i have a cyst on my wrist?!
Question: I have a cyst on my wrist?
http://littleastonoasis.com/images/398px…
and its also more on my wrist part,im going to the hospital on friday to get it checked out. but are they supposed to cause the hand to be sore and your whole left arm and shoulder to ache? its on my left wrist bythe way. also if they remove it how will they do it? im good with needles butif its one thats like a tube im not great with those? on a scale of 1-10 how bad will it hurt? or can i get them to knock me out or have surgery?
thanks for anyyyy help!!!!
Answers:
The picture you showed was of a ganglion cyst. These will occur if you do repetitive motion with your hand. Like texting a lot, a job that requires you to do the same activity over and over with the same hand, playing video games, etc. In the old days they called these 'Bible Bumps' because they would take a heavy book, like a Bible, and hit the bump which would cause it to go away. Don't do that because it hurts. A lot. Sometimes they will try to remove the fluid with a needle. It will hurt a little. Generally though the cyst just comes back because the sac that the fluid is in remains in the wrist area. This is a link that will tell you a little more about ganglions. http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/handwris…
Sometimes a doctor will just splint the area and it will go away on it's own. If you have surgery they will 'knock you out'. Sometimes these cysts are not painful and then sometimes they will ache like crazy and make your entire arm hurt especially your hand. When you go to the doctor he will probably do an x-ray to see how big the cyst is and where it is located on your wrist. Then he will decide the best course of treatment. Good luck. I currently have two on my wrists but fortunately they are not bothering me right now.
I'm an RN.