Smite upon it

I saw a new chiropractor today in hopes of getting some relief from my bad genes. . . I mean my sore knee, back, and whatever else. I'm happy to report that she seemed not to be put off by my desire to see xrays of my entire body, but she did temper it and only took xrays of my low back. I haven't seen them yet. She was intrigued by my report that I have some scoliosis and wants to see if the vertebrae themselves are twisting or if the spine is just curving in its column. I think she would be able to see that better if she took xrays of my whole spine, but I will be patient (hee hee -- that's a cute pun).
I'm hoping that she will give me a digital copy or something, but when I went down the hall to the bathroom, I smelled a darkroom -- which means they are probably regular ol' printed xrays.

One of the things I learned, however, is that this annoying bump on my wrist that hurts when I ride or try to do push-ups has a name and a history. She said the used to be called "biblical cysts" because in days of yore, one would place one's hand on a table and someone else would smash it with a bible, breaking up the cyst.

Because the fluid-filled sac puts pressure on the nerves that pass through the joint, some ganglion cysts may be painful. Large ganglia, even if they are not painful, are unattractive. Smaller ganglions that remain hidden under the skin (occult ganglions) may be quite painful.

A ganglion grows out of a joint, like a balloon on a stalk. It rises out of the connective tissues between bones and muscles. Inside the balloon is a thick, slippery fluid similar to the fluid in your joints. Usually, the more active the wrist, the larger the cyst becomes. With rest, the lump generally decreases in size.

I would like an x-ray of this.