I had on once in college in the same place. It just kept getting bigger and bigger. At one point I finally decided that it had to be a cancerous tumor and that I was probably going to die....so I made an appointment with the campus doctor (who once informed me that my rash HAD to be scabies...turns out it was just a rash from some cheap detergent) to confirm my own diagnosis. After learning what this unsightly lump on my wrist really was, I wanted it off asap. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. The doctor told me that it may go away on its own but if it didn't in x number of weeks (I don't remember how long he said.) to come back and 'get it drained.' Weeks later it hadn't gone away on it's own, much to my dismay. But the day before I was going to go back in to the doctor I tripped and fell flat on my face, smashing my wrist in the process. It was the best thing that could have happened because it smashed that cyst into oblivion.
I don't know why I'm telling you all of this. Maybe just because I think they are slightly fascinating or something. So along those lines, here's one for your viewing pleasure.
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I had one in college too on my shin and one of my medic teachers told me to smash it with the binder side of a heavy textbook and it would dissipate. Mrs T smacked me with an anatomy book 3x (missing the first two of course but finally got it. I had bruises on my leg like my Dad for a month. Try it... Mr T
One of my co-workers had one on the wrist, too. I think she came to regard it as a sort of buddy/pet... even giving it a name. I don't remember the name as I was repulsed to the point of blocking that information out of my memory. It's kind of like the legendary parasitology professor that named and cultivated his own tape worm residing in his gut for over a decade. I swear that is a true story my own professor told me.
"Ganglia are especially common in people who perform repetitive or strenuous activity with the wrist, including weight lifters, rowers, waiters, milkers, tennis and golf players, and musicians like guitarists and marching cymbals. Double bass players, especially, are at risk of developing ganglion cysts after extensive use of the German bow."
It must be all of the milking and use of the German bow that has caused this. Tell Jeff to ease up a bit!
My sister had one that kept coming back after being drained so they finally had to open her up and take it out. She was awake during the procedure and she said all she could hear was the sound of her bones and tendons moving as the docs dug around until they found it and could get a good grip on it. Then she had this tube in her wrist for a week to allow blood to drain out. Pretty gross huh:)
oh and tell Jeff that he did a beautiful job in his hand photo shoot...if that is really Jeffs hand.
I offered to smash his wrist but Mr X declined. Plus, his cyst is so small right now I'm sure I'd probably end up breaking his wrist instead. Plus, I'm kind of curious to see how big it actually might get. (And then at that point I'll really make him pose for a picture - cuz no, that's not his hand...I'm sure he'd be much less 'limp-wristed' about the whole thing.)
i've just realized that this whole time i thought i was pregnant, it's actually just a gigantic ganglion cyst on my stomach that gives me heartburn. maybe it's time to drain it...
Well, if your ganglion cyst is large enough that people are starting to think you're pregnant, you had better get thee to a doctor to get it drained asap.
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
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