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Hello. For years I have noticed several lumps on my arms. When I asked my doctor she states they are harmless and just hard fatty deposits. Recently these lumps appear larger and I'm now founding them all over my body. Has anyone else experienced this? Do they shrink when you lose weight? My surgery is July 24 and they are noticeably easy to see now with all my fat. I'm worried when I start losing I'm going to look like I have internal mumps or something!

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I have them in my legs and they go away/get smaller when I lose weight. I noticed they were gone when I lost about 40 pounds a few years back. Of course they are back now.

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I have them in my legs and they go away/get smaller when I lose weight. I noticed they were gone when I lost about 40 pounds a few years back. Of course they are back now.

Thanks, hopefully mine will shrink too.

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They are called lypomas...fatty deposits. I've had them all over for years - thin or heavier. I actually had some of them surgically removed because they got so tender. Am Considering having some removed again. Going to wait and see which ones look the biggest and hurt the most lol. I was told they can be somewhat hereditary - my mother has them as well. Harmless, but annoying!

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Hello. For years I have noticed several lumps on my arms. When I asked my doctor she states they are harmless and just hard fatty deposits. Recently these lumps appear larger and I'm now founding them all over my body. Has anyone else experienced this? Do they shrink when you lose weight? My surgery is July 24 and they are noticeably easy to see now with all my fat. I'm worried when I start losing I'm going to look like I have internal mumps or something!

I had one size of a football on my spine...had never noticed it till a surgeon showed my hubs...needles to say it got removed...I also ended up with one big one on side of right breast we thought for sure it was cancer but it wasn't but it also got removed it ended up being Calcium deposit,

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I was just sleeved july 1 st and got one on my ribcage removed its started 4 years ago in my last pregnancy and it was pea size it was sooo big the doctor was surprised when he go it removed now i have a bigger scar than my lap.sites but totally worth it it was tender and hurtful yes! They r called lypomas

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Thanks, hopefully mine will shrink too.

I have them also and they are painful at times. Ive had several removed. They are there even when im skinny.

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I have them also and they are painful at times. Ive had several removed. They are there even when im skinny.

How do they remove them? Can it be done in a doctor office or is it a surgery?

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How do they remove them? Can it be done in a doctor office or is it a surgery?

Its a surgery but it was wasn't a bad one. I had seven of them removed at once.

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