No, I felt the lump after the incision had healed. Surgery had been in Sept. 2017. I brought it to the attention of my medical oncologist during my 6-month follow-up in March 2018. Really thought it was scar tissue. Made an appt to recheck it 6 weeks later. It had grown. Biopsy was done. Lumpectomy was June 4, 2019. Also had a PET scan to see if cancer had spread anywhere else. Thyroid “lit up”. Biopsy confirmed cancer, but totally unrelated. Thyroid was removed June 6, two days after lumpectomy.