A health scare

I was in the shower. I noticed a bump on my right arm. It was not a bruise. There was no swelling. There was no scratch or injury. It was not even painful. It was neither soft nor hard. But it was there. It was not there yesterday. It has appeared out of nowhere. I was thinking what could have caused it. Probably I hit my hand sonehwere while working. But if that was the case it would have hurt. But it was not hurting. I was little confused and worried. I decided to ignore it. I thought that may be I will observe it for a day or two. I was little worried but then I tried to suppress it.

After a day it was still there. It had not grown. But the size did not reduce as well. It had slightly hardened than the previous day. It still was not painful. But the mystery remained. I had no clue what it was and what caused it.

Then comes the day 2. No growth or a size reduction. It was becoming harder. Now it was slightly painful. When I touch the pump it hurt a little. Now I was getting scared. This is not something that is going to recover on its own. I still decided to wait for one more day.

The next day I noticed a few things. Do there was no size change now it was prominently visible. It was slightly more painful today. But I could tolerate that pain. While working today I hit my hand against the desk. The bump hurt a lot for sometime. Then I decided that it is now the time to see the doctor.

There were several thoughts in my mind. I had no idea what it was. It could have been a blood clot. It could have been a tumor. It could have been a swelling. It could have been a lot of things but I am not aware what it is. Now I was really scared. If it is a lot or a tumor I had to get it examined and diagnosed. It had just appeared 2-3 days ago so it would have been easier to cure I was trying to convince myself. I had to see the doctor to get it diagnosed and treated. At the same time I was get to find out what it was.

In the evening I finally went to the doctor. I told the doctor that there is some swelling on my arm. He asked me you are from medical field what do you think it is. Have you search on Google what it could have been he was joking. I was too distressed to be in the mood for a joke. I said I did not search on Google I want you to tell me what it is. Now voice the moment of the truth. I was petrified.

The doctor examined the bump. He pressed it. He took a closer look at it. Then he look at me and smiled. I did not know that it was a releaving smile or other smile that will tell me that you have only a few months of your life. I was holding back my tears. He told me it appears to be an insect bite. Then he shorte me what could have been the point of insertion of the sting. He said that do not worry you will get better in a few days. He give me some medications and asked me to do a hot compression on the bump.

Now I was I relieved. Somewhere in my mind I was hoping it to be an insect bite. But I was prepared for the worst. I was a ladder that it was a simple insect bite and I will get recovered very soon. It was much better than the bigger health care that I had thought about.