Surgical procedures

So FH has a mass of SOMETHING in his side.. It is just below his skin, is NOT protruding into any muscle or anything... He took sonograms and MRIs and the doctors cant figure out what it is.. I'm assuming its just a mass of fatty tissue, but they're not telling us anything... Sooooooo he's gotta get it removed...

Does anyone know how this kind of procedure works? Is there a long recovery time?

Any feedback will help... I'm just trying to offer him some positive feedback

TIA girls

Is it just right below the skin?

Usually something like that should not take too long and not have a long recovery period at all. But it does depend on where and how big.

I'm sure it's fine, but it's good to get it checked out.

Good luck.

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Posted by rkl1130

Is it just right below the skin?

Usually something like that should not take too long and not have a long recovery period at all. But it does depend on where and how big.

I'm sure it's fine, but it's good to get it checked out.

Good luck.

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Yes its just under his skin... it's been growing and it hurts when he touches it... It's maybe the size of a small grape?

Thank you for the advice though...

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Posted by HamptonsBride

Fh had a fatty mass on the back of his bald head that kept growing (about 2 years ago)...i used to call it his 'on/off' button...haha...it was about 2.5 inches across or so....he went in to the Dr...they gave him local anesthetia on the area, and basically just dug it out with a scalpel. They stitched him back up and it took awhile to heal but it was fine. I guess it all depends on the size & location as far as how extensive removing it will be.

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wow.. thats big! im glad to hear hes FINE now

thank you so much

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Posted by MrsBartonToBe

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wow.. thats big! im glad to hear hes FINE now

thank you so much

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yeah when it started to look like a second head growing I told him it was time to get it taken off! hahaa

Darren had a large piece of fatty tissue removed from his back. It was like a lump of some foreign matter . He had it removed. They just sliced the area( for lack of a better word ) and pulled it out. He did feel a little pressure, but he was fine in a few days.

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Posted by HamptonsBride

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Posted by MrsBartonToBe

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wow.. thats big! im glad to hear hes FINE now

thank you so much

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yeah when it started to look like a second head growing I told him it was time to get it taken off! hahaa

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Youre so funny... Good thing he listened to you

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Posted by werock0709

Darren had a large piece of fatty tissue removed from his back. It was like a lump of some foreign matter . He had it removed. They just sliced the area( for lack of a better word ) and pulled it out. He did feel a little pressure, but he was fine in a few days.

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Thanks mel... I'll relay all this info to FH.. maybe he wont freak out too bad when I tell him some of your stories... Thank god everyone is OK now!!!!

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Posted by qtdimps23

that could be a cyst. im not a doctor, but i think if it hurts then thats a good thing. i had a cyst on my neck that i had removed.

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I was thinking this too..

thanks girl!