Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: Donnadoobie on August 09, 2020, 09:18:25 PM
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has anyone had any experience of this?
My daughter bought me a neck, shoulder and back massage for my birthday, in a voucher, as she knew how stressed I had been.
I went for a massage yesterday and afterwards, the woman told me that I had a ‘mobile fatty lump’ around my shoulder blade. I could actually feel it as she massaged that area. She said that lots of people have them but it is best to get it checked out.
I have health anxiety. Any benefit from the massage was gone in that 2 minute conversation. I have not told my daughter.
I have filled in a form from the surgery, which is how they triage appointments now so will wait for them to contact me. I feel a bit worried but think deep down this is nothing.
Just wondered if anyone else has heard of or had experience of this?
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/lipoma/
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Yep. Get it looked at for confirmation. The therapist is most likely trained to look for anomalies.
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I've had something similar removed from my arm awhile back. The doctor called it a dermatofibroma, just a firm lesion that is benign and grows just because it can. Oddly enough, I have recently sprouted another on my right thigh and am having that one removed in just over a week. A lipoma is fatty and benign, and can be removed by your doctor. :) Good idea to get it checked, for peace of mind. :)
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I've got one below my right shoulder. Had it 30 years, no probs. Painless and rubbery.
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got an appointment at 12:15 today
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Great! Let us know how it goes :)
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Saw the Nurse practitioner. He was lovely and said that it felt like a classic Lipoma. He said he had three in his arms.
He put a cross on my back, so my husband knows where it is and can keep an eye on whether it changes in any way.
feeling relieved.
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That's great! Glad it worked out ok :)