I have been told that ganglion cysts are soft and rubbery. I have what has been diagnosed as a ganglion cyst on my left wrist, but it is neither hard nor rubbery. It feels like an extension of the bone. I have had xrays and was told that they showed nothing abnormal. Still, it concerns me that the lump is very smooth and hard rather than rubbery. Is this possible in ganglions?

My ganglians have always protruded so you can see the lump visibly pushing against the skin but you can have small ones that are quite flat against the bone that do ache a lot so it actually feels like bone pain. I have one at present that is quite solid that is sitting on a tendon and feels like a bone itself. I think they harden over time. Some just burst on their own but others rise and fall when they feel like it. It all depends on what triggers your ganglian. Hope this helps a bit.

Hello all-
Ganglions can be soft, or hard or big or small. Mine looked like a piece of bone as well. Felt like it too. It came and went for years, but finally it had to go. There is no 'magic' cure to it. Even the surgery is not 100% guaranteed but it's better odds than doing nothing. Mine actually grew into the bone and starting eating at it. The MRI showed 3 pretty close together. They only removed 1 (the one in the bone). So far, so good. It's been 1 year and it has not returned.
Hope this helps.

I had a ganglion cyst on both of my wrists at one point. Once I had them drained, they were fine for a couple years. Now the one in my right wrist is back. I am hurting a lot. I am trying to get back into weight training, but whenever I do something that puts the slightest pressure on my wrist, I feel like my wrist is about to snap. The bad thing is the cyst isn't fully developed yet and it is still in the wrist, so I don't know if the doctor can drain it again. Has anybody had one drained that is still in the wrist and has not "bubbled" up yet?

I have a small lump on the top of my shoulder, just behind the pointy should bone (how's that for medical terminology!). Basically it is directly underneath my bra strap. But as far as I can tell there is no tendon in this area - but the doctor told me that it was a ganglion. I also have a dull ache in my arm pit area - perhaps this is a ganglion as well (internal ganglion)? Has anyone else had any symptoms like this in the shoulder area?