The first time I went to see the doctor was probably a few months after the bump started
developing, and he said, I'm pretty confident that's a lipoma.
And he stated that he didn't see any reason for any additional testing.
He's grown up with you.
He's been like, You're like your brother.
Terrible, Fred.
But I wanted 100% definitive diagnosis because my father passed away a few years ago
of cancer. Thanks for the session.
And some of the symptoms that he started developing were lumps very similar to mine
and the shoulder area and his upper back.
So losing my father at the young age of 59 really sucked.
It's just I can't put it in any other way.
He never got to spend any time with Madelyn, and he would have loved her.
He would have really loved her.
And she never got to know him either.
And that was hard. That was really hard when my oldest daughter started remembering and
seeing Grandpa with some of those lumps.
And when she started seeing me showing signs that were like kids, she started having some
serious concerns as well.
It's kind of scary to think about because he ended up passing away.
So the fact that he has one is kind of it's kind of nerve wracking.
It's like, oh, my gosh, I'm really worried that it could be dangerous, it can be fatal.
And I don't want to lose my dad.
Nobody does.
I think. Just the simple act of removing this stupid friend and evicting him is at least
going to remove any any bit of doubt that they might have right now associated with my
health.
If he's evicted, then it'll be fine.
We'll feel happy.
It is just everything will feel like we're fine.
I can barely imagine if one day he didn't come home.
So I don't want anything like that to happen.
Your kids are your world, so anything you could do to make them happy is.
Is is everything once you become a parent?
I'm feeling very, very hopeful that today's the day I get Fred finally evicted.
I really hope that I'm able to get this bump removed and know that it's nothing cancerous
or dangerous.
Make yourself comfortable.
Dr. Lee will be in shortly.
All right. Thank you.
You're welcome.
I'm like, kind of like at a breaking point.
I'm ready for him to go.
And if he doesn't go, then I don't know what's next.
Hi. Hi. How are you?
I'm doing well. How are you?
I'm Sandra. Really nice to meet you today.
Nice to meet you, too. What's going on?
Well, I have a good sized bump on my right shoulder that I've had about six or seven
years or so, and. All right.
He's actually has a name.
Yeah, his name is Fred.
Mike. My kids named him, so.
Oh, that's cute. Are they sad about Fred?
Might that you come coming to try to get fed removed?
No, no, no.
They are thrilled because they see how much it bothers you or does it bother them?
Do they?
Well, it bothers them that it bothers me.
I had my dad passed away a few years of cancer and he had some lumps that were
similar in looks to this, you know, and his back and his shoulder area.
So my oldest remembers that.
And she does not like seeing that on me, even though.
I.
Try to ease her, her thoughts.
But I understand because they love you.
Yeah, I know. I want to be around for a long time.
Yes, exactly.
Louis tells us that his father died of cancer, and it's understandable that he is
concerned since he has a bump like his father had bumps on his body.
So I understand his concern that he may have something like his father did.
Let's take a look at this area here.
So.
Oh, I see.
It's like your own built in shoulder pad here, huh?
Yeah. There he is.
Can you just just flex your.
Yeah, just flexor by. Just let me see if that changes at all and then straighten up
again here. Good. And maybe go forward all the way.
Like this way. Yeah.
All right. I think we can definitely give it a try.
There's always a chance that it's not a lipoma and that we can't remove it.
I'm always going to be conscious of being safe with you, and hopefully we'll get this
out and we'll present it to you.
Like a little baby.
A little baby. Okay. Yeah.
Okay. I'll see you in a little bit.
Okay. Sounds good. Doctor Lee.
Thank you.
Okay, guys, I got Louise here, and he's got, like, a nectarine size, I think lipoma.
Okay, But I think it's going to pop up.
But I said I always say that.
And it may not be the case, Christy, but don't say peek at it.
I know. I was like, I think it's I felt it when I feel like a little cutlet under there.
We're all professionals here.
But when we see that there's a potential for a really good pop, we get a little bit giddy
around here. So we're going to try to keep the scars small, keep it looking beautiful,
and get your muscles going.
We're going to if I need a little break, I need you guys to squeeze.
Yes. See, she's working out.
Och, och.
When I put this numbing in, I'm doing it to medicine technique which allows us to put
more numbing there, but be very safe then, you know, and actually will help to lift this
bump up, whatever it is.
Hopefully it's a lipoma because if it's a cyst then we will have cottage cheese all
over the room because it'll explode on us.
Surprise, surprise.
I've been a dermatologist for a while and so I'm pretty good at guessing what a bump is.
But I'll tell you, I've been surprised enough to know that I should always wear a
splash mask.
Time to exorcise the demon.
All right. Let's see if this is.
Brace yourself, guys, In case this wants to squirt at me.
We'll see pretty soon whether it's really a lipoma or not.
I can't even.
Or whether we got cottage cheese.
Know? Isn't that cool?
Cutting, huh?
Yeah. That's a good thing, though.
I feel zero.
But let's see. That's pretty small, what I did.
Looks like a lipoma.
Good. Oh, I heard.
Yeah, I know. That's you, not me.
Yeah.
Oh, he's going to be nice, I think.
You're excited when I feel around this bump, I feel like it's really well contained.
It's in its own pseudo capsule.
And when that happens and it's not stuck to any regular tissue, it really can slip out.
I feel like this could be one of those, I hope.
Okay, guys, ready? Let's see if we can squeeze this out of here.
Luis is here, and he's got a bump on his arm.
I'm about to squeeze it, and I feel like it's possible that something really great is
about to happen. Oh, sorry.
Come on.
I'm not hurting you, right?
No.
Whoa. Did you feel that?
I felt something.
That was a perfect pop.
That was more than a perfect pop.
That was a mic drop Pop.
Oh, it's like a brain.
It came out in one lump form right.
Now, but it's going to get cold pretty soon.
Oh, my God.
It's chicken fat.
Oh, look at that.
She's beautiful. It is.
It's pretty. It's actually perfect.
It is. It's perfect.
It's pretty much perfect. It is like a little pizza before you pulled it out like
dough. Louis has been worrying about this bump for years now.
And look at this. Surgery and removal took less than 5 minutes.
Fred is nothing to worry about, but I'll send a piece of tissue off to pathology just
to make sure. Awesome.
Well, that looks pretty good, guys.
That's it. Done.
Let's just have those all day.
I'll do those all day.
Now it's time to stitch Louis up and send him home without his little friend.
Da, da da. There you go.
That looks good now.
And that's stretching the right direction.
I wasn't expecting it to be that fast.
Fred was ready to go.
Oh, so crazy.
And she was able to squeeze it out like.
Like a giant pimple.
So it's going to be the same thing inside.
Oh, now, look at that.
Clean up your.
Room. Bop, bop, bop, bop.
It's gross.
Literally, it's a weight off my shoulder.
All right. We'll see you later.
Okay.
Thank you, Dr. Lee. My daughters are going to jump for joy when they know Fred's gone.
Knowing that it's not anything cancerous and it is just a lipoma.
I mean, that's just such a relief.
It's so nice to know that I'm not going to have to think about this any longer.