Health Resources for Dads

May 18, 2008 by Dad · Leave a Comment

Yesterday, May17th - my birthday, I discovered a lump on my back just below my shoulder blade. It is almost as if a small breast implant was placed inside my skin. Soft, flexible, round, and not painful. It’s about 3 inches around and about 1/2 and inch thick in the center, tapering down to the edges.

As most of us would do I went online to try and find some answers so I thought it would make sense to share my favorite resources with you.

My hunt for answers started with a trip to WebMD. They have a great symptom checker that helps narrow down the possibilities with most symptoms you or your family members might have. Unfortunately, I didn’t come up with anything that matched my lump on WebMD.

My second stop was found by doing a search on Google for “back lump”. I spotted a site named ‘Doctors Lounge‘ and a page where someone else had asked about a smaller growth on their back and they received a quality response from an actual Doctor! Pretty nice service considering it’s free. Doctors really do want to save lives!

This doctor, Dr. Anthony Solomon thought it was either a cyst or a Lipoma. The Lipoma possibility is the one I tracked down by performing another search for Lipoma. By the end of the day I pinned my hopes on the lump being a non-malignant fatty Lipoma.

If it doesn’t go away on it’s own or if there is any pain or other symptoms that cause concern I’ll visit the doctor’s office and report back on what this growth is.

Other health resources you should bookmark include:

Mayo Clinic’s Mens Health - Unmatched expertise and a wealth of useful information.

Kids Health - The most visited Website for children’s health issues.

CureZone - I discovered this site a couple of years ago and strongly recommend it as a place to learn from the experiences of others who are dealing with the same heath issues or having the same symptoms. It’s primarily an alternative health crowd giving you a nice balance to the traditional medical professional’s solutions. Many of the posters are converts so it makes for some passionate exchanges. While you’re there be sure to learn about liver flushes and other flushes that will help cleanse your body so it can return to health or remain healthy.