when i was 10 i fell on my wrist i think i sprained it but i never went to a doctor after that there was always a lump on my wrist so i thought i broke a bone so i went to the doctor and she said it was a cyst but i still thought it was a bone eventually it went down well know im 17 andjust recently it came back up like just a not but know its gotten bigger to the size of a golf ball it doesnt hurt that bad and i dont know what i should do about it i really dont want to have surgery on it because im terrified of needles so im wondering if theres anything else i can do to help it go back down??
2007-06-24 15:50:21 · 3 answers · asked by kochamwas22 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
This (ganglion cyst on my right wrist) happened to me last year and I too thought it was a bone... Although my cyst wasn't the size of a golf ball, I had x-rays taken and aspirated it. It wasn't too bad - it's not a surgery that will cut up the area, a needle(sorry!) will be inserted and drain the fluid. When the needle was going in, the area was numb(the doctor froze the area with a spray), so I didn't feel any pain with the needle...
Oh, and don't use the book method!!
2007-06-25 04:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by only4zzz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you have is called a ganglion cyst, they can return and can be stuborn. A doctor can drain the cyst in hopes that it will not return. If it continues to return the other option is surgical removal. I would not recommend hitting with a book, this is an old method to solve the problem that could result in other problems to your hand. If you would consider surgery I would see a hand surgeon, they are the specialists for this type of problem.
2007-06-24 16:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds painful but it's the truth. When my son in law had a cyst on his wrist he banged it with a book so it would burst....
Never come back.
Personally I would have a doctor drain it.
2007-06-24 16:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋