i need some advice

kateek · New User Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

hi,
my name is katee and i am 15. i have some bumps in the lobe of my ear and i dont know what they are. i had three in my ear about 2 weeks ago and i had sugery on my ear to get them taken out but they are back again. the first time i had them the doctor said that they were cysts but now i am worried that they are not. i am worried that they are more than just a cyst but i dont know because i am only 15 does any one have any advice on this???? Question

bye and thank you, katee

brainman · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: i need some advice

Katee, continue to trust your doctors. It is not uncommon for cysts to come back in a very short time because, basically, it is just a pocket of some type of fluid or semi solid material. There is no way your doctor would be able to mistake a cyst for cancer. Even if it was cancer, even a very fast growing cancer would not grow back that fast. So:

1. Listen to your doctor and parents
2. Tell them all about your concern

I will keep you in my prayers and thoughts, Katee
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kateek · New User Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

thank you for the advice. i am supost to go back to the doctor at the end of this week to get them checked out again. if i have sugery on my ear again will they come back again?

thank you again, katee

brainman · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject: Re: i need some advice

That is a good question but impossible for me to predict. I have a cyst on my nose. Over the years it has come and gone many times. But, again, that is a good question to ask your doctor. In fact, here is my ultimate recommendation: Start a journal. Put these questions in the journal. It is easy for you to forget a question the moment the doctor walks into the room and remember it the moment you get home. I have a journal I use in this way. At first, when I open to journal and start asking my questions, the doctors smile. But then they usually say: "That's a good idea." or "I need to start doing that myself."

This is not to mean that we are not hear to try to help. But we are here and your doctors are there with you.

Good luck, Katee
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kateek · New User Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

hi jim,
thank you for all of your advice i think i am going to start doing that. i go back friday to get them looked at again. and i will take my note book

thank you,katee

3pturk · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:38 am Post subject: Re: i need some advice

katee,
My daughter, who is 18, has cysts on her inner thighs and these come and go all the time. Doctor prescribes Differin (spelling?) cream and usually an antibiotic taken orally to fight the cysts from within. She has not at this time had any removed surgically. I hope all goes well with you and don't be afraid to ask the doctors about any concerns you may have.

God bless and be well,
Jill
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kateek · New User Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

thank you for your advice for every one. my family doctor refered me to a surgen to take a look at it so i hope every thing will go well with that.

thank you again ,katee

kateek · New User Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

just to keep every one posted that has been on my thing, i have to got to a surgen to get my cysts taken out and then they are going to send the cysts off to get tested, to make sure they are not cancer.

ps. if any one knows any thing about cysts please reply.

daisymaze · New User Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 4

i get those cysts on my ears too... i have them on my head, small ones in spots on my face.. it runs in the family... ive never been worried about them... Smile

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brainman · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:23 am Post subject: Re: i need some advice

[quote="kateek"]just to keep every one posted that has been on my thing, i have to got to a surgen to get my cysts taken out and then they are going to send the cysts off to get tested, to make sure they are not cancer.

ps. if any one knows any thing about cysts please reply.[/quote]

Hi kateek, sorry I have not responded sooner.

Everything you have said that the Doc's are going to do is very normal... routine. They want to rule out the worse possible scenario. I understand that waiting is filled with anxiety and I feel for you. If there is any comfort, rest in the knowledge that I am praying and thinking about you.
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