Ganglion Cyst...

Maddie&EthansMom wrote: I have a ganglion cyst on my wrist. I hate these things. I used to get them all the time. I've never needed surgery for one, though. Hopefully this one will go away soon. They are SOOOOOO painful.

Anyone else ever get these??

MomToMany replied: OUCH, sounds painful!! I've never heard of them before.....educate me Aimee!

texasp3 replied: Yah... Howard - on his big toe. The last one was fluid filled so they just drained it with a needle... now he has one that's solid and needs to be cut out. I don't think he's had it done yet. Probably waiting for our new insurance to kick in to take care of it.

~Roo'sMama~ replied: I have something on my wrist that I thought was a tendon out of place, but Dh said that someone at work had the same thing and it was a cyst so I have no idea. The pain sort of comes and goes but when it hurts it HURTS.
I hope your wrist feels better soon!

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Well, you can see it when I bend my wrist. It is a cyst that just sort of pops up. Anyway, it is fluid filled. They are sometimes called "Bible cysts" When I was little my mother used to pop hers with a big book and my brother does the same thing. I'm certain it will be gone in a few days.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Here ya go, Mollie...

Ganglion Cyst

~Roo'sMama~ replied: Well maybe Dh was right. I didn't believe him before. But the picture on one of your links looks just like what I have.. but I've had mine for a few years and it feels like cartilage or bone. Sometimes it gets huge and really hurts but it's not bothering me lately so I guess it's fine.

Thanks for asking, Mollie!

coasterqueen replied: Ugh, I used to get them sooooooo bad in highschool . One time the pain was so bad and the doc said there was nothing he could do for it except some old time remedy to break it with something like a book.......so my boyfriend at that time did it. Yep, he broke it with a book. Y-OUCH!!!!! That was the last time I ever did that.

I don't get them so much now except very mild ones here and there.

Josie83 replied: Goodness me that sounds painful (and a bit disgusting). I always think its so weird when these things happen for no reason. My mum used to get these as wel, she would bash them with a big book too. Have you tried it? I hope it disappears soon xx

Maddie&EthansMom replied:
When I was younger my mother broke one of mine with a book. Then, in high school I tried it and it didn't bust, but I was in horrible pain afterwards. I'm just afraid of it not busting. I suppose I could try it. It says 70% more women get them than men.

kimberley replied: yucky! i hope it gets better soon! i had a different kind of cyst on my earlobe that was fluid filled. it was really gross and eventually had to be removed in day surgery cuz it kept growing back.

Maddie&EthansMom replied:
I worked for a plastic surgeon and we used to remove these all the time, Kimberley.

The ganglion has gone down and doesn't hurt today.

A&A'smommy replied: OMG Eeeewww that makes my wrist hurt! I hope it goes away soon!!

Kaitlin'smom replied: never heard of this, sounds painfull and a bit discusting.

Hope it heals soon

My2Beauties replied: Sounds painful, I have never heard of these before! Hope it goes away!