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I have a very small lipoma on my thigh - discovered in 2016 when I was showering. It hasn't changed since, so I want to reassure you.
I assume these lipomas have been diagnosed by your doctor and you're simply seeking reassurance? I should point out that a "painless, hard/fixed lump" is generally the hallmark of a cancerous lump. Anyone with access to a computer can find that out. You do not describe either of those features in your post.
Cancer doesn't appear and then NOT grow for two years. So that rules anything sinister out with this. Moving on:
This post could get long, but I'll try to avoid that.
When I was about 20/21 I was in a relationship with a medical student (I was studying pharmacy at the same time) and I remember asking him if a node on my neck was swollen. I was convinced it was because I could feel it if I poked around. He felt it and said no, when there's something wrong with a node/lump it's very obvious. (I had HIV fear at this time).
I didn't really believe him until I had a throat infection sometime later and my neck nodes became swollen. And yeah - he was right. It was very obvious. I didn't have to "poke" to find them or search for them. Just resting my fingers on my neck I could feel them (ever notice how when your doctor feels for nodes, it's never aggressive - they feel very lightly? That's why!)
You have quite a clear cause and effect here - sitting in wooden chairs, then not sitting in wooden chairs and pain going away. Obviously, if you sit on something hard like a wooden chair, which puts pressure on the lipoma and then the surrounding tissue/bone, it will cause pain?
Said ex above told me that anything malignant feels like a bag of frozen peas and it won't move at all.
Assuming your doctor has felt these lumps and is not concerned, you certainly should NOT worry. A "new" lipoma shouldn't cause concern either. If it feels like the others, that should be reassuring. But any new lumps should always be felt by a doctor.
I really think you're fine (and I think you know that deep down!) but none of us are qualified doctors
Good luck