My husband has a lipoma on his left shoulder blade the size of a golf ball and loses the feeling in his arm every so often, suffers alot of backpain and has muscle wastage in left arm, I think its his median nerve being affected. Would any of these symptoms be associated?
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By your description, the bump may be a fluid collection of either blood(hematoma) or a seroma ( fluid created by the body in response to an injury). However, the person to best answer your question is the physician who performed the surgery. If you do not feel that you are receiving enough...
Lipomas are benign fatty tumors that occur under the skin and less commonly within the muscle. They are associated with mild discomfort and a lump underneath the skin. It is always best to talk to an expert plastic surgeon to determine whether the lipoma is possibly a cyst or a tumor or hernia....
Thank you for the question.
Based on your description, I think you will be okay with a well-trained board-certified General Surgeon, ENT or Plastic Surgeon. In this case, I think the “quality” of the surgeon ( as opposed to the specialty) is what you should base your...
