Health: Anyone had problems with lumps under their Lab's skin?

A couple of weeks ago I discovered another lump on Miranda's chest. We had one removed just a year ago. This one is very close to the last one. I check it daily for changes. I had to take Wizard to the vet on Monday, because he passed blood in his urine (why do things always happen over holiday weekends?), which turned out to be a kidney stone. We had some antibiotics to start him on, thank goodness. The vet said whatever we did, it was the right thing. Since I was taking Wizard for that, I decided to throw Miranda in the van, too. He checked it and took measurements of the lump, checked the location as compared to the first one, so on. He said we just need to keep checking it and if it changes at all, bring her in and they will remove it. I am a bit on edge about this, because last time, they accidentally threw the tissue sample away, rather than send it off, as I requested for a biopsy. I have lived on edge. I waited for days on the report on the first one, then the vet called to explain he thought his tech had secured the sample in a jar and she thought he had. It was HIS responsibility to make sure it was done. So...I never knew if the first lump was anything to worry about. Here another has come up close to that one and I am worried. While I hate to put her through surgery for nothing, I am also concerned it needs to be removed. Yet, you would THINK the vet knows what he is talking about. I am torn as to how to handle this. I will check it every few days for any changes. It doesnt seem to bother her, but she rarely lets me know if something does bother her. She has had cuts on her pads or between her toes from working that I only knew about after I saw her licking them or saw blood. I swear a tree could fall on her and she wouldnt whine about it. Shadow is the same way. You KNOW if Wizard has issues.
Our male Lab, Ghost, had several lumps we had removed from various spots on his body over the years. He lived to be 14. I called him my Mellow Yellow because he was so laid back about everything. Talk about night and day....my chocolate that was bouncing off the walls and my yellow who was so laid back you had to check him to make sure he was still breathing.
Guess I will just keep checking her lump and if I finally find I can't handle it anymore I will just tell him to remove it. I am so OCD about things I can't stand waiting!

Thanks. I sort of did go off on them. I think they got the message I was not happy and that it was very unprofessional to not be paying close enough attention to what they were doing, following surgery. I have lived in fear, ever since.
You know how we Lab mom's and dad's are!

I have been through just as many toys for my dogs as my kids had over the years, I am pretty sure. I know it seems odd to some people that we fret about them so much, but they are children to us. I have never had a dog....you know....just a dog you stick out in your yard and leave there and feed once or twice a day....or even one you stick in a dog pen and leave to just bark and protect your home. My dogs are like children to me. They are part of the family and I do fret about them when they are sick or hurt. I like to see them happy and well cared for and maybe I do spoil them. If someone doesn't understand that, then they can just think I am nuts. I really dont care. LOL

Sounds like we are ALL nuts on this forum because we spoil the heck out of our fur babies!

I have heard before, now that it was mentioned again, that lumps are quite common in labs. I am forever scoping Blaze out for any abnormalities on his body. He sometimes looks at me as if to say "do you mind not touching me please". LOL

My Lab is almost 10 and he has a few fatty tumors. One more has popped up recently that we need to get checked but i am hopeful that it will just be another fatty tumor.