View Poll Results: Should I have the cyst removed and biopsied???

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Thread: Should I or Shouldn't I???

  1. 09-01-2008, 11:39 AM #1
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    Should I or Shouldn't I???

    I have a lump on my side. It's about the size of a dime. It doesn't hurt or anything. I have a tendency to develop sebacious cysts (sp?). I had a couple of them removed years ago. I went to my regular doctor who said that's what it was and it's nothing to worry about. But the fact that it's there bothers me. My Mom developed a lump on her back and it turned out to be cancerous. My Dad had skin cancer.

    Should I have it removed and biopsied or just leave it be??

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  2. 09-01-2008, 11:57 AM #2
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    Since cancer runs in your family, definitely at least get a 2nd opinion!
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  3. 09-01-2008, 12:21 PM #3
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    You can never be too careful. That lump I found in my breast, the one the doctors said not to worry about, turned out to be Stage 1 cancer. I had to pester them to take another look and am glad I did.

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  4. 09-01-2008, 12:29 PM #4
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    Get it removed. A sebaceous cyst can get infected, then it's painful and messy. Get it gone, and biopsied, as its better safe than sorry.
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  5. 09-01-2008, 12:40 PM #5
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    its better safe than sorry
    I guess you're right. I'm going to call my doctor tomorrow and have him refer me to a surgeon. Maybe they can even remove it in the office.

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    Mollie Rose, you were there for me through good times and in bad, from the beginning.Your passing will leave a hole in my heart.We will be together "One Fine Day". 1994-2009
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  6. 09-01-2008, 01:06 PM #6
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    You should. As it is very likely only sebaceous it will not be much trouble and you'll feel much better.
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  7. 09-01-2008, 01:10 PM #7
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    I say, go and have it removed. It may not be anything dangerous - and then you won't keep thinking about it.



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  8. 09-01-2008, 01:33 PM #8
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    No brainer.

    Go to the doc.
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  9. 09-01-2008, 08:45 PM #9
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    For you to have complete peace of mind, I think you should get it removed. We thought Cassie, our dalmatian, had one of those or a fatty tumor, and it ended up being an infected cyst which really made her sick. I don't mean to compare your situation with my dog's, but just that it can get infected and become quite ugly.
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  10. 09-02-2008, 05:20 AM #10
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    deal with steel. get it out.
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  11. 09-02-2008, 07:52 AM #11
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    Get it chopped off . Just for the extra piece of mind and just in case it is something else than what it appears.

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  12. 09-02-2008, 09:31 PM #12
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    Uhhhh.. I for one..would like to have your mouth around for a long, long time!

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  13. 09-03-2008, 07:43 AM #13
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    Don't take any risk; get rid of it!!!
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  14. 09-03-2008, 08:05 AM #14
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  15. 09-03-2008, 08:58 AM #15
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    Get a second opinion. My Dad is being treated for Lymphoma right now and doing well. But had he not gotten a 2nd opinion, it would still be undiscovered.

    I hope things turn out well for you.
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