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GANGLIAN!

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mrsgee · 21/03/2006 22:08

anyone heard of them and what can you do to get rid of them.mine is really painful and doing my head in!

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Chapsmum · 21/03/2006 22:11

There is not much that can be done to remove them. People used to belive that you should hit them really hard with a bible! Is it definately a ganglian, they are not usually painful?

WigWamBam · 21/03/2006 22:11

They're cysts - sometimes they go away on their own, but if they're painful or causing problems you can have them removed. Have you seen your GP?

WigWamBam · 21/03/2006 22:13

They can be very painful sometimes, chapsmum - particularly if they're pressing on a nerve.

Chapsmum · 21/03/2006 22:16

Ahhh Haa!\link{http://www.pncl.co.uk/~belcher/ganglion.htm\I stand corrected}

cod · 21/03/2006 22:17

my mum got my BIL to whack it witha bible

he was delighted

interstella · 21/03/2006 22:23

I had one of these on the top of my foot,i whacked it really hard with a medical dictionary,t burst and has never reoccurred!!

Piffle · 21/03/2006 22:24

I have one,

Nothing
Got mine xrayed, checked by consultant - it flrare up every now and again, its ugly but part of me now
I'd actually miss it....
Want to swap photos? :)

PrincessPeaHead · 21/03/2006 22:25

I had one the size of a golf ball on my ankle. I kicked it while walking one day and it disappeared!

most satisfying

Piffle · 21/03/2006 22:26

Recurrence is high - hence reluctance to treat them in any way - even surgically

Piffle · 21/03/2006 22:26

ps on my wrist

starlover · 21/03/2006 22:27

my friend had one on her wrist and she hit it hard on her desk and it went

jenniferjuniper · 21/03/2006 22:27

i have one near my ankle - dp hates it and has sworn never to touch it

PrincessPeaHead · 21/03/2006 22:30

mine was about 10 years ago and has never recurred...

jenniferjuniper · 21/03/2006 22:31

shall i try hitting mine then if that seems to work?

jampots · 21/03/2006 22:36

i had one a few years ago and it suddenly burst one day and i had a horrid crashing headache and weird blistery thing on my arm (its on my wrist under my thumb - where you would take a pulse). ANyway it came back several months ago but comes and goes many times a day. Also my hand goes numb. Im currently seeing a specialist at the Orthopedic Hospital who says I have classic carpel tunnel and class ganglion which arent connected he thinks but am awaiting nerve tests and ultrasound scan on my wrist - may operate

Piffle · 21/03/2006 22:38

do not hit it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! unless you believe old wives tales

brimfull · 21/03/2006 22:38

I have one on the side of my index finger.
Don't think I could bring myself to whack it.

jenniferjuniper · 21/03/2006 22:40

lol ok piffle - i promise i wont hit it although it would be nice to have a foot that doesnt look like its sprouting an alien !

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mrsgee · 22/03/2006 13:05

sorry logged of and went to bed.
mines probably not big enough to take a photo but it flipping hurts!its on my right hand sothe one i use the most.
my dh whacked it 5 years ago and made me cry!but its come backSad

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NotActuallyAMum · 22/03/2006 13:08

I had one on my wrist about 5 years ago and it was very, very painful. Driving, getting dressed and many other everyday things were unbearable. Lots of people kept telling me to give it a good whack but I couldn't bring myself to do it. My GP said he'd refer me to have it operated on but the waiting list was 10 months! No way could I wait that long so I got my ex to whack it for me. Yes it hurt - lots - but within a couple of hours it had started to go down, by the end of the next day I was pain-free and [fingers crossed] I've never had any trouble from it since

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