31Jan/08Off
Gross
Can I just tell you that for the past few days I’ve had this…this…THING behind my ear. It’s some sort of cyst, I guess, and it’s the size of a pea and it hurts SO MUCH that I can’t lie on that side of my head. I’ve had these before (I know, I’m disgusting) but never this long. It’s driving me insane. And I’m also afraid it might explode at an inopportune moment. Who knew that getting old would bring this much fun and excitement?
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January 31st, 2008 - 09:50
Oh my God, can I just tell you, I’ve got the SAME THING, only on the little sticky out part of the ear, above the lobe. It’s been killing me for over a week, and I can’t stop poking it.
Poking the painful lump = not helpful.
January 31st, 2008 - 09:55
I have one, too. Same spot as Nicci.
PS Sticky out part of the ear above the lobe= tragus ((cue “The More You Know” music))
January 31st, 2008 - 10:05
WTF, why do we all have shit growing out of our ears?
I, too, cannot stop poking it. And I’m all, “Ow. Ow. Ow. …. Ow.”
January 31st, 2008 - 10:23
I can’t speak for your cyst, but mine is some kind of zit-variant. But it’s more round and mobile than a garden-variety zit and I know it will pop, but I have the feeling it will AUDIBLY pop and hurt like a sumbitch, so I just poke it and occasionally give it a half-assed squeeze (accomplishing nothing other than maybe manually forcing bacteria into veins which drain into the deep recesses of my brain, but whatev).
January 31st, 2008 - 10:23
Me too! I get those all the time and I hate them. And yeah, impossible not to touch them, which I’m pretty sure just makes them worse.
Has anyone tried that Zeno zit zapper thing? Lately I’ve been contemplating one, but they’re pretty pricey.
http://www.amazon.com/Zeno-Cle.....038;sr=8-1
January 31st, 2008 - 10:26
Ear zits are the worst… sooo painful. And they last frickin forevah! But when they pop, it’s just the bestest.
Have you named your cyst, or do you not want to get attached?
January 31st, 2008 - 10:28
I actually came down with GOUT this week (the kidney stone of the foot). The same thing people freakin’ grandparents get. I can barely put any weight on my right foot, and I’m fighting the urge to yell at kids to get off my lawn and tell long, drawn-out stories to people who don’t really care…..
January 31st, 2008 - 10:31
It’s OK if you tell me that long story, Dave. I won’t be listening because I’ll be distracted by your crazy long nose and eyebrow hairs.
January 31st, 2008 - 10:34
Dave – I didn’t think people even got gout anymore. Shows how much I know.
Let’s have a contest and see whose ear zit pops first!
January 31st, 2008 - 10:45
It’s so refreshing to have such an open conversation on the sebaceous glands of our ears.
January 31st, 2008 - 11:30
OK I’m serious when I say reading all of these posts have made me feel light-headed and nauseous.
Yesterday at work i tried to change the bandage around my badly cut finger (but not stitches bad – i don’t think!), which got wet when I washed my hands in the washroom and after looking at it for about 20 seconds I HAD TO PUT MY HEAD DOWN BETWEEN MY KNEES or faint. My own blood!
January 31st, 2008 - 12:00
Really? Wow.
January 31st, 2008 - 12:20
I am not blood-squeamish at all, but a couple of years ago I cut my finger trying to separate frozen french fries with a sharp knife (DUH). The cut was really deep and when I was rinsing it under the sink and the blood washed away, I could see the cut and it gaped at me, and I almost passed out. It didn’t quite hurt yet (sure did later) but seeing that cut open itself up made me feel so mortal that my brain couldn’t cope.
As far as the cysty zits go, I’m the queen. I’ve got one, somewhere on my person, at all times. ALL TIMES. Ugh.
January 31st, 2008 - 13:02
I used to have a cyst on my wrist. I called it lumpy. Lumpy is no longer with us.
January 31st, 2008 - 13:18
I haven’t named the one behind my ear yet. Maybe I’ll name it Sandra, just to give her nightmares. ;)
January 31st, 2008 - 13:37
Good lord, no.
January 31st, 2008 - 17:20
Actually, I think the alien invasion of North America has begun. When those things pop WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL COME OUT?
January 31st, 2008 - 18:41
Because the cyst, the cyst is onnnn my wrist.
Because the cyst, the cyst, I can’t resist….
January 31st, 2008 - 18:55
OMG I’M DEAD. Too funny,
January 31st, 2008 - 19:54
You people are all totally gross.
I have skin like a flawless marble statue and smell faintly of jasmine.
Actually, I just had a foot operation, and have to do this pretty elaborate routine in order to take a shower. So the surgeon calls to check on me…
SURGEON: “How is bathing going? The bandage isn’t wet is it?”"
HUGH: “Um…uh…um….”
SURGEON: “Is there a problem? Because if the bandage is wet, we should change it.”
HUGH: “No…the bandage is fine…I’m just not, um…bathing that much.”
SURGEON: “Oh. Well.”
She’s cute, too. I’m such a prize.
January 31st, 2008 - 20:12
Oh, Hugh.
Are you on crutches, too? Your pits must be RIPE.
February 1st, 2008 - 12:08
Only when trolling for sympathy. And I’ve worked out a way to shower, so I actually DO smell faintly of jasmine. OK, Ivory soap.
February 1st, 2008 - 18:59
My sister had a cyst on her wrist when we were kids. Our Dr told her to smack it with a book to make it go away. I don’t recommend that for anything near your head though…