diagnose steve dave's illness

[ChiComCat]

Necrotizing fasciitis caused by the flesh-devouring bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila

[Saulbadguy]

its part of your skull, remove it asap

[steve dave]

goEMAW team, when I'm gone please transfer my ownership interest and mod privilages to Winters.  While I saw some graduation pics of him not wearing a KState shirt I still think he's got the fire. 

[Lynchmobrules]

I am not a doctor, but I have a cyst on my left wrist that sounds kind of like this.  It will hurt when I move my hand in certain directions, but nothing too serious. I have been to the doctor about this and he said it is not a big deal until it starts to cause a lot of discomfort (won't be until I'm in my 40s or 50s).  I would get it checked out just to be safe.

T's & P's.

[AppleJack]

its just allergies, steve.

[420seriouscat69]

Please god, not SD!!!! 

[pissclams]

its just allergies, steve.

oh boy, here we go.  i love this response.  yup, just allergies.  your run of the mill allergies that cause your neck to grow lumps. 
i imagine your trip to the doctor go like this-

what is wrong with you applejack? 
oh well, i was skiing and my leg snapped in two pieces and the bone is sticking out.  i have allergies.
ok, well yup, that's allergies alright.  just take a claritin and things will clear up for you v quickly.
sure thing doc.  will do.

sad.

[Saulbadguy]

commence drilling a hole in the back of your skull asap

[ChiComCat]

If my diagnosis is correct, and it is, you best start chopping off limbs.  You're already behind this thing and time is limbs at this point.

[Dub]

I am not a doctor, but I have a cyst on my left wrist that sounds kind of like this.  It will hurt when I move my hand in certain directions, but nothing too serious. I have been to the doctor about this and he said it is not a big deal until it starts to cause a lot of discomfort (won't be until I'm in my 40s or 50s).  I would get it checked out just to be safe.

T's & P's.

That sounds most likely like a ganglion cyst.  Different kind of thing but isn't a problem unless it affects a nerve or blood vessel, then it needs to be removed.  They used to be called "bible bumps" back in the day because that was the biggest book people had and they would slam them down on people's wrists to break up the cyst and have it decrease (not recommended because you can hurt yourself and they have a high chance of coming back.)

[Trim]

You will get lots of expenses to write off on your taxes.

[Lynchmobrules]

I am not a doctor, but I have a cyst on my left wrist that sounds kind of like this.  It will hurt when I move my hand in certain directions, but nothing too serious. I have been to the doctor about this and he said it is not a big deal until it starts to cause a lot of discomfort (won't be until I'm in my 40s or 50s).  I would get it checked out just to be safe.

T's & P's.

That sounds most likely like a ganglion cyst.  Different kind of thing but isn't a problem unless it affects a nerve or blood vessel, then it needs to be removed.  They used to be called "bible bumps" back in the day because that was the biggest book people had and they would slam them down on people's wrists to break up the cyst and have it decrease (not recommended because you can hurt yourself and they have a high chance of coming back.)

That sounds like what the doctor called it.  He was able to drain some of the fluid out of it. This was recommended to me by a friend who saw his 3rd grade teacher do this to a girl in his class.

[Dub]

I am not a doctor, but I have a cyst on my left wrist that sounds kind of like this.  It will hurt when I move my hand in certain directions, but nothing too serious. I have been to the doctor about this and he said it is not a big deal until it starts to cause a lot of discomfort (won't be until I'm in my 40s or 50s).  I would get it checked out just to be safe.

T's & P's.

That sounds most likely like a ganglion cyst.  Different kind of thing but isn't a problem unless it affects a nerve or blood vessel, then it needs to be removed.  They used to be called "bible bumps" back in the day because that was the biggest book people had and they would slam them down on people's wrists to break up the cyst and have it decrease (not recommended because you can hurt yourself and they have a high chance of coming back.)

That sounds like what the doctor called it.  He was able to drain some of the fluid out of it. This was recommended to me by a friend who saw his 3rd grade teacher do this to a girl in his class.

Yeah, they are quite common actually.  They vary a lot in size and usually don't cause any problems but occasionally they can.  They can spontaneously go away too.

[AppleJack]

its just allergies, steve.

oh boy, here we go.  i love this response.  yup, just allergies.  your run of the mill allergies that cause your neck to grow lumps. 
i imagine your trip to the doctor go like this-

what is wrong with you applejack? 
oh well, i was skiing and my leg snapped in two pieces and the bone is sticking out.  i have allergies.
ok, well yup, that's allergies alright.  just take a claritin and things will clear up for you v quickly.
sure thing doc.  will do.

sad.

you speak poison with two tongues.

[Dr Rick Daris]

sd- is this thing visible? can you take a pic and post it?

[willie]

I once had a similar situation with similar symptons.  It turned out it was a spider bite behind my right ear.  Must have happened while I was sleeping  .  Thankfully it wasn't the flesh eating variety, but a spider bite none the less.

[Dub]

sd- is this thing visible? can you take a pic and post it?

He said it was kind of deep and had to probe around for it so I'm guessing it's not.  Spider bites you should be able to see the two puncture marks.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Let's just hope it's a spider bite and not cancer, unless steve dave got bit by one of the fiddlebacks at Beantown Cat's office. I could only imagine what that kind of wound would look like, and well, let's just say steve dave wouldn't have to dress up for Halloween anymore if that's what happened.

If I were you, I would go see a doctor today.

[pissclams]

sd- is this thing visible? can you take a pic and post it?

He said it was kind of deep and had to probe around for it so I'm guessing it's not.  Spider bites you should be able to see the two puncture marks.

unless it was a toothless spider bite.  wow, someone just got dominated and has taken over the Top Doc role in this thread sorry dub but you had that facial coming.

this lump could be the death of some posters on this board.  facials are so easy to deliver like the one i just delivered to dub.  oh man.  i can't stop delivering massive facials when someone lobs one down the middle of the plate like that.  i just tee off.

[OK_Cat]

on the right side of the back of my neck kind of behind my ear there is a swollen gland.  when I move it hurts on that side of my head (kind of back/right side above that gland).  This may not be an actual gland but that's what I call it.  About a marble sized feeling bump that you have to press on my neck right below my skull to feel.  I can't breath really well but my nasal passages are clear.  I have a non-dry cough but it's more because of upper trachial irritation imo.  my personal diagnosis?  cancer of the gland behind my ear.  backup diagnosis?  some sort of bizzare parasite like on that show where people went to africa and came back and their insides are getting eaten by bugs/worms.

The good news:  I had this exact same thing about a month ago, and it cleared up after taking some antibiotics.  I'm also still alive.

The bad news:  It's only been a month.  I could drop dead at any second, steve dave.  which means that you might, too.

[Dub]

It would be good to see a doc but I wouldn't fret over anything.  It's most likely an infected lymph node and they will probably just put you on antibiotics and see if that resolves the problem.  They may want some extra imaging or a biopsy based on what they see going on.

[slobber]

on the right side of the back of my neck kind of behind my ear there is a swollen gland.  when I move it hurts on that side of my head (kind of back/right side above that gland).  This may not be an actual gland but that's what I call it.  About a marble sized feeling bump that you have to press on my neck right below my skull to feel.  I can't breath really well but my nasal passages are clear.  I have a non-dry cough but it's more because of upper trachial irritation imo.  my personal diagnosis?  cancer of the gland behind my ear.  backup diagnosis?  some sort of bizzare parasite like on that show where people went to africa and came back and their insides are getting eaten by bugs/worms.

The good news:  I had this exact same thing about a month ago, and it cleared up after taking some antibiotics.  I'm also still alive.

The bad news:  It's only been a month.  I could drop dead at any second, steve dave.  which means that you might, too.

Based on this, you have AT LEAST one month to live. Can't say much beyond that.
You seem like a sensible person. Seriously, go see a Dr.

[ChiComCat]

If SD goes, this board is down to like 12 posters in a month.

[pissclams]

If SD goes, this board is down to like 12 posters in a month.

hopefully none of them are named chicat.  boom, another facial delivered.  i think my keyboard is on autopilot because i wasn't even touching the keys when that one was delivered.

[Trim]

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