anyone had hand problems (bit boring)

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just below my first finger (the one you point with, beside your thumb) i have a lump that i can feel under the skin. you cant see it. its very very sore, worse when im opening bottles of lemonade, turning on taps etc

i can waggle it around a bit (although its too sore to do so)

any idea what it could be?

ooh it could be a ganglian (i have no idea if that is the correct term)
my friend had one on her wrist. and it went away after a while

a ganglion possibly - often caused by a build up of scar tissue. Mum had one that came and went in her wrist, eventually had it operated on.

snap, starlover

see here

i was just going to post and say that it is actually ganglion rather than ganglian

i did injure my hand about 5 years ago, was washing a glass in the sink and just about cut my thumb off. but the scar is about 3cm away from this lumpy sore bit

to get rid of a ganglion you whack it with a heavy book I believe .. old wives tale but seems to work

twig, the thought of the pain of doing that has made me wretch!

its sore all the time, i think mainly because its a part of your hand that is used constantly.

i think it may be a ganglion, thanks to the link from starlover!

twig is right!
my friend just phoned so i asked her about hers and she said the dr told her about hitting it, so she did and it worked!

had one on my finger and it went after it got bashed by a fast thrown frisbee!!!

omg i feel faint

i suppose it is just a wee fluid filled sac

i might suggest it to dh when he gets in

try hitting it on the side of the table

i just did it - didnt work

but i think im being a pussy about it

now its even more agony

i need a lie down

oops. you need tea and cake!

I didn't mean you to actually go ahead and whack it .. sorry

go see the doctor .. I'm sure they have far more civilised approaches

PMSL though .. again sorry