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Monday, February 28, 2005
BIBLE BUMPS
OK. So I went to the doctor about my finger rock today. It turns out that I have a ganglien cyst. It's a small one, as ganglien cysts go. Apparently, they're usually the result of some sort of injury. I can't recall doing anything to my finger, but I'm sure I did, at some point. So, the doctor explained it as being a build-up of "slickum" (he actually used that word) between the tendon and the thingy that surrounds the tendon. Apparently, people sometimes get larger versions of these on their wrists, and they refer to these as "bible bumps." And the reason is because, back in the day, when people got these, they would whack them with a bible, which would cause the little "slickum" bulges to burst, and the bumps would go away. Seriously. My particular ganglien cyst is smallish, and in a spot which would be difficult to whack with a bible. Abbie suggested a light tap with a hammer, but I'm afraid I would miss, and cause new ganglien cysts to form. You can have surgery done to correct it, but there's no guarantee that it won't come back. Plus, you know, it's like surgery and stuff. Expensive. Guess I'll have to deal with it. Doesn't bother me much..the pain is pretty mild...
So I went to a doctor about a bump on my finger, and he told me, more or less, to whack it with a bible.
-m
OK. So I went to the doctor about my finger rock today. It turns out that I have a ganglien cyst. It's a small one, as ganglien cysts go. Apparently, they're usually the result of some sort of injury. I can't recall doing anything to my finger, but I'm sure I did, at some point. So, the doctor explained it as being a build-up of "slickum" (he actually used that word) between the tendon and the thingy that surrounds the tendon. Apparently, people sometimes get larger versions of these on their wrists, and they refer to these as "bible bumps." And the reason is because, back in the day, when people got these, they would whack them with a bible, which would cause the little "slickum" bulges to burst, and the bumps would go away. Seriously. My particular ganglien cyst is smallish, and in a spot which would be difficult to whack with a bible. Abbie suggested a light tap with a hammer, but I'm afraid I would miss, and cause new ganglien cysts to form. You can have surgery done to correct it, but there's no guarantee that it won't come back. Plus, you know, it's like surgery and stuff. Expensive. Guess I'll have to deal with it. Doesn't bother me much..the pain is pretty mild...
So I went to a doctor about a bump on my finger, and he told me, more or less, to whack it with a bible.
-m
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