Found lump under below rib cage, right side? I am freaking out!

[pulisa]

If someone said they had would that satisfy you?

[tsmc223]

If someone said they had would that satisfy you?

Well, i’m really just trying to see if anyone has something similar or can tell me if this is normal. Why is there a lump on one side? And it freaks me out cause I read somewhere that a lump under the rib could mean liver cancer and now that’s all I think about.

[pulisa]

"Somewhere"= on the internet?

[fishman65]

OK tsmc, do you have any early symptoms of liver cancer? I'm sure you know what they are.

[tsmc223]

OK tsmc, do you have any early symptoms of liver cancer? I'm sure you know what they are.

Not that I know of… the area feels sore at times but probably because I’ve been poking at it. Idk… I just never felt that before but it’s also hard to feel if not looking for it. I also heard in early stages, it’s hard to feel symptoms cause there are none but also… apparently it’s rare. I just hate worrying about something new

[tsmc223]

"Somewhere"= on the internet?

Yes… :/

[pulisa]

Thanks for your honesty. Can you see how toxic the internet can be when you have health anxiety?

It leaves a "legacy" and it's always very hard to "unread" the stuff you have stockpiled in your brain even when you're in a better place in terms of HA management.

[ErinKC]

If you are worried, make an appointment to see your doctor and have it checked out. No one here could possibly know if your lump is normal or not. Most likely it's just an oddity of your anatomy that you've never noticed. But if I felt a lump that I was worried about I'd just call up my doctor and have her take a quick look.

I don't always think running to the doctor is the right choice, but I do think that with health anxiety we create more of a complex around doctors than we need to. Just have it looked at and move on.

[Stace1990]

Yes, we have LOTS of "lumps" in our stomach/rib area. Muscles, fat, random bumpy inside bits. If you prod something enough it's going to hurt! Take a deep breath. Listen to the good advice on here. If that's not enough for you then make an appointment with your doctor. Unless you're illuminous yellow like homer Simpson then your liver is fine.