Ganglion cyst on wrist?!


Question: Ganglion cyst on wrist?
i have one on the top of my hand near my wrist. it isnt very big or visible but its in there.
what can i do to treat it/ ease the pain/make it go away? thank you

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Please do not slam it with a book. In the past, home care has included topical plaster, heat, and various poultices. It even extended to use of a heavy book to physically smash the cyst (sometimes this is called "Bible therapy"). These forms of treatment are no longer suggested, however, because they have not been shown to keep the ganglion cysts from returning and could, in fact, cause further injury.

Many ganglion cysts (38%-58%) can disappear without any treatment at all.

Various treatments have been proposed over the years. Some include telling people with cysts without symptoms not to worry, using a needle to remove the cyst's contents (aspiration), or surgery.

Aspiration usually includes placing a needle into the cyst, drawing the liquid material out, injecting a steroid compound (which acts as an anti-inflammatory agent), and then splinting the wrist to keep it from moving.

Studies have shown up to 74% of people are cured after having the fluid drawn out with a needle one time.

If you have the fluid drawn out three times, your possibility of being cured goes up to 85%, particularly with a cyst on the back of the hand.

If you compare aspiration/injection and surgical removal, in general, cysts return less often after surgery.

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ganglion_…



my mom had that and it kept growing and growing so she had a surgery done to it but it grew back so she got frustrated and slammed it to a book and it never came back! :)




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