Have you ever felt soft, fatty lumps or bumps beneath your skin? A lot of us with fibromyalgia do. They’re called lipomas, and they’re non-cancerous tumors made up essentially of fat (adipose cells).

In most people, lipomas are painless and small (measuring less than a half an inch). They’re not a problem at all and many people never notice them.

In others, though, they can grow to as much as two inches in diameter and may become quite painful, even requiring pain medication to alleviate symptoms.

When people with fibromyalgia complain about lipomas, it’s usually the large, painful kind that they’re talking about.

Lipomas are not directly related to fibromyalgia. They are more frequently associated with family genetics or certain diseases like Adiposis dolorosa (also called Decrum’s disease).

With that being said, lipomas are quite common in people with fibromyalgia, and when they do appear, the pain is almost invariably worse than what other people experience. This is largely related to the parts of the body where people with fibromyalgia are susceptible to excessive pain.

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