Soft Pea Sized Bump

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Soft Pea Sized Bump

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- September 7, 2012 at 2:46 pm
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JoshF
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Ok…I can't take it anymore. I noticed a small soft bump on the back of my head.I noticed it a few weeks ago and it hasn't grown. It's near the top of my head and I can only feel it when I run my finger in one direction. Otherwise you'd never know it was there. It's very soft and moves but of course gets the anxiety level up. Most people I ask think I'm crazy, then again they have never experienced melanoma.

Ok…I can't take it anymore. I noticed a small soft bump on the back of my head.I noticed it a few weeks ago and it hasn't grown. It's near the top of my head and I can only feel it when I run my finger in one direction. Otherwise you'd never know it was there. It's very soft and moves but of course gets the anxiety level up. Most people I ask think I'm crazy, then again they have never experienced melanoma. I have a derm appt in 2 weeks but wondering if anyone has ever experienced something similar. Wouldn't a melanoma tumor be hard and not move so easy?

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- - September 8, 2012 at 6:34 pm
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  o2bcheri
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  HI..
  
  that sound like a sebacious cyst…
  
  i have had about 10 of them in my life.. and they are rather soft.. and movable..
  
  they are connected by a little umbilical type cord to the muscle which is why they move…
  
  i do not have melanoma.. but from what i have learned cancers do not move..
  
  hope this helps you feel a little less anxious..
  
  xxx
- - September 8, 2012 at 6:34 pm
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  o2bcheri
  Participant
  HI..
  
  that sound like a sebacious cyst…
  
  i have had about 10 of them in my life.. and they are rather soft.. and movable..
  
  they are connected by a little umbilical type cord to the muscle which is why they move…
  
  i do not have melanoma.. but from what i have learned cancers do not move..
  
  hope this helps you feel a little less anxious..
  
  xxx
- - September 8, 2012 at 6:34 pm
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  o2bcheri
  Participant
  HI..
  
  that sound like a sebacious cyst…
  
  i have had about 10 of them in my life.. and they are rather soft.. and movable..
  
  they are connected by a little umbilical type cord to the muscle which is why they move…
  
  i do not have melanoma.. but from what i have learned cancers do not move..
  
  hope this helps you feel a little less anxious..
  
  xxx

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