it all started with one small "egg" on dorsal side of my right forearm when I was 16 i guess. Gradually, I started to increase in size...was bit scary...but eventually I realised..It stopped.
I was happy for a while till i discovered another on mirror copy on left forearm.
I dont know why? I have a feeling it develops in mirror combination..?
alright!!!....when I was 20 ..i found couple of them growing just below my my right rib case....and then it was never looking back...I have lots of them now all over place...some small...like ball pen point..some like peppercorn..some like sweetcorn...some like pea....
My problem is some of them are tender..it pains when someone or me touch it accidently...
one thing i learned is..its birth and growth....
Starts with a itch on skin...then hardened skin for some days...then tenderness for some days...then its there....birth of a new baby!!!!
latest discovery....my skin over the one on my left forearm is fading up...!!!!!!!
any similar experience..please share!!!!
Yes I agree that they do start with itching and then pain followed by a long period of painfulness and irritation. This is exactly what I have with around 30 plus Lipomas. No support from GPs nowhere to go for advice. If you find any support groups other than the dercums society I would be very interested to hear.
Best wishes
Bill
I had a large lipoma on my back LHS shouldr blade, I had it removed (the size of a cricket ball) under local anesthetic and was examined and found to be benign. Everything was fine until a month later (after having a TURP operation which did not go to plan and there were complications), I found another lump confirmed by my GP under my arm on the RHS the size of a tennis ball.( I am not going to do anything just keep an eye on it. I am concerned after speaking to a friend who had a lipoma removed from his thigh and another grew elsewhere, that if all the lipoma is not removed it than grows at another place. Regards Peter
Hi Peter,
I think , a watchful eye on these is the only thing we all can do.
surgical removal would be best if it hiders your daily life or a malignant condition
Hi Bill,
I agree with you.
there is hardly any support available.
But we all can share our condition to carefully watch out these popcorns...
Do share any slight characterstic you experience.
I have an appointment with my GP on Wednesday to discuss my long term health. I intend to have another go about the Lipomas as I am certain they contributed to my pain that continually gets worse.
I agree the more of us sharing these experiences the better chance we have of raising awareness.
Bill
Hi Ascena
Yep that is what I will do keep an eye on it . My main concern is that I had a lipoma on by back LHS shoulder blade which was causing pain on my chest and had it removed. Soon after it was removed this new large ball of lipoma developed under my right arm (I am sure there was no lupm at all there before I had the lipoma removed on the other side?)
Some say that lipomas if not removed completely or just a strain left can root and grow somewhere else? Many thanks Peter
Yes I agree.
I had a bilateral surgery on both sides of my chest just below areolar region..they were really big. And now some chunks are regenerating again.
I have also seen some youtube videos where some guys removed them at home with surgical blades.
out of frustation i feel to do the same but its bit scary to dig your own skin with blades.
they are so much I can't even count them now.All growing slowly
Hi Ascena
We just need to keep an eye on them, unless the lipomas are malignant or in a place hindering movement,unsightly or causing pain then we must seek advise from GP's. Definitely don't try to remove them yourselve not only is it difficult and very painful there is a serious risk of infection. All the very best. Peter
Hiya can u get these on ur back the side
My SO had over 50 of these and was a little over weight. He took a construction job and worked his fat off and guess what...........all of the lipomas disappeared. Funny....so if you are willing to loose a bunch of weight you will probably burn up all those little fat balls and be healthier because of it. Good luck!
Are you overweight? Lose 40 pounds and see if they go away. They are composed of fat you know. Big ones.....lots of fat. You can do it and you will be much healthier to boot. Good luck.
Hi jobe,
Weight has little to do with it in my opinion. I have been in sports and fitness since 14 years of age (31 now), always having very little body fat and lean muscle.
However, I have around 20-30 throughout my body, and primarily in my forearms, upper legs and torso.
The only option I found was to have them surgically cut out. Has anyone else found another option?
Lipomas are fat cells that overly produce to form a cluster, thus creating a tumor. From my very limited understanding, aren’t most tumors fueled by sugars?
Has anyone gone on an extremely strict diet eliminating artificial ingredients and sugars from their diet to see if that would shrink them at all?
Thoughts?
Good Day! Fellows.
1st of all forgive me for my grammer and mispeling..I am male 37. 2 years ago i had non of these Lopomas and never noticed one. One night during sex my wife noticed a small one on my lower left back side at the end of rib cage. I just ignored it and after few months i noticed 2 more on right side. Then elbow left right . Rig cage. Now i have atleast 30 of them here and there.
Few i removed surgically which was at the wrong place and giving pain when trapped between bed and bone. They sent it to lab and it was just a fatty tissue nothing else.
So what happened that i got all of the just like that. I do remember what hapoened.
2 things happened. And i am sure these 2 things are the culprits.
1.. 2 months less or more before the night my wife noticed one i was on sugar free diet. But i was stupid enough to use artificail sweatners. Lots of them.
2.. when running i had difficulty breathing and my GP gave me a nosal decongistant. It was the one steroid based. And i have read alot about lipomas. Steroids do trigger lipoma production. One thing someone said above that mirror thing. Its true. If you get one on left side you will get one on right side at the same sopt.
Next month i have an appointment in Frankfurt Germany with a specilalist as i have lost my trust in doctors in NL. The doctor in Germany is going to put me in a machine to diagnose every singal thing. He said maybe due to artificail sweatners you have got bad metals in your body as aspartum destroys human DNA he mentioned. And steroids do have benefits but less then side effects.
Will post again after seeing the doctor. I hope there will be something to stop production of new ones and the existing one can be removed surgically. Good luck and keep posting if anything new comes up.
Hi, I’m glad I’m not the only one dealing with this. There’s no support groups for this, hard to believe that there’s no other remedies just getting them surgically removed. I would think someone should have come up with some type of medication or herbs or something that you could take that dissolves these fatty tumors .
Mine started the same way everybody else’es did, I noticed one and then another one mirrored on the other side of my body now I currently have about 10 in each arm. A few years back I had about total of four removed two in each arm as I was told that’s all they could do in one time. Thank goodness they have not grown back in the areas where they were removed, however, I have gotten quite a few more since then . I am embarresed to even walk around In sleeveless shirts because they are so obvious. I feel like an alien.
Hi Karen.
Feel sorry to hear that. In short. I went to germany and nothing was helpful. One thing to mention. Stop using any kind of artificail sweatners. I do feel them shrinked and there is no new one. Last month i did a test. Took a drink with aspartam and the next day i felt all lipomas swollen. So it means aspartam. Saccarin and all other sort of sweatners do stimulate them . Sugar has nothing to do with it. Its someting like inflamative thing. I already got rid of 2 by pressing them hard inside my skin. 1st they get in pieces and them disappeared. Pressing do hurt but in the end its worth it.
I am awaiting a herbal formula from someone. Going to apply it tropically. Will post back with ingrediants if it helped.
Thanks and do not thing too much about it.
From personal experience. If you can burn enough fat, like lose weight, the lipomas will disappear. I had probably 50 of them and lost a bunch of weight physically being active and they all went away.
You should try heavy exercise for about 6 weeks. DONT stop eating good fat! Just cut carbs so you lose weight fast. Eat lots of veggies and workout like crazy. Can't do anything but improve your health overall. When the fatty tumors start fading away you can prove to all involved that it works. And please let me know too. If you need support contact me, we can set up a chat. Good luck Karen! Jo
Hi shahnld,
Any luck with the doctor’s diagnosis?