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The lab tests came back on Fred, the tiny piglet that was removed from my elbow. Apparently “angioleiomyoma” must be Latin for elbow pig, which I didn’t think they had back in ancient Rome, but there you have it.
The specimen includes a well-circumscribed nodule within which there are ectatic vascular spaces lined by plump endothelial [...]

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Fred, the small lump on my elbow, is now gone. Turns out, he was a tiny piglet. Go figure.
The procedure took about fifteen minutes, and didn’t hurt at all. My elbow is slightly sore now, and I feel a little lonely without him.
Pictures of Fred if your interested, if you click the link. Pretty harmless [...]

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On Friday, I will go under the knife for treatment of conjoined twin myslexia, which manifests itself on my left elbow. While the doctor insists it is just a cyst, I know what it really is. And his name is “Fred.” Luckily for me, Fred is very, very small for a conjoined twin. Or perhaps [...]

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