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Author: Jean
Date: 2002-11-29 03:32
Earlier this week I was diagnosed with a condition that is often found in musicians so I am hoping someone out there who may have had this condition can give me a bit of insight. I was just diagnosed with a ganglion cyst which I am told is caused by repetitive motion. Anyone out there ever been afflicted with this and how was it treated?
BTW...this normally occurs in the wrist, in my case it is in my knee but I would imagine the surgery(which in my case will be happening in December) is similar.
Jean
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Author: Mark Charette, Webmaster
Date: 2002-11-29 04:08
Jean wrote:
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> I
> was just diagnosed with a ganglion cyst which I am told is
> caused by repetitive motion.
That's one of the causes. They can also occur spontaneosly.
> Anyone out there ever been
> afflicted with this and how was it treated?
The doctor smashed a large book on my wrist (believe it or not, a standard procedure!). The cyst ruptured. It hasn't come back in 30 years.
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Author: Morrigan
Date: 2002-11-29 04:28
I had one in my right wrist last year. I didn't have surgery, however, it was an option. I worked for a very long time on my wrist position and stopping any tention I had. Almost a year later, it's nearly gone completely!
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Author: Rick
Date: 2002-11-29 08:07
Hi:
I developed one on my left wrist for whatever reason and after coming back after a "book" treatment it was needle aspirated and that was the end of it. About a three minute office procedure.
My MD mentioned that the surgical success rate wasn't all that high and was generally only considered when the cyst was pressing on nerves and other treatments failed.
Best
RW
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Author: kenabbott
Date: 2002-11-29 11:34
One of my best friends is a hand/arm surgeon. He told me that he usually does the procedure that Mark described, namely smahing a book on it.
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Author: Jean
Date: 2002-11-29 13:49
I read about the book prodecure. That sounds like the making of a skit on SNL. I seem to recall a very old sketch with Steve Martin....Perhaps they could bleed me or use leeches. The cyst in question is three inches long and is rubbing on the back of my kneecap causing me a lot of discomfort. I saw the MRI this thing is enormous.
Thanks all for the stories...they are delightfully gruesome.
Jean
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Author: beejay
Date: 2002-11-29 18:52
I have just been diagnosed as having a "mal de bandouliere" which is caused by repeatedly carrying a heavy computer bag on on my left shoulder. My doc says he comes across it all the time. Symptom: pain in left arm, inability to reach arm behind back. Prescription: anti-inflamatory drug and massage. A new one for the books?
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Author: Jean
Date: 2002-11-29 20:04
Dan,
Why the term? Did I get this because I don't go to church? I thought Job was afflicted with bolis, not cysts....And just what the heck is a ganlia anyway?
Jean
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-11-29 21:03
Jean wrote "And just what the heck is a ganlia anyway?"
You mean 'ganglion'?
1: A small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheath
2: A mass of nerve tissue containing nerve cells external to the brain or spinal cord.
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-11-29 23:28
I think Gray's Anatomy is also frequently used.......
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Author: Joseph Brenner, Jr.
Date: 2002-12-03 17:57
Mark Charette's book-bashing remedy is the very solution that I observed a physician describe to his secretary who had a cyst on her wrist...a beautiful, if not elegant, solution. And who knows, this procedure may have given rise to the expression "He threw the book at him." jbjr
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Author: Terry Horlick
Date: 2002-12-04 01:37
I've also heard it called "the Bible treatment". The idea is obviously to burst the cyst lining so that the body can re-absorb the fluid within. I love the comments about the P.D.R. and GRAY'S, at first reading I thought you were saying to read about the treatment in there, but of course neither would have a word about it. As both books are now available on CD you may have to use an external drive to do the job!
Considering what can go wrong with this treatment, aspiration really would appeal to me... I hate wearing casts!
LOL, Terry
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