Solved my own medical issue?

Last night a small problem happened that amazingly I was able to fix myself, or so I think, without passing out.

When I was a little kid, I fell on my right knee one day, and a small wood splint got stuck in my knee. My aunt was not successful at getting it out. I remember crying out loud when she tried to get it out. The next thing I remember is that she gave up, and the wood splint stayed in there. (I kind of realize these days that she was not using the right tools to get it out.) It did not hurt – that is when my aunt left it alone. Well, the next day came, and I think I forgot all about it especially since it did not hurt. What happened next is that 10 years passed by without a hint about it.

Now 10-20 years later, I start to noticed this small fleshy knot like bump under my skin on my knee. I had no idea what it was. Over time, I noticed that it started to get larger. I did not know if it was cancerous or what. This problem did not occur anywhere else on me, and I was curious why this was occurring on my knee. At one point, I was able to recall the event that happened when I was a kid when I fell on my knee, and that wood splint got stuck in there. I immediately suspected this event as having something to do with this subcutaneous growth. I had no proof, it was just a strong feeling. The growth appears in the same spot where the wood splint got stuck, and no other knots like this occurred anywhere else. It just seemed likely related to the wood splint.

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A way to store lettuce longer?

I have been wondering if there was a way to store lettuce and leafy greens longer than the one week expiration date.

Most online help sites say to wash, dry, and wrap lettuce in a cloth and place it in the bottom fridge tray. I do not like this idea because of lint from the cloth on the lettuce. If you do this, be sure to rinse after unwrapping from the cloth.

I am trying a new trick, but I do not have enough data to claim if this method works.

What I do is rinse the lettuce, place it in a separate tight container, a metal container in my case, and then fill the container with water. Then seal and place in the coldest spot on the fridge. This seems to preserve the lettuce longer.

Has anyone tried this, and discovered that it works or does not?

UPDATE: (04 OCT 2013)

Okay. I tried it all the way. Here is what happened: It does appear to last a little longer like several more days. The only problem I noticed is that some of the leaves may get soggy. If you squeeze the water out, you can treat it like spinach. I don’t seem to mind too much. 🙂