The Bump and the Gravy, Part 1

The Blog: June 13th, 2008

As anyone who’s seen my right thigh lately already knows, I’ve had an unsightly bump there for quite some time. I assumed it was either a cyst or a tumor. The center of the bump is a hard purplish nub. It’s surrounded by greenish and purplish skin, like a bruise. It started out small, [...]

The Bump and the Gravy, Part 2

The Blog: June 27th, 2008

As discussed in part 1 of this TBD-part series, I’ve had a sizable bump on my right thigh since at least Halloween ‘07. Two weeks ago I went to the dermatologist. He pierced the bump with a needle, causing a viscous brown fluid to flow out of it. While the bump went away, the purplish [...]