“Basically, what you have there is a ball of fluid that doesn’t belong in your wrist. If you leave it, it usually goes away” ,The Bump in My Wrist,“Basically, what you have there is a ball of fluid that doesn’t belong in your wrist. If you leave it, it usually goes away”
PERSPECTIVE SHIFT While I was in the hospital I’d seen a number of young children who were seriously ill. Until that point I was focused on my wrist and the fact that it was hurting. It’s hard to realize what there is to be grateful for until we meet someone in an even more difficult situation
I hardly noticed it at first. Somewhere in the back of my mind I recognized that my wrist hurt but I attributed it to too much writing. It didn’t bother me very much so I just hoped it would get better on its own.
It didn’t get better though. It got worse.
Whenever I bent my right hand backward or wrote notes for a few classes in a row my wrist began to hurt and I needed to rest it until it felt better. I got used to it though and didn’t think of getting it checked out.
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