I thought one of my wrist bones was out of place, but when I went to the chiropractor he diagnosed it as a ganglion cyst.
It's basically a fluid-filled pack that lives in between my wrist bones. There's no real reason for them and there's nothing you can do about it except take it out with surgery. They called the Bible-thumping cysts because they used to hit them with a big book to pop them. However, now they know that can cause a lot of damage and it also can refill again.
I went to the doctor today and told her about my cyst, and she recommended I go see a hand surgeon to get it checked out and probably get it removed.
She noted that they can grow and eat away at the bone around them and they can also reduce feeling and movement in the hand if left alone.
That all sounds bad, but it makes me not want to spend the money on getting it taken out. Sure insurance will cover part of it, but I hate to spend Nate's hard-earned money on getting out something that doesn't have to be taken out.
I guess I'll just go to the doctor and see what he says. Maybe it will be nothing. Maybe it will be worse than I think!
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