Oh that old Thyroglossal Cyst...

Today I discovered that the lump that magically appeared on my neck yesterday morning is called a "Thyroglossal cyst" (please note that I would not have remembered this if it had not been for the wonders of wikipedia...). It is a cyst that grows along the membrane that connects the tongue to the thyroid. Apparently there are ducts there and sometimes they get all cysty - as many other parts of the human body do too...

The wierd thing about this though, is that it is a lump under my chin, on my neck, that makes me look a little like I'm a frog, or that I've suddenly developed another chin... or more accurately, that I am growing a golf ball from my neck.

Yes it looks wierd... but that is not all. You see, since it is connected to my tongue, whenever I move my tongue, it hurts. "But how often do you really move your tongue Amanda?" Well, kind non-existant-questioner, the answer is - A LOT.

You move your tongue to swallow, to eat, to drink, to talk, to cough. To absent mindedly lick your lips (which becomes less absent minded when you think "OW!").

Naturally, what with this lump being in my neck, it also hurts when I let my head fall forward. As it turns out, I do that a lot when I'm trying to sleep ... which means that it is a lot harder to fall asleep...

Oh man... what an odd malady.

But don't worry it should go away within 4-6weeks...

BUGGER!