Nasty large marble sized lump appeared out of nowwhere...

[NotanOtter]

on the back of my hand
I was gardening but did not feel an injury . I did not even notice it till dp said whats that?? He had a look and said it was not bone, felt fluid filled and movable and was probably a bruise
But that was yesterday and today it's not blue at all and harder. It does not hurt what the hell is it!???

Perhaps a ganglion.

could it be a thorn?

ganglion??
would a thorn cause huge swelling?

if it's deep it could swell, have no idea what a ganglion is

would a ganglion come up quickly?

A ganglion is a fluid filled lump that can occur either gradually or suddenly on the back of your hand. They can disppear without treatment. Sometimes surgery is required if they are problematic. An old theory is to whack it with a bible.

I agree with The Ganglion Theory.

omg thankyou

just reading up and i think it may well be a hideous ganglion...yeuch yeuch yeuch - even the name is ugly

does anyone knowhow long they last?

I've had one for about 5 yrs now

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

really ggirl? did it get any smaller?

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i had one just below my knee when i was a child, went as suddenly as it appeared. and have also had one on my foot, first time it was there for 6yrs, it has reappeared recently. makes shoe wearing a bit of a pain at times.

i am so not keen!
thanks for responses but 6 years misdee???

mine is on my index finger ,gp seemed very unimpressed.Said to come back when it was a real hindrance or scraping on the ground.
My frined had one on the back of her hand for yrs,think it just disappeared .
Stayed the same size.

yup 6 years. docs didnt know what it was. i had potions put on it, creams, went through blood tests etc. we used to have to do PE barefooted at secondry school and the gym teacher asked me what was wrong with my foot. after that i got a letter to wear my trainers in gym. When it reappeared the other week i groaned as it was really large when i was younger. this time its smaller.

does sound like a ganglion.
I have one that goes up and down in size and occasionally hurts- especially when I prod it to see if its getting bigger!!!!
Usually just where the back of the hand meets wrist...why don't you get doc to confirm if you're there for anything else, or if you're worried. How long they last? How long is a piece of string? Can be around for ever- as long as not painful or interfering with movement, I would probably leave well enough alone as they can have a habit or recurring even after treatment

I'd be heading for the bible!

Someone in my pilates class had one on her wrist/back of hand but she had it removed surgically.

i am tempted to wop it with a bible...might have to be a dictionary in our house

bumping for aussies!