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Could I be suffering from QMS?

For some years I've had a lump growing on my back. It's about 4 inches in diameter and around 1.5 inches high and my wife, who is also my resident health adviser, says that it's QMS ( Quasimodo Syndrome).

It isn't sore and I'm totally unaware of it except when she reminds me about it. Yes, I'll ask the doctor about it next time I see her, but has anybody else had a lump like this and, if so, what did you learn about it?

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Dozy is that really you?
Welcome back 'ol buddy!
I have one on my chest that I've worried about for the 6 or so years it's been there but idk what it is :/
I've had 2 on the top of my head that turned out to be subvasious cysts. I popped the first one like a zit and it went away (doctor said that's not good), got another one now

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Hi Koki, Good to hear from you. Yep, I've had a long break and it's good to be back.

I'm not really worried about the lump though I will ask the doc about it. It was just my way of announcing my return.
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I had a strange lump like that growing on my stomach I was in aware of it but then in a month it grew 1 inch so I went to the doctor and he told me to go to a dermatologist , they too thought it was qms but it turned out to be cancerous and they surgically removed it now I just have a little scare but besides that there's no lump--this was 1 year ago

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Glad they got rid of it for you laxgirll. Cancer's always a worry. I'm glad its in the past. Thanks for answering.
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Could be just a ganglion cyst.

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I'll tell her that, John, but I reckon she'll still call me Quasimodo.
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Got a nice ring to it though. I've been and still am called a lot worse.
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Hey Dozy ! I had a lump like that years ago and it was some sort of cyst ! Doctor gave me some super-anti biotics and it went away ! My wife made all kinds of smarta$$ remarks about it being an extra eye or arm , so I finally went to the Doc ! Good to see you around !

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Hi there!
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How are you ? Good I hope !
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Yeah, just getting ready to move out of the island home. I've got a salmon and some oysters in the smoker so things are looking good right now.
How are you?
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Better since I got that stent ! Man, I love smoked oysters ! As a matter of fact , I like oysters any way I can have them !
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Glad to hear you are well!
I've never had Rocky Mountain oysters, only the ones from the beach!
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I draw the line with Rocky Mountain oysters ! People say they're good , but they can have all they want ! Not me ! Only from the sea !
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Thanks MrJW. I'm learning lots of people have the same problem. (Smart a$$ wives, that is.) I'm not too concerned about it. It's just my way of letting people know that I'm back.
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Hi Pop! Really happy to see you! This place isn't the same without you!

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Hi Raleigh. Eric was kind enough to reinstate the account. It's good to be back. I seem to be having problems linking to profiles so i can follow you all again, but I'm working on it. (My connection keeps timing out.)
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Well maybe if you watch monster inside of me it will help you out

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That's what I'm afraid of. I could be giving birth to a gargoyle or something... :(
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If that happens, will Daizy dump you for a younger man?
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Nah, not a chance, Rathkeale. Where else would she find a buy willing to cook for her?
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Only your doctor can answer that, we can only guess : ) Tell Daizy to stop picking on you! WELCOME BACK PROFESSOR, you were missed!!!

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Hi Bubbles. It's nice to be back. It feels as though I've never been away.
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I'll follow you as soon as I'm able. The software isn't allowing me to go to your profile page from here.
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No worries!!! This is awesome !!
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star to a princess
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Thanks D!
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Go, spread the word. Tell every passerby that Dozy is back.
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@Bp :-)
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I'm doing it! I'm doing it!
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Hi Bubbles! Isn't this a great day? Dozy is back with us.
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I know! I'm hoping a couple others might join him!!
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I'm just gunna say that you should probably have a doctor check that out ;-)
Also, welcome back Dozy!!! Everyone has missed you soooo much!!! I'm glad you're back :D

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Thanks, OrlandoLover. Everybody's been very kind to me.
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Well hopefully! Tell me who isn't kind and I'll have a word with them! ;-)
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Orlando, I'll hold them down -- you get the steamroller.
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LOL! 8)
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All is right with the ask world again.

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Hi Noveltman. It's good to be back.
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Ain't it the truth? All is right in the world again, at least until December __ 2012, lol. Dozy!
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Dozy's going to usher in Armageddon?
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LOL ... that'd be a first. Me and Harold Camping.
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Dozy, you have been missed by all the smart people on Ask. What a surprise to see your double head picture! Every once in a while an old question would pop up and there you were. We have missed you terribly. I'm so glad you are back.
I had a lump like that on my face. It turned out to be basal cell cancer which is the one to have if you get a cancerous lump. It is slow moving and stable. Not even interesting. A 12-year-old doctor in a city near me sliced and diced and it's gone. A few stitches and some scotch in the evening and I was all done.

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Hi Mrs. T. Eric was very helpful when I asked to re-open my account. I've lost all the people I used to follow but slowly I'll get you all back again. I'm not really worried about the lump (though I will get the doc to check it when I renew my prescription). It was just my way of announcing my return to Ask.

And, by the way, you've been missed on FB.
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I just let a few people know you were here. Marcus (who has grown up considerably) will look for you.
I just found that with working full time (I am 61) and everything else I do around the house, I just couldn't add one more thing and do it well. The small sound bites of Ask suit me. I can engage for a few minutes and walk away.
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Thanks for that, and understand the small bites. I've got so much time available it's not a problem.
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I'm 60.....is this where the "old" folks hang out? Lol
Rath......cute answer. Made me chuckle. :)
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Dozy!!!! Hello! Wow! I am starting to feel the Christmas now that several of you have returned! This is better than a present under the tree, a real gift.
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I like how you describe the bump as QMS. No, never had a bump like that or heard of one but hopefully you will be okay if you take two aspirins and call us in the morning which is nighttime here where I live.

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Hi cyuber-sense. Thanks for the kind welcome back. I think that's what God said to Moses when he handed him the ten commandments on Mount Sinai. Take these two tablets and call me in the morning... :)
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Ha! You are so funny! If I get a lump of coal again this year I will not mind at all because my Christmas wishes have been far superseded by the return of you and savory. Truckerlady was gone for a long spell too but she returned. It feels like a family reunion. Many are here but it just is not the same if even a few are missing. But you are home again. Yippee! Just in time to help cure my (North America) winter blues! Thank you Dozy.
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Now you've left me smiling. You make me feel pretty good.
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Hi Dozy! Welcome back! Ask just wasn't the same without that two-headed profile picture!

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Thank yoiu, Your Majesty. Great words from a King.
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Hehe (: I am not on as much as I used to be though. It just isn't addicting anymore :/
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Probably

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Thanks heaps.
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Testomg for acvtivities.
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LOL!!!! This is so YOU!!!
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Yep. I won't be using this account for a few weeks but if they can't fix the Activities problem on my Dozy account I'll leave that dormant and switch to this one. Eric said they're working on it and that about 5% oif users can't see activities. I was just about to ask you to test it for me when you saw that I was here and did it already. So it works fine and I'll probably switch from Dozy to Dodgy shortly. (I should make the 10,000 club in a week or trwo so I'll hang on that long.)
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Awesome. I wish they would add back in the 2200 greens I had before I was sent to the COPAcabana last year.
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It is a REAL pain to have to search for your comments or answers. Sometimes I do not see them for hours, even after looking.
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Yeah, I miss a great number. Sometimes I find them days later. Probably there are lots that I don't see at all.
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The new account works great! You do have two heads and I always assumed they had separate names.....
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Now....which one is Dozy and which one is Dodgy......
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AND...........now you have your first vote
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Thank you fair eagle. And that's not a bad idea. I hadn't thought of naming the heads Dozy and Dodgy. Now I'll do that. I"m just about to can the Dozy account and make this one official.
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Gosh and I got to be first <3
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I just put up a question to let everybody know and it was removed. So much for trying to be open about it.
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I just tried one. lets see if it will stay up/
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You know they let you give two greens now, right?
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but doesn't only one count? The fun button doesn't count on your tally right?
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I don't know. I pretend it does, maybe.
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Now THAT'S a definite answer.....
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lol
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