Is This a Lipoma? The Dr. Told Me To Go Home and Ignore It. (photo)

January 12, 2012
Asked By:missywolfe20 in Bellefontaine, OH

for a year i have notice a lump on my rib cage that just kept getting bigger. my fiance took me to the ER a few weeks ago to have it looked at and the doc there told me that he was just going to "slap a name on it and call it lipoma" after doing a single cat scan. he also told me to just go home and ignore it. this bothers me because he didnt seem to really care or try to help me with my problem. what test should i have done to make sure it really is lipoma? and what are your opinions on it?

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