Unpleasant.
Damn.
It feels like someone is constantly pushing against the base of the back of my neck with one hand.
Benign (I hope) cyst? Ick.
About a year ago a massuse friend noticed a small lump (diameter of a quater) on my back and suggested I get it checked. The dermatologist said it was a benign cyst, of a type he'd "seen thousands of". Doctor said it'd cost hundreds of bucks to remove as unnecessary "cosmetic" surgery, so he reccomended doing nothing. I asked if it would go away; he said it might, but more likely would just stay like it was. Soon after a girlfriend told me she'd noticed the lump at least 6 months earlier but never commented on it.
So I did my best to forget about it.
Then on my drive back from Florida I realized that my neck and back were bothering me more than they usually would from driving all day. I felt my back just at the base of my neck. The lump has widened (diameter of a golf-ball), and seems to be pushing against my spine.
I'm going to try to find a doctor to look at it tomorrow. May not be a good time of the year to get one before the end of the hollidays. I hope I don't have to spend the time and make a nusance of myself at an ER to get it looked at.
It feels like someone is constantly pushing against the base of the back of my neck with one hand.
Benign (I hope) cyst? Ick.
About a year ago a massuse friend noticed a small lump (diameter of a quater) on my back and suggested I get it checked. The dermatologist said it was a benign cyst, of a type he'd "seen thousands of". Doctor said it'd cost hundreds of bucks to remove as unnecessary "cosmetic" surgery, so he reccomended doing nothing. I asked if it would go away; he said it might, but more likely would just stay like it was. Soon after a girlfriend told me she'd noticed the lump at least 6 months earlier but never commented on it.
So I did my best to forget about it.
Then on my drive back from Florida I realized that my neck and back were bothering me more than they usually would from driving all day. I felt my back just at the base of my neck. The lump has widened (diameter of a golf-ball), and seems to be pushing against my spine.
I'm going to try to find a doctor to look at it tomorrow. May not be a good time of the year to get one before the end of the hollidays. I hope I don't have to spend the time and make a nusance of myself at an ER to get it looked at.