[MUSIC PLAYING]
Hi, sweetheart.
Hi, babe.
I am blessed with my lovely wife of 30 years.
I tell her apart from this guy, she's
been my constant companion through thick and thin.
How's your shoulder?
It seems like it's getting bigger.
It is.
It's not getting any smaller.
Mm-hmm.
I visited at least a couple of doctors
that weren't too sure what I had but that it might be cancerous.
Well, you've got to start looking after yourself.
I mean, you know, just the word cancer--
we all know what that is.
It's practically a death sentence, isn't it?
Yep.
It was tough telling your wife and your kids
that what I have could be cancerous
and take me away from my family earlier than I would like to.
I never got a biopsy or any follow up on it.
To me, that was it.
I was kind of scared to know if that was right.
You still have small children.
You know, they still need their father around.
I need you around.
So we need you to slow down, you know, take time for yourself,
get things done, OK?
Because we want you around for a long time.
It's really hard to see him with that lump.
And you know, I am angry because it's just something
that he's ignored.
And I hope that Inoke hasn't waited too
long to get this checked out.
I will definitely take care of it.
And I do apologize.
It's taken a while.
I'll get it done.
Let's get it done.
[INAUDIBLE] really quickly.
For me, being here today is a true testament
that I am finally putting myself first and foremost.
And I'm hoping, praying that Dr. Lee will remove my lump today.
It is something that I've been quietly waiting for.
Hello. Good morning.
Morning.
I'm a little worried that what I may hear from Dr. Lee
would be the same that I was told before.
I'll take it as it comes.
Have a seat right over there.
Dr. Lee Will be in just a moment, OK?
Thank you.
You're welcome.
My wife told me that she loved me, that--
that it'll all be OK.
Inoke, hi!
How are you? - Good.
Thank you.
Where you from?
I hear a little accent.
Fiji.
What can I do for you today?
Well, I'm hoping that you will help me with my lump
on my right shoulder that has been
a constant companion of mine for probably eight, nine years.
But it's kind of just over grown pretty
quick in the last five years.
Does it cause you pain, discomfort?
Discomfort mostly, a little pain now and again.
Anything else that, like, kind of affects you?
Like, what do you like to do in your free time?
Right.
We used to do dances, like traditional dances and stuff.
Is that usually shirtless, too?
Oh, we're shirtless, yeah.
This is hard to do then.
It's difficult.
Did you go and see doctors for this?
Yes, I did see a couple of doctors.
And they didn't know what it was.
It was sort of a scary moment for me.
One of the first ones said that it might be
life threatening or something.
That's scary.
Yeah, that is scary.
So that kind of just put me off wanting to be seen.
I'm worried that his doctor told him that this bump is
life threatening.
That is serious to me.
I need to make sure that when I evaluate
this that there are no signs that this
could really be dangerous.
May I take a look?
Of course, please. Yeah.
OK.
I'm gonna lift this up, if you don't mind.
The most important thing for me to do is to touch this bump.
Because when something is adherent or stuck to your body,
that is a potentially bad sign.
This feels heavy.
Well, the fact that you've had this for a decade or so,
almost a decade, and it--
you're very healthy otherwise really kind of tells me this
is likely benign, you know?
OK?
So that's a good sign.
But you know, any time we remove something,
we check to make sure it's OK.
Inoke's bump is really big.
But the good news is it moves around really well.
And I would think if you had a bump this big
that was malignant, you likely wouldn't
have survived this long.
But it is really big.
There's a lot of other complications
that can arise removing a bump this big.
So I think this very possibly can be a lipoma.
It feels pretty good.
I feel like today is the day that you lose this--
this bump.
Thank you.
You're gonna use up all my Kleenex.
I'm hopeful that when the test results come back
that it will be benign because that
will take a huge weight off my shoulder,
worrying too much about it.
OK.
I'll be back.
I am so ready to say goodbye to my bump
after all of these years.
OK, guys, he is so sweet, Inoke.
He's from Fiji.
He dances.
And he hasn't done that for I don't know how many years.
How exciting would it be to get him able to do that?
Yeah,
I'm excited to take care of him.
I'm hoping this will be a good pop.
We're going to need tumescent anesthesia,
towels, the big snip.
That thing's got weight to it.
Right?
OK.
This area's going to get more full because we're putting
numbing solution under there.
And it actually is more comfortable that way.
OK.
You shouldn't feel anything other than my touching you, OK?
OK.
SANDRA LEE: You're doing all right?
INOKE: Yeah.
SANDRA LEE: It looks like a lipoma.
Just trying to use my fingers, which is very safe,
to move things around and just check--
check areas, make sure nothing's ever hurting you,
like I said a million times.
I'm a broken record, I know.
You OK?
Yeah, yeah.
I'm good.
Just going to pull on you.
This lipoma is really cooperating with me.
That's a good thing.
But the larger an area that you remove under the body,
the more you are in contact with other blood vessels, other
nerves, and other issues there.
So I don't want to shear blood vessels and cause a problem.
And just make sure we catch something if anything falls.
So maybe after we do this, maybe I
could convince you to show us a little dance, just a little
[INAUDIBLE].
Oh, my gosh, he's almost there.
And I feel like he's going to fall
if I don't make one swift move.
So close!
You got it all, right?
You got it.
That's a satisfying one.
[INAUDIBLE]
I think that's one of the first times we filled that tray,
and it's, like, overflowing.
Look, it's, like, peaking out the top.
I would say definitely more than
what I had originally thought.
Had it for 10 years, out in maybe a little over 10 minutes.
[LAUGHS] Thank you so much.
I'm not finished yet.
After removing some extra skin so I can make this lay really
nice and flat, I really do an extra check underneath,
making sure there's no little blood vessels that need
to be tied off or cauterized because this
is a really mobile area.
The shoulder, you know, you move it up and down.
And if there was a bleed under there,
this area would swell up again with blood.
And that is a big mess.
Try to make you look pretty.
OK.
Get ready to take a look.
I feel way lighter.
My arm feels amazing.
I'm trying to contain myself right now.
[LAUGHS]
Oh, you got the award, 9 pounds, 2 ounces.
Ooh.
[BLEEP]
Congratulations!
INOKE: Thank you so much. SANDRA LEE: That is a baby.
That's a big baby. - It is a baby.
I'm excited to get back home and just dance like I was meant to.
Now, you're going to be able to dance.
You'd like me to show you, teach you how to dance.
I would love to.
Fijians are known for their fierce warrior dances.
Yes!
But I don't want to do it because I might break
something in here right now.
So I will do a Fijian folk dance,
you and I, while we sing.
So [FIJIAN] is greeting in Fijian.
[FIJIAN]
[FIJIAN] (SINGING) [FIJIAN].
I feel overwhelmed with joy and blessed and grateful.
[FIJIAN]
[FIJIAN].
[FIJIAN] of you.
Thank you,
Thank you.