) they're often busy, (b) don't necessarily communicate at a simple level, and (c) you might not be in a mental state to take things in effectively when you've just been given bad news.

I also think if your in pre-diagnosis stage (like with the OPs child); then it's quite good to have a few ideas of what it might be so that you can work out pertinent questions in advance.