I had surgery to remove a ganglion cist on
my left wrist 7 days ago. My ortho md
removed the cist and I am recovering now.
Will have a 2 inch scar, but its going to
be worth it if it relieves the pain.
Aside from the incision, I do not have the
constant ache in my left wrist and arm. I
had carpal tunnel surgery 10 years ago on
the same wrist. The ganglion cist was a
much different pain to experience. Before
surgery, I had 2 shots of cortizone which
did not do any good. Anyone else have
similar surgery and a successful outcome
later down the road. I dread going
through this experience again.
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spork551
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 11-20-05 17:22pm
Ganglion cysts are the worst. I honestly
don't think my doctor understands. This
december will mark my 2nd cyst surgery.
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moonlight7
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Joined: 10 Dec 2005 Posts: 4
Cyst Posted: 12-10-05 02:52am
Yes, I also had surgery on my wrist around
10 years ago. Surgery went fine. Just a
few months ago I noticed it coming back.
When I bend my wrist you can see it
starting to come up again. I am upset to
think I may need another surgery on my
hand.
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hollyann84
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Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: 12-15-05 02:32am
I had surgery on my left wrist to remove a
ganglion cyst a little over 2 years ago.
My doctor told me that if you have the
surgery there is only like a 3 percent
chance that the cyst will develop again
where as if you have the fluid drawn out
of the cyst by means of a needle there is
at least a 50 percent chance that it will
come back. Being terrified of needles, I
decided on the surgery. After removing
the cyst, my surgeon even scraped the bone
on mine and well unfortunately the cyst is
back. It is still only small relative to
the size when I had it removed before, but
it is still disappointing thinking that I
will have to have surgery again!
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fatfamily02
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Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 12-15-05 02:35am
My daughter was born with one of those.
She is now 22 and still has yet to be
treated for it. It is still really
small, but its like artritis for her, just
hurts sometimes. But if she uses her
strength in her wrist it always hurts.
So usually they are big or extremely
painful before they do something with
them???
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blacknwhite777
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Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 12-15-05 17:47pm
Yeah I had my surgery on my wrist 2 months
ago and im recovering from it still now.
I need it to play the guitar, im a music
major at uri and this wrist is my
future...It all depends on this
pain-in-the-ass scar tissue healing. I
dont know when this is going to heal, and
if it ever fully does,,, (does it??) it
better not come back. But I think it
depends on how a person uses the wrist,
the key is to relax is as much as
possible, never keep it tight when using
it for longer than necessary, take breaks
and just be careful.
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hollyann84
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Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 10
Blacknwhite777 Posted: 12-15-05 22:43pm
Well, I think it is true to use your wrist
as little as possible and take breaks. I
started working at wal-mart as a cashier
the day after my surgery and it was a big
pain in the butt. Therefore it took
longer for my surgery to heal and I think
it is partially why the cyst came back.
As for scar tissue, I really don't seem to
have hardly any. If there is any, it is a
very minute amount. Of course it will
continue to build year after year, or that
's what i've been told anyway. But in
retrospect, I think every person is
different and every surgery is different,
and how much/how hard you use your wrist
after surgeryis different. So it just
depends on everything whether or not the
cyst will come back , how much scar tissue
will build up..Etc etc. From my
experience I don't see any reason why you
wouldn't be able to play the guitar the
same as you always have. I hope
everything goes good for you
blacknwhite777.
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islander511
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Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 2
Posted: 12-16-05 16:13pm
I'm five weeks out from ganglion cyst
surgery and also have a big lump of scar
tissue. That was unsettling enough for me
to go right back to the doc, but he said
it's normal -- may take up to a year to
reduce.
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Duchessljb
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Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 82 Location: USA, Earth
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Posted: 02-07-08 19:44pm
I had a ganglion cyst that was only mildly
sore, but was affecting the nerves of my
left hand (slowing down my typing
considerably), so they decided to remove.
A plastic surgeon actually did my surgery
in October of 2003. The scar is right in
the crease of where the wrist bends, so
it's not very noticable and the cyst has
not returned, thus far.
I had no loss of feeling, at all, and my
recovery time was minimal (I did have to
use an arm sling because my wrist ached if
I tried to hold it up on my own; it really
helped).
Good luck to those of you having the
surgery!
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torisurfer
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Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
Ganglion and Yoga Posted: 02-25-08 17:27pm
I had a ganglion cyst removed in Sept
2007, it has been 6 months and my wrist
feels fine except when I do yoga or
pushups. I was wondering if anyone could
shed some light on whether this
unpleasantness will go away with time or
if yoga may not be in my future because of
the scar tissue.
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ah1417
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Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 02-25-08 21:06pm
i had a ganglion cyst removed from my left
wrist about 3 months ago. it was just a
little sore for a month but then i noticed
it was starting to form again. it hurts
when i write, type, basically whenever i
move it. im left handed which makes it
worse. is it worth getting surgery again
or will it just come back in another two
months?
