Myxing It Up

I have developed a myxoid cyst on my pinky finger. This is not a dangerous or a painful thing, it's actually quite common. Sometimes they go away on their own, sometimes they need to be lanced, and sometimes just pressure can be enough. In "olden time" they used to slam a Bible on your fingers to get rid of them. I think I'd never complain about a second one!



Too bad I didn't know about these decades ago. My wife, son, and I were out hiking when he fell and sprained his wrist. He got a huge bump on his wrist that lasted long after the sprain was healed. Like a lot of people, we didn't have insurance at the time, so couldn't readily get a doctor's opinion (not that I trust the doctors in that town, anyway, but that's a different story). So he lived with this bump for a while.



But it never left our minds. One day my wife was examining the bump, when she put a bit of pressure on it and it sort of popped, but internally. It was gone, it didn't hurt him, but the fear that she had done her son some permanent damage never left her mind.



Until I got a myxoid cyst on my finger. Finally the wrist bump is explained, and there was never a cause for alarm.



Nature is a wonderful thing, but it's much better having insurance, I think, if only for the peace of mind.