Hi Maryannestar and welcome to the forum.

Unfortunately no-one here can say whether or not you have cancer but our members will understand what you're going through and will hopefully be along soon to offer their support and advice.

In the meantime try not to do any more research if you can, especially via Dr.Google, as this will only make your worries and fears worse.

We'll have our fingers crossed that the lump is confirmed as benign Maryannestar.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Just thought I would say hello as I'm going through a similar thing. I don't have any pain at all but had an MRI to check something to do with my hand (which turned out to be carpal tunnel) but the MRI showed up two growths in the verterbrae of my spine. It looked like I had swallowed to perfectly round coins on the MRI - they were bright white! The response of the doctor was "they may be benign or they may not" and I would need a CT scan. Tomorrow I find out the results of it. I am absolutey out of my mind with worry and have no doubt been reading all the same things you have, so I completely empathise. The not-knowing is so all-conusming and terrifying. What are your next steps, do you have a follow up? Have you already had a CT scan? What happened in between the initial discovery and being told it was likely benign, did you have more tests? Sending good vibes your way!