Ganglions

On a recent examination of a female patient i observed two large hard swellings or lumps, one on her left wrist and one on her left ankle. she informed me that she had had them for quite some time and that they were called Ganglions. I had heard about them but had never actually seen or touched one before. Apparently they can be removed or alternatively hit with a hard object and they will break up, disperse and disappear. Has anyone else had or come across these strange things ? - Dr Bryant.

Yes, I've had them in my left wrist. They are annoying, can be painful as the growth of the cyst can encroach on nearby nerves and above all, they can restrict movement. I'm not familiar with them in the ankle but I'm not surprised they could occur there. I dealt with mine when it got to the point that I couldn't hold the reins in my left hand; not good when you're training horses. I used the old-fashioned method and had somebody smash it with the heaviest anatomy & physiology text I could find. It seemed somehow appropriate. It was painful but it got rid of the cyst.

I suffered through two ganglion cysts. One was on the left wrist, and the other on the right thumb. Both needed to be surgically removed. The most difficult thing with the cysts was the discomfort when they were bumped or banged. The one on my thumb was at the joint below the nail. The thumb would lock up for hours at a time. Not a fun feeling.

Jeff

Ok kinda weird but I also have one on my left wrist. I have had it drained a few times when it starts to hurt but so far it continues to come back. I think that they can occur anywhere on your joints.

Had a ganglion on my left wrist. The "old school" doc struck it with a bible, if I recall correctly, it was back in the sixties. That rather unorthodox procedure did disperse the ganglion for a while but it returned within a few months. I had it surgically removed in 1969 and it has not returned since.

Here you go: short and concise medical text about it:

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ganglion_cyst/article_em.htm

I had a ganglion on my left wrist went to doctor and he drained it and said there was a 80% chance it would be back. He was right it came back, I did some research on the internet and said you could hit it with a large book all i could find was a large cookbook. I called my best friend and asked him to do me a favor and hit my wrist. it took 3 false alarms of are you sure and then he did it by next day it was gone and its been a few years now and it hasn't come back. Sometimes old ways are best.

I had a ganglion cyst removed from my left wrist last January. It was putting pressure on a nerve and causing finger pain. I named the cyst Junior which the hand surgeon found highly amusing.

I had 3 cysts at the base of my right index finger that a hand surgeon removed, did an excellent job as that was also my trigger finger. I still have full strength and range of motion.

My wife had this problem. I was with her when she went to see our old family Doctor.

He looked at it. Asked some questions and told us he was referring her to Dr Gray and he would be right back. He left us wondering because we lived in a very small town and there was no Dr Gray.

He soon came back with a copy of Gray’s anatomy. This was the old printed copy that was rather large. He told her to place her wrist flat on the table and whacked it a good one. He told us that if it came back we could also use Dr Webster (dictionary). We only had to see Dr Webster once after that.

Https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezogenic_papules

Before using a DIY method of getting rid of said ganglion cyst, perhaps having it evaluated first is best. Some are misdiagnosed and happen to be something such as this above mentioned link and is a sign of something that needs attention such as what is referred to in this link.