Glad to hear it! Thanks for updating.

Anonymous wrote:Just updating. Dr says it is a cyst. Phew!

That’s great news OP! Thanks for letting us know.

Mine was a ganglion cyst. I have one on my foot bone too.

Just updating. Dr says it is a cyst. Phew!

One of the NPs with an arm lump here.

I have a small hard, fixed bump on my torso, and had an u/s of it a couple years ago and found out it was scar tissue from an abdominal surgery I had had like 15 yrs prior. Any chance you’ve had surgery on that arm?

Hmm thanks. Mine is hard and doesn't really move around. I'll email my PCP, derm should be on maternity leave.

Sounds like a cyst. If you're worried just go back to the derm and ask them, it can't hurt.

Sounds like you are already worried? Make the appropriate care appointments and get it resolved.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Is yours squishy or hard? Google said lipomas are generally soft and squishy.

the lump is solid (vs I have a lump elsewhere on my body that is a sizeable cyst, and that is very squishy bc it is all fluid), but this can be “moved around” (my non-medical way of saying it!) so that is why my doctor said she thinks it is a lipoma which is a solid mass.

Yes my derm told me it's concerning if it's hard and fixed. But if it can be moved around, usually okay.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. Is yours squishy or hard? Google said lipomas are generally soft and squishy.

the lump is solid (vs I have a lump elsewhere on my body that is a sizeable cyst, and that is very squishy bc it is all fluid), but this can be “moved around” (my non-medical way of saying it!) so that is why my doctor said she thinks it is a lipoma which is a solid mass.

I have an arm lump also and it is a lipoma. It is squishy.

Thanks. Is yours squishy or hard? Google said lipomas are generally soft and squishy.

I have similar, I waited a few months until time of my annual physical and showed to doctor, she said it is likely a lipoma but ordered an ultrasound of the mass (which I need to schedule, thanks for reminder!) and assuming it does prove to be a lipoma (benign) I can go to a plastic surgeon to have it removed.

I’d make an appt with primary care and get it checked.

I have a small hard lump in/under the skin on one of my forearms. Maybe 1/4 inch. It's not visible because there's no discoloration. I noticed it probably 3 weeks ago and it hasn't changed. If I felt something like this in my breast I'd be at the doctor tomorrow...but my arm? Is this something to worry about? If so, is it something a PCP would be able to recognize?

I already had my one annual dermatologist appointment this year and I think she's also on maternity leave. I have also had a physical. So not sure if this is something they'd even make an appointment for.