Your have given few details. For instance, is your lump hard or soft?...When you move your hand above it, do you feel it moving from its place or not? How fast is it growing? These things are very important. Your lump may be many things. One of them is a lipoma which is a benign tumor of fatty tissue. But it may be cancer as well.

You should go to the doctor as soon as possible. Try to overcome your fear and talk to the doctor about this fear, it is the doctor's responsibility to make you feel comfortable. And I am telling you to go as soon as possible because if it is cancer it must be removed quickly, before it spreads around. As well as if it is a benign tumor, there are certain benign tumors that may turn into a cancer.

So better get over your fear than risk your life. Good luck.

i've had it for as long as i can remember. it is in between hard and soft. it does not move. i don't think it has grown or not, but lately it has been bothering me. HELP!

If it's hard and has been there for a while, you could have a keloid scar, which are pretty common. I have one on my left shoulder, as well. There is no way to really tell one way or another what it is without having a doctor look at it.

If it is a keloid scar, it can't be removed because the area would scar much worse. They can inject it with steroids to make it smaller. It didn't work for me, but it does for some people.

Still, you should never ignore any bump or anything unusual. Go ask the doctor. There is no harm in getting it looked at.

One question: Is it bothering you because it hurts or is it because it looks bad? (Personally, mine looks like a bullet wound.)

(I have one of these too i've had it for as long as i can remember. it is in between hard and soft. it does not move. i don't think it has grown or not, but lately it has been bothering me. HELP! )

If you have had this bump for a long time-and its just now bothering you--I wonder if it could be a cyst..My husband had one on his shoulder blade that one day just began to bother him..He went to the dermatologist, it was numbed and all the cheesy material inside removed including the cyst sack..

Best bet is to have it looked at..Safe than sorry.. kd