Lyphoma

I have a suspected lyphoma in my arm on the opposite side of my left elbow. I want to have it removed since I can sometimes feel numbness in my hand. I went to a doctor and he said he will remove it under general anesthesia to minimize certain complications (paralysis perhaps) considering the depth of the mass. I went to another doctor for 2nd opinion due to my apprehension of the general anesthesia. This 2nd doctor said, he can excise the mass under local anesthesia and that the numbness i feel is just a psychological effect. Is it necessary for me to have general anesthesia and be confined in the hospital for 3 days to have this mass removed? Is this not an outpatient procedure?

I just saw a Doc yesterday who diagnosed a lyphoma on the inside of my thigh. he told me to wait 4 months to see if it subsided or bothered me and if i wanted it removed, he would do so in his office with a local. he said that the only attachment is most like a blood vessel or two. A simple in and out surgery. Of course nothing is simple but is probably close.[/b]

Not to worry, I just had eleven lyphomas removed two week ago. Not a big deal at all, I did go to a surgery center in my area, the Dr. just used a local and removed them one at a time. It took about an hour, and the biggest one was about the size of a large grape. (a little bigger). He did stitch the bottom layer of skin and then used a glue for the top layer, then covered them with butterfly bandages then larger dressings. Just need to keep them clean and dry, let the butterflys fall off on their own and thats about it, no problem. I will see him tomorrow for a follow up, but everything looks good to me. Hope this was of some help.