The odd thing is when I read your post about your thyroid problems, I remember my mother had a tumor on her thyroid when I was 14. She had it removed and was fine after that.

Years later, my father used to always wear a scarf around his neck and no one knew why. One day my mom's friend Florence walked up to him, grabbed the scarf and said "Frank why on earth are you wearing this on a hot day and then we all saw this big lump on the side of his neck". He had been too scared to tell anyone. My mom went nuts, He went to the doctor, I believe they said it was a goiter, it was removed. All went well after that.

Then I find out that for 30 years he had this lipoma sticking out of the side of his waist. I said "what on earth is this thing". He said "oh it's a fatty tumor, it's nothing".. We got him to the doctor, he had it removed, all was good after that.

I have had one lipoma removed from my knee almost 20 years ago. I had a fibro ademona removed from my breast after I had my first mamo at the age of 40.

Later in life, my mom had breast cancer, (in her late 70s), got emphysema, she was a heavy smoker all her life). I'm a non-smoker, thank goodness. My father got diabetes at the age of 80, had congestive heart failure at 78, .

I guess as we age and if our parents had certain things, we probably have a predisposition to get these things but thankfully in this day and age, things are caught earlier and treated more efficiently and we get to live longer.

Now I am going for a mammogram on Saturday. Haven't had one in a few years. I know, stupid on my part but dealing with my son made my mind go numb for a few years. Just now getting my mind back.

I know that Dr. Fred will haunt me to get a colonoscopy. Lets see him accomplish that one!!!!!

Mel