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sapphi_snake said:

So I have this weird lump on the right side of my scalp. I've had it for years (can't remember exactly when I realsied I had it). Sometimes it hurts and gives me a headache, byt that's very very very rare.

I also have a lump on the backside of my right ear. That one doesn't hurt at all ever.

If this were a tumor I assume I'd be dead by now, right?

Anyone (hopefully people who are doctors) got any ideeas what it may be?


No you wouldn't nessisairly be dead if it was a tumor.

I had a friend who had something like that for years that was a tumor and it had to be removed.

Just not one that would kill you. 



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MtHeartAttack said:

Well fuck me, I can't believe this, I have like the same exact thing xD

A lump on the backside of my head on the right and another smaller lump just under my right ear. I too often thought they might be tumors or some shit but they never hurt and I've had them for years. I've absolutely no idea about what exactly they could be, never saw a doctor about that. I've all kinds of weird, painless issues by the way, like ridiculous fat deposits under the skin in my fingers which make them look tubby and ugly (I went to see a doctor about that, at first he said that I had arthritis or something, which fortunately turned out to be bullshit) and stuff, so yeah.

Just don't think too much about that, maybe that's why you that lump hurts at times.. you know, out of self-suggestion. Of course, go see a doctor if you're really worried, the guys here are right, asking for medical advice on the Internet isn't the most wise thing to do..

Btw, I'm usally a lurker here, I just logged in because I couldn't not answer to the op here:P Sorry for my possibly broken English.


Welcome then =P your English is actually very good.



Could be a cyst.



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MtHeartAttack said:

Well fuck me, I can't believe this, I have like the same exact thing xD

A lump on the backside of my head on the right and another smaller lump just under my right ear. I too often thought they might be tumors or some shit but they never hurt and I've had them for years. I've absolutely no idea about what exactly they could be, never saw a doctor about that. I've all kinds of weird, painless issues by the way, like ridiculous fat deposits under the skin in my fingers which make them look tubby and ugly (I went to see a doctor about that, at first he said that I had arthritis or something, which fortunately turned out to be bullshit) and stuff, so yeah.

Just don't think too much about that, maybe that's why you that lump hurts at times.. you know, out of self-suggestion. Of course, go see a doctor if you're really worried, the guys here are right, asking for medical advice on the Internet isn't the most wise thing to do..

Btw, I'm usally a lurker here, I just logged in because I couldn't not answer to the op here:P Sorry for my possibly broken English.

I'm very hypochondriac, so I wouldn't be surprised if the pain was just imagined. I generally get the pain when I'm ill, so it may have nothing to do with the lump.



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SeriousWB said:

Could be a cyst.

 

Yes, I think it could.



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Kasz216 said:
sapphi_snake said:

So I have this weird lump on the right side of my scalp. I've had it for years (can't remember exactly when I realsied I had it). Sometimes it hurts and gives me a headache, byt that's very very very rare.

I also have a lump on the backside of my right ear. That one doesn't hurt at all ever.

If this were a tumor I assume I'd be dead by now, right?

Anyone (hopefully people who are doctors) got any ideeas what it may be?


No you wouldn't nessisairly be dead if it was a tumor.

I had a friend who had something like that for years that was a tumor and it had to be removed.

Just not one that would kill you. 

You are scaring me... I should definately go see a doctor after he holidays.



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"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

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sapphi_snake said:
Kasz216 said:
sapphi_snake said:

So I have this weird lump on the right side of my scalp. I've had it for years (can't remember exactly when I realsied I had it). Sometimes it hurts and gives me a headache, byt that's very very very rare.

I also have a lump on the backside of my right ear. That one doesn't hurt at all ever.

If this were a tumor I assume I'd be dead by now, right?

Anyone (hopefully people who are doctors) got any ideeas what it may be?


No you wouldn't nessisairly be dead if it was a tumor.

I had a friend who had something like that for years that was a tumor and it had to be removed.

Just not one that would kill you. 

You are scaring me... I should definately go see a doctor after he holidays.

Derminus Cysts are considered tumors.  I don't think it's actually anything life threatening.  It's worth getting looked out can never be too careful with your health, because at the end of the day it's the most important thing.



The one behind your ear sounds as if it may be a cyst with tallow in it, I used to have those. Had them removed, a simple process. The lumps in themselves are harmless (if that is what it is, hard to say based on the description). Does it feel hard to the touch or does it deform when you pinch/poke it?

PS: Go see a doctor in any case, just to be sure.



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