I had a lower back lipoma that was removed back in Oct 2017 due to pain. I now feel a lump right under that scar. It does come with pain after my long 12 hr shift at hospital. The pain feels like a pulling pain. What could it be? A lipoma or torn/tearing of scar tissue?
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Hello Nette0109, Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. The good news is that the tumor is benign, and extremely rare, a center of excellence near you with orthopedic surgeons who have experience in pelvic bone surgery can better guide you. they may elect to watch it, sometimes the tumor can...
Thank you for sharing your question. Though the lipoma can be removed with an office procedure and travel within 10 days would be fine, further investigation into your legs would need to be done before making recommendations. Namely your deep vein system needs to be assured of working before a...
Good afternoon. I hear that opinion a lot from medical primary doctors. Don't remove it if does not bother you, don't fix a hernia if does not cause pain, etc. The problem with that opinion is that it will start bothering you when it becomes larger and to remove it will need a bigger scar,...
