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[avevale_intelligencer]

I have what it seems is called a ganglion on the lower knuckle of the middle finger of my left hand. I thought I had ganglia all through my body, but this one is on the outside, which is not good. If I hit it on anything, I get a technicolour voyage into pain lasting about five minutes real time. I've learned not to hit it on anything.

The first time I noticed it (boy did I notice) it was about the size of one of those ball bearings people put on cakes. I took it to a doctor, who said it was too small to do anything about. It is now much bigger (about peanut size), and Dr Beale now says something can be done. So that's good, I think.

I'm also getting re-referred to the mental health person I was seeing last year; brain fog meant I missed a couple of appointments, and so I dropped off her list. So that's also good.

Otherwise, still jobless, still aching, still mostly depressed, and still not writing. Not so good.

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[aunty_marion]

I have a possible ganglion on my left hand too - remember when I was with you in August, and it was uncomfortable? It's shrunk now, but is still palpable and occasionally uncomfortable; my doctor told me if it got noticeably more so then Something Could Be Done.

Bonking them with the Family Bible or other similar large book used to be the treatment in the Good Old Days™ (it would burst the cyst and the fluid inside would then disperse), but I understand that in these enlightened modern times there are easier, more clinical, ways of removing them.

Take care! See you next week!