Ganglion cyst surgery question?
My daughter had this surgery when she graduated high school. She took pain killers for a week or two. Unfortunately, her ganglion came back. It was in her dominant wrist also, and then it started in her other wrist. I took her to an acupuncturist. He gave her several needle treatments and Chinese medicine from herbs. She hated the needle treatments, so didn't go more than 2-3 times. She did take the tiny little herbal tea pills for a few months. Her ganglions are not totally gone, but they don't bother her much. She plays piano and violin and her work is doing inventory, which is hard on the wrists. If you have the option of having the cyst drained, try that first and see how it goes.
Can fat lumps on a dog be dangerous?
It is most likely just a fatty tumour aka lipomas nothing to worry about yes they do grow and you could always have it removed if it bothers you because it is not bothering the dog much. unless it is very big than it becomes uncomfortable. Let me take a guess its an older Lab? Labs always seem to get fatty tumours. http://www.dru.org/lumpsbumps.htm
Is Ganglion cyst surgery painful?
I'm having surgery tomorrow for a cyst on my right wrist. For any one who has had this surgery done is it painful? Also they will be putting a shot in my armpit to numd my whole arm will that shot be Painful? It sounds painful.
Recently I had surgery to remove ganglion cyst on my wrist and I am having intense pain closing my hand into a fist and shooting pain in my fingers and arm even though I'm not moving either part, is this normal?
OK I had Carpal Tunnel surgeries on both wrists about 26 years ago in 91 and 92. On the right one I also had a ganglion cyst and the main reason that was detected was I got blood poisoning up under my arm pit where the artery runs from my chest and I was admitted to the same hospital ER where I was made to wait for 5 hours, they finally admitted me, the ER Dr. opened the surgical site and and I had to lie in bed with my damned arm still in a certain position where it had to drain and GOD Almighty I could’ve killed that stupid Dr. He fixed it the next day in surgery and tried to charge us $12,000 and I threatened him with TV news coverage and I would ruin him, he dropped all costs except for $187 bucks and I’ve been badmouthing him ever since! Dr. William Beach, Richmond, VA.The fact that you’re having that much pain and you can’t move your fingers and in your arm, GO TO THE ER AND MAKE THEM FIX IT! YOU SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THAT PAIN this far out! Sounds like the Surgeon damaged the nerve(s) endings and tendons and you might have a law suit! Good luck! Hope you feel better!
How common are Ganglion cysts? Is it unusual to get one at 16yrs.?
You don't need to do anything, unless it really bugs you. It's a bubble in the lining of the tendon, filled with a thick jelly like stuff. It's not uncommon at all- they used to call them Bible bumps, and they happen most often to younger folks from the late teen years through the 40's. They were called Bible bumps because in the old days, that's what people used to try to squash them. I suggest you don't do that. Most of the cysts will go away all by themselves, and as long as it doesn't cause you trouble the doctor usually won't want to meddle with it. If it comes to that, they can do a needle aspiration to suck out the cyst contents. That will deflate it at least for a while, sometimes permanently, sometimes not. Since yours is small, and not in a spot that will cause trouble, there's really no need to do a single thing about it. You can have a doctor have a look to confirm that's what you are seeing, and then relax.
How long does it usually take for ganglion cysts to go away?
Hello, I personally had a ganglion cyst on my right hand. It got bigger and bigger filling with fluid. This was pressing down on a nerve and was so very painful that I could not sleep. I finally went to a doctor that treats this condition. He told me there are two ways to reduce the size of the cyst. 1) Smack it REALLY hard with a heavy book and the fluid will go to other areas inside my hand. Unfortunately this method results in reoccurances of the ganglion cyst reoccurring. 2) Have it surgically cut out and the fluid drained. The fluid is extremely thick and can not easily be sucked out via needle. I asked what causes these to form in the first place and was told that tiny hairline fractures from an injury ( in my case a car door slamming on my hand as a young child caused the fracture). And yes, my parents did neglect me.
Will a regular emergency room remove a ganglion cyst?
Unlikely. A ganglion cyst is 100% not a medical emergency. What an ED clinician might just do would be to attempt to aspirate the cyst (i.e.: stick a needle in it and suck out the goo) to provide you with some symptomatic relief.They would do this if (a) you were really symptomatic, i.e. the cyst is really causing you significant pain, and (b) they felt confident in doing it (e.g., that they’re not going to complicate you by harpooning your radial artery (in the case of a volar cyst overlying that area) or injuring a nerve, and (c) patient volume in the ED happens to be at a low ebb and without more emergent issues going on. (For example, if somebody is having a stroke or heart attack, etc. then you and your cyst might just be sent home with advice to use Advil and Tylenol and to make an appointment with a hand surgeon or primary care provider).But they would probably not excise the cyst. While this is a minor procedure, it’s still a surgical procedure and should be done by a hand surgeon, because they have the skills and experience as well as all the right instruments and stuff to do this procedure the right way with minimal risk of harm and the best odds of success.Also, procedures like this still require setting up a sterile field, prepping the site, anesthesia, and help from a competent surgical assistant. So, the ED is not really meant for that sort of thing on an elective basis.Furthermore, a hand surgeon is your best bet for getting a good opinion on whether surgical excision is a good idea. There are a number of factors that go into that, as common sense would suggest, as well as some specific ones that have been studied, such as the number of recurrences after treatment by needle aspiration.Cheers!
What should I do if a ganglion cyst pops?
When I was a young medical student about to graduate (1980s) I encountered a middle-aged man with a ganglion cyst during an outpatient rotation with an elderly physician in his 80s. I had never encountered a ganglion cyst (on the back of the hand in this case), so I asked the old doc for advice. He took a quick look, then excused himself to return mere moments later with the biggest single-volume textbook I had ever seen.Initially, I thought he brought it to use to school me on the treatment of such a complaint, but that was not what it was for. Without being asked, the man placed his hand palm-down on the corner of the doctor’s desk and the doctor smashed that cyst with the big textbook, rupturing it easily.I was thunder-struck. Such an approach surely would break a bone in the man’s hand, I thought — but this was not the case. Both the patient and doctor looked at each other approvingly.“Much better than surgery or steroid injection” said the old doctor. Though I’ve seen many ganglion cysts since that time, I’ve never used the “smash-it-with-a-textbook” approach. But I think of that old doctor every time I see a ganglion cyst.Responses should be considered general in nature, and not specific to any one person; consequently, they are not to be construed as specific medical advice and do not create a doctor/patient relationship. For more specific advice unique to your particular situation, consult a local medical professional.
Ganglion cyst?
I had one on my finger, where the finger meets the palm, and my doctor said he could pop it or I could just leave it. I chose to leave it. I went to grab a door handle a couple of months later and accidentally hit it so hard it popped on it's own. It really hurt for a minute or two, but then it was fine and the cyst never came back. Now I have one on my scalp, but luckily you can't tell since my hair covers it. Doctor said they could surgically remove it, but I really don't think it warrants surgery unless it gets really big.