hospital operation

[Pernille D]

i have just been in hospital for an opertaion where they had to shave my legs. i look really silly as they shaved from my knee down on one leg and the knee up on the other .

my SO thinks its funny, me with shaved legs so has offerd to finish the job and shave the whole lot off . i only hope she keeps her promise . that will be nice to have smooth legs at last as once its off i hope she realises its not coming back

[DeniseL]

I can understand your feelings about one leg shaved from the knee down and the other one knee up.

A few years ago I was going into the hospital for a procedure and i knew that they would need to shave me all the way down.

The day before i went into the hospital i shaved totally. When the nurse came over to shave me, her comment was, Oh, already shaved Good, I will not have to do it, and little did she know why i was shaved

Denise

[Pat]

The number of times that I have been in hospital over the pass few years, I make it a habit of removing any hair from body, (neck to toes).
I have found that it to be just that much comfortable and convenient to be hair free.
Mind you that my body is kept virtually hair free most of the time, as I loath body hair

[DonnaT]

Aren't you the lucky unlucky one

And it will just be a shame to have to wear hose or tights to keep your legs warm after the hair is gone

[Pernille D]

thanks donna . lucky one !!! may be later on as just now i have one knee bandaged up and one foot full of stiches and badaged up . so it will be a long time before my trusted heels and nylons come out again .

i had to have a cyste removed from my ankle bone ,and the dr said it could have been cased by overloading ,i could not say to the dr with my SO sitting beside me "could it be because i wear heels" .

[DonnaT]

Overloading?

I've a cyst, probably a ganglion cyst (not had a diagnosis yet), on the knuckle of my right index finger. Ganglion cysts are also found in the wrist and ankle, although there are a number of various types of cysts.

Anyway, I know I had no injury to the knuckle, and definitely no overloading.

The cause of most cysts is unknown, especially if there has been no preceding injury. So the "could" theory by your doctor is likely only a theory.

[Pernille D]

just a theory as you say , this was a biggy , and in a strange place , but i am a triathleate so i really load up my body , so theywhere just intrersted to see if there is a connection or i have had an ankle injury,

get your cyst checked out . to be sure of what it is ,

[Wendae]

I never realized that my legs would get cold when shaved. Who woulod of thought that little bit of hair would actually keep your legs warm.

[Pernille D]

thats something i have to look forward too. better buy some thick thigh highs for our cold winters

[Merinda]

I've a cyst, probably a ganglion cyst (not had a diagnosis yet), on the knuckle of my right index finger. Ganglion cysts are also found in the wrist and ankle, although there are a number of various types of cysts.

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Donna ,

I've had a number of Ganglions in my left wrist over the years , the first time I went to the doctor and he applied pressure and burst it internally , he explained that my job (requiring heavy lifting) was the probable cause and that it would most likely come back.
I've had about 4-5 in the last 20 years and my current one has shrunk to being almost un-noticable , I've learned to live with them.

Pernille ,

I had a folicular cyst removed from my leg some years ago , it was caused by an ingrowing hair , I had the back of my leg shaved and my GP removed it under local anasthetic.

Perhaps you could tell your partner that the doctor has advised you to keep your legs shaved to reduce the chances of a repeat . (just a li'l white lie)

[Pernille D]

hi merinda .

its not that simple as my cyste was big and inside my heal bone , so required quite drastric surgery to remove it , and then a bone graft to plug the hole .

i dont think my SO would buy the shaveing the legs excuse