Bump on the noggin'
Even though I can’t stand my hair on days that end with the word ‘day,’ there are three reasons why I would never shave my head bald:
One is that I don’t like the shape of my head.
Two is that my head is much paler than the rest of my face/body.
Three is that I have a bump on my head.
Out of all of them, the third is the most disconcerting (and less vanity-ridden).
A few years ago, I went to my doctor and informed him of my bump. I asked if it was a tumour, of sorts. He told me it was nothing; a follicular infection in the inner layers of the epidermis. Since, he was my doctor, I believed him.
But, the bump has grown. It’s bigger. Harder. More obvious. It can be seen on the top of my head, whereas before, it wasn’t. And, there is no amount of thick and wavy/curly hair that can hide it.
Could it be The Big C? Could it be something life-threatening? Could it be psychosomatic and I'm just overreacting?
It’s probably nothing, though. Cancer schmancer. There is no one who has ever had a cerebral tumour for several years and live. If not, maybe I’ll be the first.
One is that I don’t like the shape of my head.
Two is that my head is much paler than the rest of my face/body.
Three is that I have a bump on my head.
Out of all of them, the third is the most disconcerting (and less vanity-ridden).
A few years ago, I went to my doctor and informed him of my bump. I asked if it was a tumour, of sorts. He told me it was nothing; a follicular infection in the inner layers of the epidermis. Since, he was my doctor, I believed him.
But, the bump has grown. It’s bigger. Harder. More obvious. It can be seen on the top of my head, whereas before, it wasn’t. And, there is no amount of thick and wavy/curly hair that can hide it.
Could it be The Big C? Could it be something life-threatening? Could it be psychosomatic and I'm just overreacting?
It’s probably nothing, though. Cancer schmancer. There is no one who has ever had a cerebral tumour for several years and live. If not, maybe I’ll be the first.
Authored by S at 12:00 am
13 Comments:
Dermatologist. Soon. K thx bai.
Egads, I sure hope that your doctor was right about that. Did he even look at it, or did he just say "its probably nothing"? I've run across some doctors, and I do mean SOME not a majority, that seem more like quacks.
I've been meaning to visit Canada some day.... how about I come over to examine that bump, and maybe examine some other things while I'm there ... ok ok that was lame.
Maybe you should have a second opinion?
Cooter agrees with madamerouge...dermatologist. Now. Go. Quickly. Scoot!
Calm down, Mary. At some point in your past you hit your head and it caused scar tissue. As you get older and the skin starts to relax, and it's going to appear to get bigger. If it were cancer, you'd have other places near it that were doing the same thing.
Besides, you have hair. Why the HELL would you want to shave it off? You don't do things like that unless you just have to...believe me.
I'm assuming it's nothing a small biopsy could help determine. Plus, I think (THINK) cerebral tumors are inside the skull, not on the surface of your head.
OTOH, it certainly is something you can see a dermatologist about. Even if it's "nothing" (meaning you won't die from it, which is most probably true), you may very much dislike it. I'm pretty sure there are ways for excising such things without too much craziness or discomfort. (I really don't know this for sure - Get thee to a dermatologist and ask some questions.)
But, of course, you'll be getting it checked out by a second party....right? Say, some cute boy who just happens to have a medical degree? I've got a tale of one of those bumps too....benign, but a nice big lump, nonetheless. Get it checked out.
As an expert in the field of medical fetishism, I must see a picture.
I must've been dropped when I was a baby, because I have a sort of dent in the back of my head..shocking I know, as you assumed I was just perfect (Har Har!)....you can't see it, but you can feel the little dip....I swear, I better not go bald back there.
Hey, call me some time [wink-wink!]...and use that pervy voice I like so much!
Ummm, FYI -- I own the copyright on all "schm" phrases, such as "cancer schmancer," "bump schmump," and of course "actor schmactor."
You owe me $50.
American.
see a doctor. or get someone to pop it.
my mom used to pop bumps on my head with a needle she sterilized on the stove. turned out i had a dairy allergy.
it's a long story. hope you're ok!
It's not a zit, or a pimple.
It's a bump, about the circum of a nickel, with the height of a 1/3 inch (approx).
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